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Frankfurt Church leader supports plan for same-sex blessings
A German bishop’s proposal that the Catholic Church could provide blessing ceremonies for gay couples, as well as divorced and... Read more
Migration, Reformation center of Pope's meeting with German president
On Monday Pope Francis met German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Vatican for a conversation focused largely on migration and... Read more
Cardinal Joachim Meisner, one of four 'dubia’ cardinals, dies at age 83
Cardinal Joachim Meisner, archbishop emeritus of Cologne, Germany and one of four cardinals who sent the "dubia" to Pope Francis... Read more
German bishops criticize parliament's approval of gay marriage
Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin expressed his regret Friday at the German parliament’s vote in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage,... Read more
German family continues to fight for right to homeschool
In August 2013, a group of 20 police officers and social workers stormed the home of Petra and Dirk Wunderlich... Read more
Artist performs pushups on altar, posts video, gets fined.
A German artist was fined after doing 27 pushups on a Catholic altar and posting a video of the stunt... Read more
Bishops mourn victims of deadly truck detour on Berlin Christmas market
After 12 people were killed when a truck rammed into crowds at a Berlin Christmas market, the German bishops have... Read more
March for life in Berlin draws thousands
More than 7,500 people took part in the annual March for Life in Berlin on Saturday, under the motto: “No... Read more
Pope responds to violence in Munich and Kabul with call for more prayer
On Sunday, Pope Francis responded to recent acts of violence in Germany and Afghanistan, expressing his closeness to the families... Read more
Munich archbishop, Benedict XVI grieve deadly shooting
The archbishop of Munich has called for prayers for the victims of Friday’s deadly shooting at a shopping mall, and... Read more
Local bishop expresses dismay over German train attack
In the wake of Monday night's terror attack by an Afghan Islamist on a train and pedestrians in Würzburg, the... Read more
Archbishop Ganswein calls German Church Tax 'a serious problem'
Archbishop Georg Ganswein has criticized the German Church Tax process, calling its handling of people opting out of the controversial... Read more
German bishops release new figures: fewer churchgoers, parishes, and priests
Figures released Friday by the German bishops' conference draw a bleak picture of the ongoing decline of Catholicism in Germany. Read more
German prelate breaks rank with Cardinal Marx, insists on fidelity to Rome
A German cardinal has publicly opposed the words of two other German bishops who have suggested that the nation’s Church... Read more
Ukraine, poverty, G7 discussed by Pope, German chancellor
The ongoing crisis in Ukraine was among the topics covered by Pope Francis and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in their... Read more
Freiburg archdiocese given new bishop, from among its priests
Father Stephan Burger, a priest of the Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau, was appointed archbishop of the same local Church,... Read more
