Even before Leo’s warning words, five German dioceses refused to implement the German guidelines, citing conflicts with Vatican teaching. The chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg ...

Representatives of the Roman Curia and the German bishops’ conference met on Wednesday to continue discussions on the proposed statute of a “synodal conference” for the Church in Germany, marking the ...

A small but influential Catholic group in Germany called “New Beginning” has issued a blistering statement protesting the release of a new handout, “Blessings for Couples Who Love Each Other,” by the ...

The days after a pope’s death are hectic and it’s a hard time for Vatican officials to examine complex, controversial documents. Nevertheless, the bishops of German – two days Pope Francis died on ...

The German Synodal Committee will meet this weekend to prepare for a council to consolidate the German Synodal Way. Four German bishops are not participating in the body due to the Vatican’s warning ...

The days after a pope's death are hectic, and it's a hard time for Vatican officials to examine complex, controversial documents. Nevertheless, German Catholic bishops — two days after Pope Francis ...

Germany's Catholic Church was Thursday due to speak about steps and reforms to address its child sex abuse scandal, which mirrors paedophilia revelations in congregations worldwide. Cardinal Reinhard ...

When Germany's bishops were rebuked by a top Vatican official over a handbook for blessing same-sex couples, the public spat was followed with interest by German-speaking Catholics. "Whereas the ...

When the Alternative for Germany, an extreme-right party, came in a close second in general elections at the end of February, German bishops reiterated their previous instruction to German Catholics ...