Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna warned of schism as German bishops want to keep to their reform course despite the latest letter from Rome, which halted the vote on the statutes of a Synodal Committee.
COLOGNE (OSV News) -- German police have significantly increased security measures around Cologne Cathedral over the Christmas period, due to indications of an increased threat situation in Europe. The extensive security measures, begun on Dec. 23, follow indications of possible Islamic terrorist
Pilgrims have long been drawn to the Cathedral in Aachen, Germany to venerate the Infant Jesus’ swaddling clothes. Allison Barrick explains how these simple strips of cloth carry deeper insight into the person of Jesus, the Holy Family and Christ’s salvific mission.
The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart drew attention in November when Bishop Gebhard Fürst commissioned 26 nonordained theologians to administer the sacrament of baptism in his diocese. The action followed a similar commissioning in the German Diocese of Essen in March.
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, Germany, has written a letter to his Polish counterpart, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan, accusing him of "unbrotherly behavior" and of an "enormous overstepping of his authority." The Polish daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita published Bishop Bätzing's letter, dated
WUERZBURG, Germany (OSV News) -- Tensions between Rome and the majority of German bishops are again intensifying with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state informing the German bishops in an official note that the ordination of men to the priesthood and
A letter written by Pope Francis on Nov. 10 to four German Catholic laywomen – Professor Westerhorstmann, Professor Schlosser, Professor Gerlalkovitz, and Mrs. Schmidt – carries considerable significance. Pope Francis' letter is a significant intervention in the ongoing discussion about the future
Pope Francis expressed his concern about concrete initiatives individual dioceses and the Catholic Church in Germany as a whole are taking, including the establishment of a synodal council, which, he said, threaten to steer it away from the universal church.
"Instead of looking
The president of the Polish bishops' conference has bitterly criticized demands for liberal change by the church in neighboring Germany and urged the pope not to allow them to dominate the Rome Synod on Synodality.
"Awareness of the power of truth sustains my
While a March for Life initiative is well-established in Berlin, the annual demonstration against abortion has now made its debut in Cologne, where it was held simultaneously with the one in the German capital. Both marches were met with counter-protests. The National