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Germany's bishops do not have the authority to establish a permanent decision-making body of bishops and laypeople that top Vatican officials said would supersede the authority of the country's bishops' conference, according to a letter from the officials published on January 23.

The fourth plenary assembly of the Synodal Path in Frankfurt ended Sept. 10 with a series of far-reaching reform resolutions. They concern, f...

The plenary assembly of the German Synodal Path meeting in Frankfurt Sept. 8-10 will start by debating a 32-page text on sexual morality, whic...

The Diocese of Trier transferred alleged or convicted perpetrators of abuse to new locations in and outside the diocese, where they reoffended...

Participants will face a packed agenda and heated debate at the upcoming fourth plenary assembly of the Synodal Path reform project on the fut...

The Vatican is concerned with ideas coming from Germany to reform the Catholic Church. On July 21, a statement was published through official ...

BONN, Germany — Bishop Stephan Ackermann will step down from his position as spokesman on abuse issues for the German bishops' conferen...

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There’s something very wrong with key aspects of the German Synodal Path. It’s safe to say it openly now. Around the world, the shepherds ...

Last week, 74 bishops signed a letter to the German bishops expressing concern about that country's "Synodal Path," which voted on a series of...