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One of the priests on “The Sacristy of the Vendée”show sparked a firestorm after quipping in February that he prayed that Pope Francis would “go to heaven as soon as possible.” / Credit: LSDLV ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 25, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). “T...

In their Jan. 16 statement, the bishops wrote that while ‘it is possible to say a prayer over individual believers living in an irregular relationship,’ care...

Doctrine head suggested that some German Catholics may fail to appreciate the perspectives of Catholics in other parts of the world on questions related to se...

Members of the controversial German Synodal Way overwhelmingly approved developing formalized ritual texts for same-sex blessings in March 2023.  

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Ahead of the bishops’ meeting several priests conducted an event blessing same-sex couples outside the iconic Cologne Cathedral.

In open defiance, several priests conducted an event blessing same-sex couples outside the iconic Cologne Cathedral Sept. 21.

Pope Francis and Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk. / Mazur/cbcew.org.uk/Олександр Гаврик via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Kyiv, Ukraine, Apr 4, 2022 / 11:25 am (CNA). A Ukrainian Catholic leader has said that he hopes Pope Francis will visit K...

German Cardinal’s resignation, refused by pope, reinvigorates church reform

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — For lay organizers of the controversial Synodal Path in Germany, Cardinal Marx’s resignation strengthened their efforts.