Tag: Catholic Church
Lent: cheating for advanced – Bavaria
Recently, the Meitingen Kolping Family organized their traditional fasting meal “with a well-laid table” and afterwards let it be known that everyone went home “with a well-filled stomach”. At first…
Diocese of Eichstätt separates from schools and church newspaper – Bavaria
The diocese of Eichstätt, which is under pressure to save, gives up its five general schools and its church newspaper. This emerges from a future plan published on Thursday. Both…
Munich author Stefan von der Lahr publishes third crime novel – Munich
The Munich author Stefan von der Lahr has written his third thriller “Demons in the Vatican” – an explosive mixture of history and the present. It raises questions that conservative…
Ten years of pontificate: Half Francis – politics
From Oliver Meiler, Rome The pope is allergic to privileges, those small and large favors that his top staff allow themselves. A few days ago, Francis decided that the cardinals,…
Five for Munich: – Munich
For equality The President of the social association VdK Germany, Verena Bentele, will hold the keynote speech at the annual reception of the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing. According to the academy,…
Catholics complete their reform project – politics
The situation would probably be described correctly with “change bath of feelings”: In the end there was cheering, applause and champagne, but also tears and long faces. The Synodal Path,…
Typically German: baptism is child torture – Munich
Candles, music and hymns. I’m used to the church ambience now, but back then it was like diving into a new world. Well, it wasn’t me who went underground, but…
Synodal path: Fateful days for the Catholic Church – Politics
From Annette Zoch A candle always burns at the Plenary Assembly of the Synodal Path. It is an attempt to let a little spiritual atmosphere move into the sober congress…
Archbishop Marx loses place in Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals – Munich
Munich Archbishop Reinhard Marx has lost his seat on the Pope’s Council of Cardinals. Francis did not nominate the German clergyman for another term in the close advisory body, as…
Mainz abuse study burdens deceased Cardinal Lehmann – politics
From Annette Zoch “We don’t have the problem to this extent,” said the then chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Cardinal Karl Lehmann of Mainz, in 2002. in an…