Tag: Synod
Pope Francis grants lay votes at Synod of Bishops
Status: 04/26/2023 3:10 p.m Pope Francis has decided to give non-clerics more say in the Catholic Church. So far, only bishops and the leaders of religious communities have had a…
Bavaria: Synod again adjourns decision on further bishop election – Bavaria
Hours of discussion, but no result: the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria has once again postponed the decision on how to proceed after the failed election of…
EKD synod: speed limit for church business trips
Status: 11/09/2022 3:24 p.m The Evangelical Church has agreed on a voluntary speed limit for business trips. Employees should drive a maximum of 100 km/h on the motorway. The voluntary…
EKD synod and Ukraine: disagreement over arms deliveries
Status: 11/06/2022 4:53 p.m At its synod, the Evangelical Church in Germany is struggling for its position on the Ukraine war. Council President Kurschus understands arms deliveries. The peace commissioner…
Bavaria: state synod prepares for bishop election – Bavaria
Evangelical church boards in Bavaria can propose until September 15 who should become the new bishop. On March 27, 2023, the 108 members of the Bavarian state synod will elect…
Bavarian book printer invited 500 years ago to the sausage synod – Bavaria
It’s not every day that the Catholic News Agency begins a feature with the joking, even brash line of verse “Everything has an end, only sausage has two.” Now she…
The sacrilege of the sausage synod – Bavaria
It’s not every day that the Catholic News Agency begins a feature with the joking, even brash line of verse “Everything has an end, only sausage has two.” Now she…
Synod of the EKD: Annette Kurschus elected President of the Council – Politics
“We have a large and valuable order in the world,” says Annette Kurschus. Church has “to bring a tone into life that no one else can”. The expectations of the…
Evangelical Church: EKD Synod advises under the sign of Corona – call for vaccinations
Protestant church EKD Synod advises under the sign of Corona – call for vaccinations The church parliament starts the synod with a service in the Bremen cathedral. Photo: Mohssen Assanimoghaddam…
World Synod of the Catholic Church: There should no longer be a “business as usual”
As of: 10/9/2021 5:33 p.m. In view of the upcoming World Synod of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has called for a rethink. If one were to continue as before,…