Tag: Germany
Bishops from 4 continents sound alarm over German Synodal Way
In an open letter issued on 11 April, 74 bishops from North America, Africa, Italy and Australia have expressed their "growing concern" about the...
Cardinal Pell: we need more clarity on goals of synodality
The Cardinal spoke about synodality, China, Vatican finances and the Latin Mass in a wide-ranging interview with The Spectator
German Catholic memo to Down Under: tread carefully with Plenary
After Pope Francis’ general audience on 5 January, a delegation of German Catholics approached the Holy Father and pressed a document into his hands.
The...
Liquid Catholicism and a Synodal Way
Twenty years ago, during the Long Lent of 2002, I began using the term “Catholic Lite” to describe a project that detached the Church...
Visions in the trenches: St Therese appears to soldiers of the...
“Deeply moved, I cried to my fellow soldiers: “I am seeing Sister Therese. She is here! We are safe!”
German bishops criticise decision to maintain church service ban
Separately, he told the newspaper Die Welt on 16 April that he could speak for the Catholic Church in stating that it would be able to stick to hygiene standards and social distancing rules in churches.
The Lion who mauled the Fuehrer
When Aslan fought Euthanasia under the Nazis
Blessed Augustus Clemens Von Galen (1878 - 1946)
Born into a noble German family in Westphalia in 1878, Clemens...