The German bishops are set this week to vote upon statutes for a “binding synodal process,” days after Cardinal Reinhard... Read more
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, president of the German Episcopal Conference, has held talks with Pope Francis and Cardinal Marc Ouellet about German plans... Read more
The German bishops seem poised to press ahead with plans for a “synodal assembly,” despite criticism of the plan from... Read more
Cardinal Marx has informed the Vatican that the German synodal process will continue as planned, despite recent instructions from the curia... Read more
In a letter sent to German bishops last week, the Vatican has said that plans for a binding Church synod... Read more
The German bishops have rejected an alternative proposal for a synodal process centered on the “priority of evangelization” called for... Read more
Following the news that the Church in Germany will proceed to form a new Synodal Assembly as part of a... Read more
The decision to proceed comes despite a warning from Pope Francis to the German bishops that they must remain in step with... Read more
Monsignor Michael Fuchs, vicar general of the Diocese of Regensburg, has published a reflection on the letter Pope Francis has... Read more
Pope Francis sent a 28-page letter to Catholics in Germany Saturday calling for a focus on evangelization in the face... Read more
On the sixth anniversary of Pope Francis’ election Wednesday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said Francis will continue to lead the... Read more
Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay called Friday for the “entire Church” to “act decisively to prevent abuse from occurring in... Read more
The Irish organization Association of Catholic Priests (ACP) has written an open letter to the country’s bishops, requesting a national... Read more
Among the most debated paragraphs of the final document from the Synod of Bishops on young people, faith, and vocational... Read more
The final document of the Synod of Bishop’s fifteenth general session was approved by the members and released late Saturday.... Read more
As the 2018 synod of bishops considers a draft text of the meeting’s final document, discussion has turned to the... Read more
A newly released document from the Vatican’s theological advisory commission seeks to explain and advance “synodality,” a concept of particular... Read more