Tag: Synodal
Video: Synodal path struggles for the future of the Catholic Church
Clerics and laypeople had decided on the Synodal Path in 2019. The trigger was the abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. The fifth meeting is to be held in Frankfurt…
Synodal path: are the bishops staying the course?
Status: 09.03.2023 3:45 p.m The reform process in the Catholic Church in Germany is on the brink. Do the bishops risk breaking with Rome in the dispute over the “Synodal…
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…
Bishops advise synodal path: “A critical situation”
Status: 02/27/2023 5:58 p.m The spring conference of the Catholic bishops is dedicated to the Synodal Path reform process. It is entering its final phase – and the tension is…
Reforms of German Catholics: Vatican rejects “Synodal Council”.
As of: 01/24/2023 7:49 p.m German Catholics have been working on a reform program for years – but the Vatican has repeatedly made it clear that it opposes it. Now…
Catholic Church: Rebuke from Rome for the Synodal Way – Politics
Normally, nothing gets out when the German Catholic bishops meet every two months for their so-called permanent council in the Himmelpforten monastery near Würzburg. This time, however, there was an…
Vatican publishes criticism of synodal path – politics
These words usually remain behind the tightly closed doors of the Vatican, but now they are available for all to read: On Thursday afternoon, the Holy See read the speeches…
Synodal path: After Nazi comparison: Cardinal Koch cancels German appointments
synodal path After Nazi comparison: Cardinal Koch cancels German appointments Curia Cardinal Kurt Koch in the Basilica of St. Paul in Rome. photo © Ettore Ferrari/ANSA Pool/AP/dpa In the dispute…
Synodal Assembly of Catholics: Not entirely a failure
analysis Status: 09/10/2022 18:04 Many members of the Synod were deeply disappointed that the reform of the Church’s sexual morality was not accepted. Nevertheless, according to Bishop Bätzing, “decisions with…
Catholic Church: Synodal path continues after referendum scandal
Catholic Church Synodal path continues after the ballot The Synodal Path has been running since 2019, organized by the ZdK and the German Bishops’ Conference. photo © Sebastian Gollnow/dpa On…