In ‘Atheist Capital’ Berlin, Catholicism Grows Wild
The lack of preexisting Catholic structures allow for apostolates that match the edginess and innovation of the eclectic city they’re trying to reach.
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Bavaria’s ‘Spiritual Heart’ Is Still Pumping in Altötting
Known as the ‘Lourdes of Germany,’ the Marian shrine is not just a symbol of the region’s Catholic past, but is also at the heart of its renewal.
German Bishop Dismisses Vatican Concerns Over a Permanent Synodal Council
The president of the German Bishops’ Conference said he welcomed a new letter from the Vatican detailing concerns about the push for a permanent synodal council — a new controlling body of the Church in Germany.
Franciscans in Germany Elect Openly Gay Priest as New Superior
In an interview with MK-Online, the official news website of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Father Fuhrmann explained why he went public with his homosexuality.
Rector of German Catholic Seminary Found Dead
On June 10, the Limburg diocese publicly confirmed the death, but did not provide more details.
Senior German Priest Leaves Catholic Church
Participants in the German Synodal Way have voted in favor of draft texts calling for same-sex blessings and changes to the Catechism on homosexuality, as well as women priests.
Top Vatican Cardinal Says Mounting Concerns Over Germany’s ‘Synodal Path’ Are Justified
The Swiss cardinal, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, spoke to EWTN Vatican Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser.
Women Commissioned to Confer Baptisms in German Catholic Diocese
Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen explained that the decision to commission lay people — 17 women and one man — for a period of three years was a response to 'a pastorally difficult situation.'
German ‘Synodal Way’ Members Back Text Calling For Women Priests
Earlier on Friday, members of the Synodal Assembly backed an appeal to relax the celibacy requirement for priests in the Latin Church, when they endorsed a text on 'the pledge of celibacy in priestly ministry.'
German Catholic Bishop: Benedict XVI Did Not Want to Cover Up Clerical Abuse
Bishop Oster also raised the question of whether recent attacks on Benedict XVI indicated that the pope emeritus still presents a threat to a specific vision of the Church being advanced in Germany.
