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German Synodal Way designed to create ‘pressure’ on the Church, founding president says
Thomas Sternberg, former president of the Central Committee of German Catholics, said the process wanted to achieve changes to Church... Read more
Synodal Way votes to establish permanent Synodal Council to oversee Church and dioceses in Germany
In a move aimed at achieving what critics have compared to communist councils in the Soviet Union, participants of the... Read more
Will the German ‘Synodal Way’ lead to a permanent ‘Synodal Council’?
Shortly before the next assembly of the German “Synodal Way,” one of the founders confirmed the goal of establishing a... Read more
Majority of German Catholics don't like Church being against abortion, poll finds
According to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like "the fact that the Pope and the... Read more
Leading laywoman and Co-President of German 'Synodal Way' calls for 'nationwide provision of abortion'
A leading laywoman and co-president of the German "Synodal Way" has demanded that "abortion be made available nationwide". Read more
Influential German Catholic lay group elects new leader
Irme Stetter-Karp succeeds the high-profile Thomas Sternberg. Read more
‘Synodal Way’ members back proposal promoting evangelization after voting mix-up
Organizers initially said that the motion was rejected. Read more
Ahead of key ‘Synodal Way’ meeting, lay leader says: ‘What matters now is the ability to compromise’
Participants will votes on draft texts dedicated to hot-button issues. Read more
‘A lack of courage’: Germans divided over Pope Francis’ Amazonian exhortation
German Church leaders have offered markedly distinct responses to Querida Amazonia, the apostolic exhortation on the Amazon region released by... Read more
German lay leader condemns cardinal for opposing 'synodal way'
A leading lay Catholic in the German city of Cologne has openly condemned his own archbishop for voicing concerns over... Read more
Analysis: Pope Francis and the Germans
Whether he turns his attention to the furthest corner of the Amazon, or to reforming his own curia in Rome,... Read more
German synod plans to be vetted by controversial lay group, not Vatican
The plan for a “binding synodal process” recently approved by the German bishops will be sent to a controversial lay... Read more
