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Attempts are being made to challenge the bishops’ authority to interpret church doctrine, Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer wrote in the newspaper Tagespost.

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer with Ukrainian refugees in front of Msgr. Georg Ratzinger’s former home. / Jakob Schötz/Diocese of Regensburg. Regensburg, Germany, Mar 24, 2022 / 05:20 am (CNA). The home of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI’s late brother h...

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer with Ukrainian refugees in front of Msgr. Georg Ratzingers former home. / Jakob Schötz/Diocese of Regensburg.Regensburg, Germany, Mar 24, 2022 / 05:20 am (CNA).The home of Pope emeritus Benedict XVIs late brother has opened its doors to Ukrainian refugees.The house in Regensburg, southern Germany, had lain empty after Msgr. Georg Ratzingers death on July 1, 2020, at the age of 96, until the arrival of two refugee families.Benedict XVI visited his brother days before he...

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer criticized the Synodal Path for postponing a debate on gender-neutral language. The German Cath...

Bishop Voderholzer is considered one of the fiercest critics of the synodal path

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer criticized the Synodal Path for postponing a debate on gender-neutral language.

The German Church has been struggling to regain its credibility and trust after a decade of sexual abuse scandals

Fifty-eight out of 63 vote in favor of a policy paper on reforms of power and the separation of powers

BERLIN (CNS) -- The second Synodal Assembly of German Catholics ended Oct. 2 with overwhelming support for a range of proposals that, if adopted, would bring widespread reform to the church.

BERLIN (CNS) -- The second Synodal Assembly of German Catholics ended Oct. 2 with overwhelming support for a range of proposals that, if adopted, would bring widespread reform to the church.