Bishop Wilmer expressed his gratitude to his fellow bishops for their trust and to Bishop Bätzing for leading “our conference in difficult times.”
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“The international order is under threat. … Europe must rediscover its soul to offer the entire world its indispensable contribution to the ‘common good.'”
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(OSV News) — Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne bid his farewell to the German Synodal Way and said he won’t participate in the upcoming sixth assembly, starting Jan. 29. …
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Bishop Bätzing said it was “a great honor and joy” to serve the German bishops’ conference as its president “in truly demanding times.”
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Fifty French Catholics killed under German Nazism were beatified Dec. 13, 2025, during a Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris — an event that recognized their witness of faith …
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(OSV News) — Authors of new German church guidelines for sexual identity classes at Catholic schools have declined to defend their text, after several bishops said it violated Catholic teaching and …
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A YouGov poll conducted for the German press agency DPA, shows that 62% of Germans fear a terrorist attack at a Christmas market this year, as reported by Welt.
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“As tensions resurface today in the face of war, this great step between Poles and Germans, taken just 20 years after World War II, deserves to be remembered.”
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The aim of this pioneering research project is to gain an understanding of “the systemic conditions of abuse and determine the consequences of the abuse,”
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A German Catholic spokesman has defended his church’s approach to blessing same-sex couples, despite evidence of deep disagreement among the country’s bishops.
