The German bishops' conference has denied reports that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has rejected its planned... Read more
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reportedly rejected a planned proposal by the German bishops' conference to... Read more
The Catholic Church in Germany is “spiritually impoverished and in decline, yet rich in material means.” Read more
A new report claims that more students of a prestigious German choir were subjected to physical abuse than originally thought,... Read more
The German bishops have published their own guidelines on Amoris laetitia allowing, in certain cases, for divorced-and-remarried Catholics to receive... Read more
Accusations have been raised in a number of German media that Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising failed to... Read more
Never before have so few Catholic priests been ordained in the Church in Germany: a total of 58 men joined... Read more
Archbishop Georg Ganswein has criticized the German Church Tax process, calling its handling of people opting out of the controversial... Read more
Figures released Friday by the German bishops' conference draw a bleak picture of the ongoing decline of Catholicism in Germany. Read more
The Vatican confirmed on Monday, June 8 that Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Heiner Koch of Dresden-Meissen as Archbishop of... Read more
While the Synod of Bishops' ordinary council gathered to discuss the upcoming Synod on the Family this week, a private... Read more
The Synod of Bishops began receiving in April responses to a questionnaire that had been sent to dioceses the world... Read more
While church attendees dwindle in Germany, questions have arisen once again over the controversial state-imposed church tax – and whether... Read more
As Cardinal Walter Kasper prepares to receive an award and give a speech at The Catholic University of America later... Read more
In a March 26 statement the Holy See announced its acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebarts-van Elst, noting... Read more
A German bishop has voiced his support of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg, who made headlines recently for being... Read more