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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

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Vatican warning: Germany's ‘Synodal Way’ poses ‘threat to the unity of the Church’

Anian Christoph Wimmer|Jul 21, 2022|3 Min Read

A man leaves an empty church in Bonn Germany, June 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people resigning from membership in the Catholic Church has hit a new record in Germany in 2022. (CNS photo/Harald Oppitz, Reuters)

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German leaders see crisis as Catholics resign from the church

Catholic News Service|Jun 29, 2022|5 Min Read

Then-Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI, is pictured in this file photo May 28, 1977, the day of his ordination as archbishop of Munich and Freising. German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk has reported that a victim of sexual abuse is suing the retired pontiff, saying he approved the appointment of a known abuser as pastor in a Bavarian parish some 40 years ago. (CNS photo/KNA)

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Abuse victim seeks damages from retired Pope Benedict XVI

Catholic News Service|Jun 22, 2022|2 Min Read

Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics and co-chair of the Synodal Path, listens as German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks in Stuttgart May 27, 2022, during the 102nd Katholikentag, a regular festival and meeting place for German-speaking Catholic laity. The meeting focused on the ongoing church reform processes and coming to terms with sexual abuse in the German Catholic Church. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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German Catholics discuss church reforms, war at 102nd Katholikentag

Anli Serfontein|May 31, 2022|4 Min Read

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne smiles during a news conference in Cologne May 2, 2022. Cardinal Woelki and Msgr. Markus Hofmann, vicar general of the archdiocese, did not violate canon law in their funding of investigations and hiring of communications consultants, said the Vatican. (CNS photo/Theo Barth, KNA)

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Vatican exonerates Cardinal Woelki in financial investigation

Catholic News Service|May 4, 2022|2 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, celebrates Mass during the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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Despite criticisms, bishop believes German Catholics share path with pope

Barb Fraze|Apr 4, 2022|5 Min Read

Actor Frederik Mayet portrays Christ at the 2010 Passion Play Theater in Oberammergau, Germany. Mayet has been chosen as one of two actors to portray Jesus this year. The 2022 performance runs May 14-Oct. 2. (CNS photo/Brigitte Maria Mayer, Passion Play 2010)

Passion Play makes a post-pandemic return in Oberammergau

Catholic News Service|Apr 1, 2022|6 Min Read

German Bishop Stephan Ackermann of Trier speaks during the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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What happens next with texts approved by Germany's Synodal Assembly?

Catholic News Service|Feb 14, 2022|4 Min Read

Bendictine Sister Philippa Rath and theologian Agnes Wuckelt, deputy federal president of the Catholic Women's Association of Germany, talk during a break at the third Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt Feb. 4, 2021. (CNS photo/Julia Steinbrecht, KNA)

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Germany's Synodal Assembly calls for change on deacons, bishops' selection

Catholic News Service|Feb 7, 2022|5 Min Read

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