A German Catholic spokesman has defended his church's approach to blessing same-sex couples, despite evidence of deep disagreement among the country's bishops. "Members of the German bishops' ...

A rainbow flag is seen on the wall of a Catholic church in Cologne, Germany, May 10, 2021. Credit: OSV News photo/Thilo Schmuelgen, Reuters (OSV News) — A German Catholic spokesman has defended his ...

The Catholic Church in Germany is facing a cascading financial crisis as declining revenues force dioceses nationwide to implement drastic spending cuts, with one diocese projecting a staggering ...

In his foreword, commission chair Bishop Heinrich Timmerevers of Dresden-Meissen stresses that the text does not claim to offer a full moral-theological evaluation. Based on the premise that “the ...

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of the German bishops' conference, who spearheaded the controversial Synodal Way during his six-year term, announced that he will not seek reelection when ...

When German bishops pick their new head, it might not trend on Twitter. But make no mistake—this isn’t just church business as usual. Think of it like that Mexican restaurant moment where a pastor saw ...