Asian Church leaders concluded their continental-level preparations for making the Church more participatory by discussing key questions that have not been sufficiently discussed during lower-level
The controversial blessing of same-sex couples has long been a practice in his diocese, according to Essen Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck.
German Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller has accused the Vatican of not taking a clear enough position in opposing the resolutions adopted in the Synodal Path
Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich has said he considers the admission of women to ordained offices in the Catholic Church possible in principle.
In a guest article for the newspaper Neues Ruhrwort published on Tuesday, theologian Thomas Soeding praised Bode as an important reformer and called for clearer
The vice-president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Osnabrueck Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, has become the first German bishop to resign over errors made in the handling
According to the former President of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), Thomas Sternberg, the Catholic Church is currently experiencing a turning point.
The Synodal Path in Germany may have ended but that hasn’t stopped the Church reform debate in the country.
Austria’s bishops support the worldwide synodal process of the Catholic Church launched by Pope Francis, but are exerting less pressure than the German Synodal Path.
The Traunstein Regional Court in Bavaria has postponed a hearing in a compensation lawsuit brought against the late Pope Benedict XVI and other Church officials.
