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Pope Leo publishes first book of his pre-papal writing

German bishops

Adult baptisms increase in Germany as overall numbers continue to decline

Aug 13
Fionn Shiner

Vatican says “No” to German bishops’ request for lay homilies

Jun 23
Crux Now Staff

Interim report on investigation into abuse allegations against prominent postwar German cardinal expected Thursday

Jun 23
Fionn Shiner

Supporters of Spain’s far-right Vox party wave flags during a rally in Murcia, Spain, Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

As Europe’s populist right rises, so do clashes with Catholic bishops

Jun 5
Fionn Shiner

View of the Inner Alster, or Binnenalster in Hamburg, Germany Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Credit: Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP.)

‘Vote consciously’: German church launches campaign for crucial regional elections that could see far-right victory

May 7
Fionn Shiner

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.)

Premium article: Tea leaves take on many colors in pope’s response to question on gay blessings

Apr 26
Charles Collins

An election poster of the German far right Alternative for Germany party (AfD), right, is attached to a lamppost in front of a giant election poster showing a map of Germany, at the headquarters of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 29, 2025. Slogan reads: ‘Now AfD’. (Credit: Michael Sohn/AP.)

Germany’s far-right targets church funding

Apr 15
Fionn Shiner

A rainbow by a church. (Credit: Nikola Tomašić/Unsplash.)

Germany approved guidelines for promoting ‘Fiducia supplicans blessings’ during Sede Vacante

Jul 21, 2025
José Lorenzo,
Religión Digital

Vatican demands changes to new Church body in Germany

Jun 29, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

Four German bishops opt out of contested ‘Synodal Council’

Apr 26, 2024
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Sep 15
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Sep 15
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