Germany

German Catholic women push for new female Bishops' secretary after incumbent steps down

German Catholic women push for new female Bishops’ secretary after incumbent steps down

Bishop of Hildesheim (Germany), Heiner Wilmer

German bishop warns Church refusal to reform “a betrayal of the Gospel”

The German Churches christen their new refugee rescue ship

“When people drown, we have to help”: German Churches christen Med refugee rescue ship

Abuse of power and sexual abuse in the Church

Experts in Dresden warn clerical abuse of power an “existential threat” to Church, call on faithful to “step up” demands for reform

Pope prays for victims of Hanau attack

Pope in “mourning”, “deeply affected” by “terrible act of violence” in Hanau

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI

German TV accuses Benedict XVI of covering up for, meeting with pedophile priest

Shootings in Hanau, Germany

Updated: Hanau terrorist attack: Christians from Germany, beyond ask: “Why such evil, inexcusable violence?”

The German 'synodal path'

Full steam ahead for German “synodal path” reforms despite Pope’s ‘no’ for moment to worldwide change

German Catholics to fast this Lent to save planet from climate change

German Catholics to fast this Lent to save planet from climate change

German female theologian Agnes Wuckelt - 'We need a Church where women can discover their empowerment'

German female theologian insists: “We need a Church where women can discover their empowerment”

Cologne cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki

Cardinal Woelki: “We need more women superiors of priests”

In Dresden, Churches stand up to far-right

Churches stand up to far-right in Dresden: “We need peacemakers, not pyromaniacs”

The Datteln 4 coal power plant

Catholic theologians sue police for being detained in protest over new German coal plant Datteln 4

German bishop Gregor Maria Hanke (Eichstätt) decries - 'We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries'

German bishop decries: “We live with our prosperity at the expense of less developed countries”

Catholic women raise stakes after Amazon exhortation ordination denial

Catholic women raise stakes after Amazon exhortation ordination denial, call for abolition of all Church hierarchies

The scourge of anti-Semitism

Cardinals in Germany, Italy clamour against anti-Semitism, racial hatred: “Not with me! Never again!”

An AfD supporter in Berlin

Münster diocese bans far-right AfD members from Church leadership roles

Despite Amazon exhortation letdown, German bishops, laity pledge to fight on in synodal path for married priests, female deacons

Despite Amazon exhortation letdown, German bishops, laity pledge to fight on in synodal path for married priests, female deacons

Pope's apostolic exhortation on the Amazon Syond, 'Querida Amazonía'

Apostolic exhortation: lay groups, too, lament Francis’ “lack of courage for real reforms” on married priests, women

Pachamama thief Alexander Tschugguel (l)

German diocese bans Pachamama thief for “reprehensible” promotion of Church “division”

Cardinal Marx

Cardinal Marx steps down as German Bishops’ head after warning Church must not revolve around itself

German archbishop Schick - 'synodal path' participants not 'revolutionaries'

German archbishop: ‘synodal path’ participants not “revolutionaries”, only seeking better “Church of the future”

German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

“Urgently needed, lives are in danger”: German Churches buy Med refugee rescue ship

German 'synodal path' - 'The majority of the faithful will leave the Church if it fails'

German ‘synodal path’: “The majority of the faithful will leave the Church if it fails”

Mara Klein, a non-binary German synodal path participant 'speaking truth to power'

“Grateful to speak for the people”: non-binary German “synodal path” participant speaking truth to power

Cologne cardinal Woelki

Cologne cardinal Woelki paying price for allergy to reform? 120,000 left local Churches just in 2019

On doctrine on homosexuality, two German bishops urge widening, opening, change

On doctrine on homosexuality, two German bishops urge “widening, opening, change”

Catholic women take charge in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria (stock)

Austrian Catholic women join sisters in Germany, Switzerland and Italy in demanding equal access to ordained ministry

German Catholics blast Cardinal Müller's 'synodal path' Nazi comparison

“So far away from reality”: German Catholics blast Cardinal Müller for “synodal path”-Nazi comparison

Child Lesbos refugees

Cardinal Marx donates 100,000 euros to Lesbos refugees