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German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising is pictured in a 2019 photo. Cardinal Marx says he was surprised by Pope Francis' decision to not accept his resignation. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

Cardinal Marx surprised by pope's decision to not accept his resignation

Catholic News Service|Jun 11, 2021|3 Min Read

Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising, Germany, has submitted his resignation to Pope Francis, saying that bishops must begin to accept responsibility for the institutional failures of the church in handling the clerical sexual abuse crisis. The pope did not immediately accept the cardinal's resignation. Cardinal Marx is pictured in a Sept. 24, 2019, file photo. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

Pope Francis declines Cardinal Marx’s resignation

Catholic News Agency|Jun 10, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, gives a statement to the press in the courtyard of his residence in Munich, Germany, Friday, June 4, 2021. A leading German cardinal and confidante of Pope Francis has offered to resign over the church’s mishandling of clergy sexual abuse scandals and declared that the church had arrived at “a dead end.” Cardinal Reinhard Marx published his resignation letter to the pope online Friday. (Peter Kneffel/dpa/AP via Crux)

World

A bit of clarity about spectacular ‘resignation’ of German cardinal

John L. Allen Jr.|Jun 6, 2021|5 Min Read

Gerhard Cardinal Müller, prefect emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, at a penance service in St. Peter's Basilica, March 29, 2019. (Daniel Ibáñez/CNA)

World

Cardinal Müller calls on Pope Francis to intervene with the Church in Germany

Catholic News Agency|May 27, 2021|5 Min Read

Germany's Cologne cathedral is pictured from the banks of the Rhine River Nov. 25, 2020. (Harald Oppitz/KNA via CNS)

World

Germany looks for church reform, causing concern among some Catholics

Catholic News Service|May 24, 2021|4 Min Read

Limburg Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, is pictured in a Feb. 4, 2021, photo. During a May 11 interview, Bishop Bätzing said there would not be a general mutual invitation to participate in Communion during the ecumenical church assembly, but Catholics and Protestants must make a decision of conscience. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

World

German bishop rules out general invitation to Communion at congress

Catholic News Service|May 11, 2021|3 Min Read

St. Benedict Catholic church in Munich, Germany, held a "service" on Sunday to bless a lesbian couple, as part of the act of defiance against the Vatican. (Catholic News Agency/ACI Group)

World

German Catholics press ahead with blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples

Catholic News Agency|May 11, 2021|6 Min Read

Italian Cardinal Camillo Ruini stands in the courtyard of Notre Dame Center in Jerusalem April 23, 2004 during his visit to the Holy Land for an Italian-sponsored peace run. Cardinal Ruini is papal vicar of Rome and president of the Italian bishops' conference. (CNS photo by Debbie Hill)

World

Italian cardinal fears schism in Germany after Vatican 'no' to same-sex blessings

Hannah Brockhaus|May 4, 2021|3 Min Read

A wooden cross lies on a rainbow flag in Bonn, Germany, March 16, 2021. (Julia Steinbrecht/KNA via CNS)

Some German parishes plan blessings for same-sex relationships

Catholic News Service|May 4, 2021|2 Min Read

In this June 30, 2017 file photo, men with rainbow flags stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP/Crux)

World

Head of German bishops says same-sex blessing event ‘not helpful’

Elise Ann Allen|Apr 30, 2021|5 Min Read

Cardinal George Pell during an interview in Rome in December 2020. (©Daniel Ibañez/Catholic News Agency-EWTN)

Faith

Cardinal Pell: ‘The duty of the German bishops is to uphold the teachings of Scripture’

Courtney Mares|Apr 28, 2021|4 Min Read

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World

Bishop urges prayer, fasting in response to blessings of same-sex couples in Germany

Catholic News Agency|Apr 19, 2021|3 Min Read

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