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St. Hedwig Cathedral in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Cedric BLN via Wikimedia Commons (public domain).

Catholic population in Germany drops below 20 million for the first time

Mar 28, 2025 / 07:00 am

According to the German Bishops’ Conference, Catholics now make up less than a quarter of Germany’s population and less than 2% are attending Mass.

The Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre, known as a poor priest, because he is no longer alive. Credit: Studio Harcourt Paris/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Allegations of abuse: Paris public prosecutor’s office will not investigate Abbé Pierre

Feb 7, 2025 / 14:30 pm

The Paris public prosecutor’s office has announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre because he is no longer alive.

Auxiliary Bishop Andreas Laun. Credit: Archdiocese of Salzburg

Salzburg auxiliary bishop and EWTN pioneer Andreas Laun dies

Jan 4, 2025 / 08:19 am

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Andreas Laun of Salzburg, a pioneering figure in Catholic television, died on New Year’s Eve at the age of 81.

St. Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin, Germany. Credit: Cedric BLN via Wikimedia (public domain)

New design of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin sparks both praise and criticism

Nov 25, 2024 / 12:01 pm

The Archdiocese of Berlin celebrated the reopening of St. Hedwig’s Cathedral on Sunday after more than six years of renovation work.

Delegates at the 2024 Synod on Synodality participate in roundtable meetings on Oct. 10, 2024, in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

4 German bishops praise Rome synod, criticize German Synodal Way

Nov 4, 2024 / 16:50 pm

The statement of the four bishops said “the goals of the German Synodal Way and the global Church process of the synod do not go hand in hand in terms of content.”