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The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg in Hesse, Germany. / Credit: Mylius via Wikimedia (GFDL 1.2)

400,000 Germans Quit Catholic Church as Talks between Vatican, Synodal Way Continue

Jul 1, 2024

The meeting on Friday resulted in Rome demanding the Germans change the name of the body and agree it cannot have authority over the bishops’ conference.

Bishop Georg Bätzing addresses journalists on Sept 28, 2023. | Credit: Martin Rothweiler/EWTN Germany

German Bishops Conclude Tense Gathering with all Eyes on Synod on Synodality in Rome

Sep 29, 2023

Conscious of mounting tensions and open defiance around certain issues, the assembly in Wiesbaden served as a charged prelude to more significant debates.

Cardinal Reinhard Marx and fellow bishops from Germany meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Nov. 17, 2022 | Vatican Media

German Bishops Meet With Pope Francis at the Vatican Amid Concern Over Synodal Way

Nov 17, 2022

Pope Francis received the German bishops at the Vatican on Thursday.

The visit of the German bishops to Rome in November 2022 began with a Holy Mass in the grottoes of St. Peter's Basilica. | German Bishops' Conference/Matthias Kopp

"Truly not an easy task": German Bishops Begin Talks in Rome amid Synodal Way Concerns

Nov 15, 2022

Amid ongoing concerns over the German Synodal Way, the president of the German Bishops’ Conference on Monday at the Vatican said unity and renewal in the Catholic Church was “truly not an easy task.”