Bishop Batzing News Today

ANALYSIS: The German bishops are expected to decide on taking the next step toward a Synodal Council that has been forbidden by the Vatican.

The German prelate roundly criticized the Polish archbishop for raising several serious concerns about the controversial German process with Pope Francis.

Michele McAloon: On the eve of the Feast of Mary, Mother of God, the bells of Germany spoke loudly for one of their greatest citizens.

The refusal of the Roman Curia to dialogue with leaders of the Synodal Way seems at odds with the way the Pope wants the Church to move.

Bishop Georg Batzing thanked bishops for their letter and said he was glad they were taking the Synodal Path seriously

Jewish Ledger Antisemitic acts take place outside synagogues in Germany and Spain (JTA) – Israeli flags were burned in front of two synagogues in Germany and the words “Free Palestine” were spray-painted on another one in Spain. The incidents last week are among the first manifestations of antisemitism in Europe connected to the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In Germany, police arrested 13 people in Muenster after witnesses reported “a group of ab...

(JTA) — Israeli flags were burned in front of two synagogues in Germany and the words “Free Palestine” were spray-painted on another one in Spain. The incidents this week are among the first manifestations of antisemitism in Europe connected to the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in which six Israelis and at least 50 Palestinians have died in the exchange of rocket fire. In Germany, police arrested 13 people in Muenster after witnesses reported “a group of about 15 with A...

Rockets are launched towards Israel from Gaza City on May 11, 2021. (MAHMUD HAMS / AFP) In Muenster, police arrested 13 people after witnesses reported “a group of about 15 with Arabic appearance” shouting and burning an Israeli flag in front of the synagogue. Police in Bonn arrested three suspects in their 20s in connection with the burning of an Israeli flag outside a synagogue. A window in the door of the synagogue had been shattered. Bishop Batzing, chairman of the German Bishops’ Con...