Despite repeated warnings from the Vatican, a letter by the president of the German Bishops’ Conference published Wednesday confirms that plans for a German synodal council are progressing. In the ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has warned there’s a risk that a reform process in the German Catholic Church over calls for married priests and other possible liberalizing reforms might become harmfully ...

The German Synodal Assembly met for the sixth and final time to review its work and to prepare for the Synodal Conference of ...

BERLIN (AP) — A scandal centering on sexual abuse allegations against a long-deceased cardinal has created a “very difficult situation” for the troubled Catholic Church in Germany, a top German bishop ...

Germany’s Catholic bishops and lay representatives gathered on March 9 for the final meeting of a potentially groundbreaking reform assembly that has been marked by tensions between liberalizers and ...

A parish in Germany is facing opposition over plans for a Harry Potter-themed ecumenical service inside a consecrated church, with critics warning of desecration and occult imagery.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A defamatory sculpture known as the "Judensau" can be seen at the town church. A German man who has fought in court for years to ...

The Vatican’s liturgy czar has intervened against the implementation of resolutions of the German Synodal Way that demand laypeople should be able to regularly baptize and preach the homily at Mass in ...

Photo by Jeffrey Saulton Making hand-painted Christmas ornaments were, from left, Rosa Romero, Gaynell Pappaianna and Megan Rhodes. PARKERSBURG — For five years the congregation of First Lutheran ...

Shirley Goodfellow, right, holds her granddaughter Jocelyn Ice, 3, left, as she smiles at the sights and sounds of German Fest Saturday at the First Lutheran Church in Parkersburg. (Photo by Michelle ...