Officials of the Archdiocese of Cologne were informed as early as July 2022 about dozens of employees accessing porn sites -- among them were "highest-ranking clerics," according to a report by a local newspaper, Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger. Accessing pornographic sites, even if it
Representatives of the Roman Curia and the German bishops' conference discussed theological and disciplinary issues related to the German Church's Synodal Path in a "positive and constructive climate" during a meeting at the Vatican on July 26. The meeting was a "continuation
BERLIN (OSV News) — Assisted suicide remains a legal gray area in Germany after the German parliament July 6 voted down two draft laws aimed at creating a legal framework for it, the KNA news agency reported. An overwhelming majority of members
The Catholic Church in Germany, shaken by the abuse scandal, is continuing to shrink, with more than half a million people officially quitting the church in 2022. Most of the resignations occurred in the Archdiocese of Cologne.
The wave of resignations from the
Four bishops have for the time being put the brakes on plans to continue the reform process of the Catholic Church in Germany.
The German Bishops' Conference must now look for alternative funding for the planned synodal committee, which was to put the
A pectoral cross of Pope Benedict XVI that was kept in the parish church of St. Oswald in Traunstein has been stolen, the KNA news agency reported June 20, when German police announced its disappearance.
According to the police report, unknown perpetrators broke
Germany's Catholic Church will be forced to give up a third of its properties in the face of dwindling membership and revenue, according to a new report, with many buildings facing demolition unless converted to other uses.
The vice president of the German bishops' conference, Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, has become the first Catholic bishop in Germany to resign in connection with the abuse scandal. The Vatican announced March 25 that the pope had accepted his resignation. Bishop Bode resigned
The Catholic Church in Germany has so far paid more than $43.5 million (40 million euros) to victims of sexual abuse, German Catholic KNA agency has reported.
The Independent Commission for Recognition Payment approved an average amount of $24,000 (22,150 euros) in 1,809
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 Jan. 23.
In their