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German Synodal Path

Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics and the lay co-president of the Synodal Path, and Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, attend the fourth synodal assembly in Frankfurt Sept. 8, 2022. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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Germany's fourth synodal assembly ends with proposals for reforms

Catholic News Service|Sep 12, 2022|4 Min Read

Bishop Georg Bätzing watches ZdK president Irme Stetter-Karp speak at the Synodal Way assembly in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept 8. 2022. (Synodaler Weg/Maximilian von Lachner via CNA)

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After sex document at German Synodal Way is blocked, organizers vow to ‘take it to’ Rome

Anian Christoph Wimmer|Sep 9, 2022|2 Min Read

Participants attend the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 4, 2021. The fourth plenary assembly of the German Synodal Path Sept. 8-10, 2022, will start by debating a 32-page text on sexual morality. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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German Synodal Path assembly set; some texts need approval from Vatican

Catholic News Service|Sep 6, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis leads a meeting with representatives of bishops' conferences from around the world at the Vatican Oct. 9, 2021. Also pictured is Maltese Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

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Synod official expresses confidence in Germany's Synodal Path

Catholic News Service|Aug 30, 2022|3 Min Read

Leaders of the second Synodal Assembly are pictured during its opening session in Frankfurt, Germany, in this Sept. 30, 2021, file photo. Participants will face a packed agenda and heated debate at the upcoming fourth plenary assembly of the Synodal Path reform project on the future of the Catholic Church in Germany. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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Packed program, heated debate await Synodal Path plenary participants

Catholic News Service|Aug 24, 2022|3 Min Read

People are silhouetted against the Cologne Cathedral in Germany in 2016. (CNS/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters via Crux)

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German Catholics want expanded lay roles, greater tolerance for dissent

Elise Ann Allen|Aug 11, 2022|7 Min Read

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, president of the German bishops’ conference, is pictured at the annual St. Michael’s reception in Berlin Sept. 27, 2021. (CNS photo/Fabian Sommer, KNA pool via Crux)

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German Catholic leaders ‘astonished’ at Vatican warning about ‘Synodal Path’

Elise Ann Allen|Jul 22, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Francis meets with the editors of 10 European Jesuit magazines and Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Jesuits, May 19, 2022, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The pope responded to the editors' questions about the war in Ukraine, the current state of the Catholic Church and how he makes decisions when a diocese is experiencing turmoil. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

War, Vatican II, decision making: Pope shares insights with Jesuit editors

Cindy Wooden|Jun 14, 2022|5 Min Read

Father Christian Olding blesses a same-sex couple at the "Love Wins" blessing service at the Church of St. Martin in Geldern, Germany, May 6, 2021. (CNS photo/Rudolf Wichert, KNA)

The trouble with legalism

Russell Shaw|May 9, 2022|3 Min Read

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, celebrates Mass during the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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German bishop responds to letter criticizing Synodal Path

Barb Fraze|Apr 18, 2022|4 Min Read

The third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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Bishops sign letter warning that Germany's 'Synodal Path' could lead to schism

Catholic News Agency|Apr 12, 2022|10 Min Read

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops' conference, is projected on a screen as participants attend the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 3, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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German Synodal Assembly opens with calls for change, but some object

Anli Serfontein|Feb 3, 2022|4 Min Read

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