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German Church at loggerheads over Bishops' plans to reform seminaries

German Church at loggerheads over Bishops’ plans to reform seminaries

Opinion - Vatican instruction on parish life buries dream of lay-clerical co-responsibility

Opinion: Vatican instruction on parish life buries dream of lay-clerical co-responsibility

Theologian proposes solution to priests shortage - recognise 'wealth of vocations' of all the baptised

Theologian proposes solution to priests shortage: recognise “wealth of vocations” of all the baptised

Pioneering German layman takes on role of parish 'pastor' - 'This is only the beginning of new paths for the Church'

Pioneering German layman takes on role of parish ‘pastor’: “This is only the beginning of new paths for the Church”

German lay head urges married, female priests to halt 'catastrophe' of vocations slide

German lay head urges married, female priests to halt “catastrophe” of vocations slide

Theologian accuses German Bishops of perpetuating clericalism with new priestly training plans

Theologian accuses German Bishops of perpetuating clericalism with new priestly training plans

Layman takes joint charge of Münster parish as auxiliary bishop admits 'there are simply not enough priests'

Layman takes joint charge of Münster parish as auxiliary bishop admits “there are simply not enough priests”

Theologians blast 'naive and clueless' German bishops over proposed changes to seminarians' training

Theologians blast “naive and clueless” German bishops over proposed changes to seminarians’ training

German Bishops pledge 'courageous changes' to stem hemorrhage of faithful

German Bishops pledge “courageous changes” to stem hemorrhage of faithful

Role of bishops at stake in Vatican intervention in German parish mergers, canon lawyer warns

Role of bishops at stake in Vatican intervention in German parish mergers, canon lawyer warns

German laywomen warn bishops - 'It is not for anyone to deny us vocations just because we are women'

German laywomen warn bishops: “It is not for anyone to deny us vocations just because we are women”

German diocese experiments with non-priest-centred parish models

German diocese experiments with non-priest-centred parish models

Vatican accused of 'petty and embarrassing' intervention in German parish mergers

Vatican accused of “petty and embarrassing” intervention in German parish mergers

Regina Caeli - To beat COVID-19, Pope insists on need for international collaboration, 'disinterested' research, universal healthcare

Updated: On World Press Freedom Day, Pope encourages journalists to be at service of truth, peace, voiceless

For World Day of Vocations, Pope Francis encourages Church - 'Take heart, do not be afraid!'

“I know your worry about the future”: For World Day of Vocations, Pope encourages Church to overcome “ghosts of disbelief”

Irish diocese prepares for life without priests

Irish diocese prepares for life without priests

Missionary warns coronavirus Mass cancellations soon to become permanent reality... thanks to lack of priests

Missionary warns coronavirus Mass cancellations soon to become permanent reality… thanks to lack of priests

Abbot laments - 'Today there are too many monasteries in Switzerland. Several will have to close'

Abbot laments: “Today there are too many monasteries in Switzerland. Several will have to close”

'True vocations crisis' in Poland but country still home to one-in-four new priests in Europe

“True vocations crisis” in Poland but country still home to one-in-four new priests in Europe

Irish Primate, on married priests - 'I am very much open to the idea, and I think Pope Francis is too'

Irish Primate, on married priests: “I am very much open to the idea, and I think Pope Francis is too”

Crisis in the Irish Church

“Something very wrong”, “clock is ticking”: “crisis point” in Irish Church reaches apocalyptic level

Optional celibacy for priests (stock)

Italian theologian accuses ultraconservative Pope blackmailers on optional celibacy of “indecency”, “serious distortion of truth”

New Bishop of Achonry (Ireland), Paul Dempsey (c)

Reform finally for Ireland? New bishop backed “national gathering” for “deep reflection” on Church’s future

Pope Francis speaks Saturday January 25 to judges of the Roman Rota

Francis looks to strengthen role of married couples to cover lack of priests

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore (Ireland), Alphonsus Cullinan

Irish bishop warns of “new culture trying to undo truths of Christianity from the ground up”

Empty pews in Ireland (stock)

Tensions boil over in Irish Church as priests, laypeople beg bishops for real reform

A priest holds a baby as clergy and indigenous people wait for the arrival of Pope Francis in Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios province, Peru

Optional celibacy in the Amazon: the “end” of the Church?

Bishop of Erfurt (Germany), Ulrich Neymeyr

German bishop fires back at Benedict-Sarah: priestly celibacy “not an unchangeable law”

A man and a woman sitting together in a church (stock)

Austrian Church faces mass exodus: 68,000 Catholics left in 2019

Consecration of the world's youngest Catholic bishop, Stepan Sus, in the Ukraine

For the future of the Catholic Church… look to the Ukraine