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Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and Freising who was accused of failing to take action over historic claims of sex abuse, said it would be better if some Catholic priests could get married.

The third German Synodal Assembly spent hours discussing church issues and, by the end of its first day, adopted two texts that delegates hope...

A Synodal Assembly of the German Catholic Church has voted overwhelmingly to endorse a call for the ordination of women, setting the stage for a direct confrontation with the Vatican and the universal Church.

BERLIN (AP) — A prominent German archbishop advocated loosening celibacy rules for...

A prominent liberal cardinal who leads a body representing European bishops has called for "fundamental revision" in Catholic teaching on homosexuality, and said it is wrong to fire Church workers for being gay. The remarks by Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich to the German Catholic news agency KNA were among the most direct calls ever by a Roman Catholic leader for change in teaching on one of the most controversial issues in the Church today. Hollerich is president of the p...

Sexual abuse has cast a long shadow over the German Catholic Church and now it is overshadowing the third Synodal Assembly, whose 230 lay and religious delegates are being called to deliver immediate and tangible results,

Sexual abuse has cast a long shadow over the German Catholic Church in the past 12 years. Now, it is overshadowing the third Synodal Assembly,...

Beginning in February, Germany will be stepping up its efforts to combat hate speech on the internet, including a central monitor for hate crimes. But is it enough to stem the growing tide of online abuse?

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington. / nullArlington, Va., Jan 31, 2022 / 13:00 pm (CNA).Nearly 2,800 supporters of the Traditional Latin Mass have signed a petition addressed to Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington. The organizer tells CNA he delivered that petition to the bishops office on Monday. The document asks Burbidge to lift restrictions he recently imposed on the celebration of the sacraments in the Extraordinary Form. "In the spirit of the Synodal Path that the church ...

BERLIN (CNS) -- No other German bishop has dominated Catholic life in Germany as much in recent years as Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who announced he will stay on as archbishop of Munich and Freising despite a report faulting his leadership in handling abuse cases in the archdiocese.