Survey finds 30% of German Catholics are considering leaving Church
July 9, 2020
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Almost a third of respondents agreed with the statement ‘I am a member of the Church and can imagine leaving the Church soon’
Pope Francis ‘appreciates’ the ‘Synodal Way,’ says German bishop after private audience
June 29, 2020
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Bishop Georg Bätzing says he feels ‘strengthened’ to ‘continue on the path we have taken’
Catholic Church in Germany lost a record number of members last year
June 26, 2020
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272,771 people exited the Catholic Church last year, a significant increase on the 2018 figure of 216,078
President of German Catholic Women’s Federation confirms support for Planned Parenthood
June 25, 2020
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The president of the leading Catholic women’s organization in Germany has declared her support for “reproductive rights”
Individual bishops should decide about Communion in mixed marriages, Pope says
June 22, 2018
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Pope Francis said Canon Law does not provide for nationwide policies, as the German bishops had wanted
Analysis: does the Vatican Communion letter signal a new direction?
June 8, 2018
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The Pope has rejected the German bishops’ attempted reform. Where does that leave ecumenical dialogue?
Vatican rejects German proposal for Communion for Protestants
June 4, 2018
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A leaked letter said the document ‘raises a series of problems of considerable importance’
Cardinal Woelki’s powerful speech on the Eucharist
June 1, 2018
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The cardinal used Cologne’s Corpus Christi procession to give a robust defence of traditional teaching on Communion
Cardinal Brandmüller: those who call for women priests are ‘heretics’ and ‘excommunicated’
May 22, 2018
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The Cardinal was responding to German politician Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who called for female ordination
German President: Catholic Church should ‘share’ Communion with Protestants
May 15, 2018
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His comments come as debate over Communion for Protestants intensifies
Catholic politician touted as Germany’s next leader says women should be ordained as priests
May 10, 2018
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, regarded as a likely successor to Angela Merkel, accepted it would be an ‘immense break’ with tradition
Cardinal Eijk: Pope’s response to German bishops ‘incomprehensible’
May 7, 2018
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The Dutch cardinal said the Pope should have clearly rejected proposals to allow Protestants to receive Communion