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German Catholic bishop proposes alternative ‘Synodal Way’ text
Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer presented the text on a new website. Read more
Cardinal Marx won’t rule out offering resignation for a 2nd time
Pope Francis declined the archbishop of Munich and Freising’s resignation in June. Read more
Theologian: Germany’s practicing Catholics need more encouragement
“They are the avant-garde, and not the last of the Mohicans,” said Fr. Andreas Wollbold. Read more
The German Synodal Way: A CNA explainer
The “Synodal Way” – in German: Synodaler Weg – is a controversial discussion process underway in Germany with the declared... Read more
Archbishop Aquila: My letter on ‘Synodal Way’ is a call to conversion, not division
Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver expounded on his recent open letter on the German bishops’ “Synodal Way,” in an interview... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone supports Archbishop Aquila’s call for repentance for German synodal path
The Archbishop of San Francisco has publicly supported Archbishop Aquila’s response to the German bishops’ “synodal path.” Read more
German Catholic bishops’ leader: ‘Synodal Way’ and Rome synod have ‘common goal’
Bishop Georg Bätzing welcomed the new global “process” for the synod on synodality. Read more
Parents detect disgraced sexologist’s theories in German Church’s abuse commission report
A parents’ association claimed that text contained theories linked to psychologist Helmut Kentler. Read more
Father Weinandy: ‘If the German Synodal Way is not heading for schism, it has fooled a lot of people’
The theologian made the comment after the German bishops’ leader said the country’s Catholics were not “schismatics.” Read more
German Catholic group calls on bishops to unite with Rome
The appeal came ahead a day of protest in Germany against the Vatican’s “no” to same-sex blessings. Read more
German Catholic bishops’ leader: We are not ‘schismatics’
Bishop Bätzing said the German Church remains close to Rome, despite tensions over same-sex blessings, Communion for Protestants, and the... Read more
Cardinal Pell: ‘The duty of the German bishops is to uphold the teachings of Scripture’
“I think that there is a percentage of the German Church that seems to be resolutely heading in the wrong... Read more
Cardinal Marx renounces honor from German president after abuse survivors’ criticism
Marx asked German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier not to bestow the Federal Cross of Merit on him. Read more
German Catholic leader criticizes request to halt public worship in Holy Week
Germany’s leading Catholic bishop has criticized a request to halt public worship during a “hard lockdown” from Holy Thursday to... Read more
German Catholic archbishop offers to resign from office after abuse report findings
A German archbishop has announced that he is offering his resignation to Pope Francis and requesting “immediate release” from all... Read more
‘We have finally established clarity’: an interview with Cardinal Woelki on the Gercke report
The full text of Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki’s interview with CNA Deutsch, following the publication of an independent report on... Read more
German cardinal facing calls to resign welcomes release of independent abuse report
A German cardinal facing calls to resign has welcomed the release of a long-awaited report on the handling of abuse... Read more
Leading German Catholic bishop cautions priests against intercommunion
A leading German Catholic bishop has cautioned priests against intercommunion with Protestants during an ecumenical event in May. Read more
Head of German Catholic bishops: ‘I do not deny Communion to a Protestant who asks for it’
The president of the German Catholic bishops’ conference said on Thursday that he would continue to give Holy Communion to... Read more
German Catholic bishops call for change to Catechism on homosexuality
A German Catholic bishop has publicly defended his support for a book of blessings and rites for homosexual unions. Read more
