The German bishops’ conference has responded to the Vatican’s intervention in preparations for a binding synodal process to be held... 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
German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki thanked Pope Francis for ‘fearlessly’ calling Catholics in Germany to be a missionary church in... Read more
At least one bishop has offered his support for a week-long “Church strike” organized by German Catholic women, during which... Read more
The number of Germans who pay a state-administered “Church tax” to the Catholic Church or the country’s largest Protestant group... Read more
In an open letter published Sunday by a German daily, nine German Catholics, including two prominent Jesuits, demand a break... Read more
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, chairman of the German bishops' conference, personally apologized Tuesday for “failure and pain”... Read more
A study commissioned by the German bishops’ conference reports the sexual abuse of thousands of children in that country over... Read more
Following months of controversy, the German bishops' conference have said they will further explore, in accordance with a letter from... Read more
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