The pope is now expected to consider the report. Read more
Pope Francis declined the archbishop of Munich and Freising’s resignation in June. Read more
The pope emeritus spoke about faith, worldliness, and the institutional Church. Read more
Several dioceses confirmed that Traditional Latin Masses would continue. Read more
At least 120 people have died in the floods, many of them in Germany. Read more
The figure was lower than the record number set in 2019. Read more
“They are the avant-garde, and not the last of the Mohicans,” said Fr. Andreas Wollbold. Read more
Cardinal Parolin was marking the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and the Vatican. Read more
Part C of the report presents the personnel files of 61 accused clerics. Read more
The “Synodal Way” – in German: Synodaler Weg – is a controversial discussion process underway in Germany with the declared... Read more
Three Catholics from the Diocese of Essen have formally requested a ruling from the Vatican’s doctrinal congregation. Read more
“Without doubt, these are times of crisis for the Church in Germany,” the cardinal wrote to the pope. Read more
Apostolic visitors will evaluate “possible mistakes” by the cardinal and archdiocesan officials. Read more
Cardinal Vinko Puljić said: “We cannot understand a Church in which sacrifice is a foreign word.” Read more
The gathering took place amid a controversy about intercommunion that drew the Vatican’s attention. Read more
The 94-year-old pope emeritus was writing to the minor seminary in Częstochowa. Read more
A parents’ association claimed that text contained theories linked to psychologist Helmut Kentler. Read more
The court dismissed a challenge to a ban on a prayer vigil in front of a pre-abortion advisory center. Read more
Bishop Georg Bätzing insisted that the church services attended by both Catholics and Protestants would be “ecumenically sensitive.” Read more
In 2019, the municipality in Pforzheim, southwest Germany, denied pro-lifers permission to hold vigils near a pre-abortion advisory center. Read more