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German Catholics complete final preparations for ‘synodal way’

Dec 11, 2019

German Catholics insisted their national “synodal way” reform consultation will have an impact on the Church worldwide, as final preparations were completed for the consultation’s first plenary in January.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

German Catholics praise Father Johann Metz, theologian, dead at 91

Dec 7, 2019

German-speaking Catholics paid tribute to Father Johann Baptist Metz, the veteran theologian who died Dec. 2 in Munster, Germany, at age 91.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

German ‘synodal way’ is rapid response to abuse scandal, conference says

Sep 20, 2019

The bishops of Germany, reacting to an independent study of the extent of clerical sexual abuse in their country and its possible causes, chose to initiate a “synodal” process that was not a synod or a plenary council.

By Cindy Wooden

Vatican officials offer guidance for German Church gathering

Sep 13, 2019

The German bishops’ plans for a two-year process of consultation and deliberation on key issues facing the Catholic Church must conform to universal church law and must be approved by the pope, said the prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

By Cindy Wooden

After new reports on German choir abuses, bishop vows to boost prevention

Jul 24, 2019

A German bishop has vowed to intensify “preventive measures” after two church-sponsored reports confirmed systemic violence and abuse at his diocese’s cathedral schools between 1945 and 1995, including 30 years when their famous choir was run by Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, brother of retired Pope Benedict XVI.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Francis warns German Catholics they can’t just do their own thing

Jun 29, 2019

As the Catholic Church in Germany prepares to embark on a synodal process motivated in part by a desire to stop a hemorrhage of faithful, Pope Francis has sent them a letter reminding them they don’t walk alone but with the universal Church.

By Inés San Martín