Catholic Church in Germany

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As church-goers wane, Germany's controversial tax prompts unease

Feb 12, 2015

By Jan Bentz

While church attendees dwindle in Germany, questions have arisen once again over the controversial state-imposed church tax – and whether... Read more

For German bishops mercy comes at a price, critics charge

Nov 6, 2014

As Cardinal Walter Kasper prepares to receive an award and give a speech at The Catholic University of America later... Read more

Bishop Franz Peter Tebartz van Elst on June 1,2012

German bishop accused of luxurious lifestyle resigns (Updated)

Mar 26, 2014

By Elise Harris

In a March 26 statement the Holy See announced its acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebarts-van Elst, noting... Read more

Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg, Germany in Rome Sept. 11, 2013.

German bishop says 'forces at work' against Bishop Tebartz

Sep 11, 2013

A German bishop has voiced his support of Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg, who made headlines recently for being... Read more

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Exiled Bishop Rolando Álvarez speaks at a Mass in Seville, Spain, on Dec. 19, 2024.

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Vandalism at a Heartbeat of Miami pregnancy center in Hialeah, Florida, July 3, 2022.

Florida woman convicted in conspiracy targeting pro-life pregnancy resource centers

French artist Claire Tabouret poses following a press conference after winning with The Atelier Simon-Marq, the selection to create new stained-glass windows in six chapels of the south aisle of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral in Paris on Dec. 18, 2024.

Stained-glass windows at Notre Dame to be replaced, new modern design revealed

Police and ambulances stand next to a Christmas market where a car crashed into a crowd injuring between 60 and 80 people, according to a spokesman for the local rescue service, on Dec. 20, 2024, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany.

UPDATE: Casualties at German Christmas market after car rams crowd

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 20,2024 that he has chosen CatholicVote president, Brian Burch, to be his ambassador to the Holy See.

Trump picks CatholicVote president Brian Burch as ambassador to Vatican

Pope Francis with Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago on Sept. 2, 2015.

Pope Francis appoints 5 new auxiliary bishops for Chicago Archdiocese

Archpriest of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral Monsignor Olivier Ribadeau Dumas blesses a Nativity scene in the recently reopened cathedral on Dec. 20, 2024, in Paris.

Rector of Notre Dame Cathedral blesses creche ahead of Christmas celebrations

Christmas lights line a street in Rome, Italy, Dec. 17, 2024.

PHOTOS: Christmas in Rome as first Jubilee pilgrims arrive in Eternal City

Bishop Gregory Kelly.

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly as new bishop of Tyler, Texas

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Study: Many women ‘unprepared’ by health workers for severe pain from chemical abortions

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