2023-05-23 18:41
Who will succeed Franziska Driessen-Reding?Franziska Driessen-Reding will hand over the Presidency of the Zurich Synodal Council in the summer. Lorenz Schmid and Raphael Meyer are waiting in… Read More
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2023-05-23 18:18
The Presiding Bishop of New Zealand, Steve Lowe of Auckland, wore a pallium-like lei made of Snickers bars (sic) during a May 19 Novus Ordo Eucharist in his cathedral. Leis are traditi… Read More
2023-05-23 16:42
In a long interview granted to the Christian newspaper "La Vie", the resigning Archbishop of Strasbourg Luc Ravel answers the criticisms that led to his resignation about a month agoThe Arch… Read More
2023-05-22 20:21
Churches send invitation to the "Long Night of the Churches" again on 2 JuneAround 700 churches throughout Austria will offer 3,000 individual events - Bishop Glettler: "This night is above… Read More
2023-05-22 20:10
The Desiderio desideravi Colloquium in Paris on 10 and 11 May 2023We had the opportunity to speak about this colloquium in our Letter 936 of 12 May 2023 Paix Liturgique France, at the end of… Read More
2023-05-22 19:02
The joy of experimentation is needed in the search for answersInterview with Bishop Dr. Georg Bätzing on the implementation of the resolutions of the Synodal PathIt takes a willingness… Read More
2023-05-21 19:41
The Diocese of Münster has closed a counselling centre for victims of particularly severe sexual exploitation. As a church, it does not want to "take sides". Those affected are appalled… Read More
2023-05-21 13:16
Kath.ch ridicules the Marian faith - Pro Ecclesia protests with a petitionKath.ch, the official media portal of the Swiss bishops, publishes a four-part series of articles in which the… Read More
2023-05-21 12:49
Jägerstätter commemoration with a "clear no to contempt for humanity"Auxiliary Bishop Hofer of Salzburg at a pilgrimage of the Catholic Men's Movement in memory of beatified… Read More
2023-05-21 12:22
Ribes affair: in addition to Givors, there are still some stained glass windows in placeIt is not only in Givors that there are still works of art by Father Ribes - of whom more than 70 vict… Read More
2023-05-19 21:05
Moral theologian: Less prohibitive morality, more accompanimentSouth Tyrolean theologian Lintner in an interview with "Der Sonntag": "The Catholic Church has lost a lot of credibility in the… Read More
2023-05-19 16:18
Archbishop Gänswein meets with Pope againArchbishop Georg Gänswein has been received in audience by Pope Francis. In a press release, the German cleric was named as Prefect of the… Read More
2023-05-19 07:04
When the Secretary General of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), Marc Frings, asked on Twitter after the Stuttgart Katholikentag last year for ideas on how to improve future Ka… Read More
2023-05-18 20:48
"Trivialisation of Nazi injustice".Criticism after laying of stumbling stone memorial: "Perfidious derailment of the ceremony by the bishop".In a press release on the occasion of the laying… Read More
2023-05-18 16:08
Theologian Bär: Climate movement represents "revelatory figure" of GodGraz-based fundamental theologian at inaugural lecture: Churches and Christians must commit themselves much more st… Read More
2023-05-18 15:31
Last Generation calls for protests in churchClimate activists from the group Letzte Generation have called for people to join their protests and roadblocks in a Munich church.Munich - Climat… Read More
2023-05-18 11:58
Borchia on blasphemy in European Parliament: 'Anti-Christian escalation. I have written to President Metsola".Blasphemous, offensive and objectionable content with the image of Jesus Christ… Read More
2023-05-18 10:29
Controversy surrounding Vatican stamp for World Youth DayThe stamp has now been withdrawnPope Francis as a colonialist - this is how the stamp for World Youth Day, which is causing controver… Read More
2023-05-18 09:54
"And behold, it was very good", Gen 1:31All people in all their diversity are welcome in the Diocese of Essen. With the "Queer Network", the Diocese of Essen is sending a clear signal agains… Read More
2023-05-17 20:10
The Parish of San Jacinto, located in the central Triana neighbourhood of Seville, has called for a prayer vigil "for a world without LGTB-phobia" on Friday 19 May.The group "Ichthys de cris… Read More
2023-05-17 19:30
Highlights!
Cathcon: Catholics do not worship points of the compass, "mother" earth in the form of a turtle, the sun (or sun gods) in the form of a yellow orb, the moon… Read More
2023-05-17 19:12
Documentary "How God Created Us" goes into the second round.The first documentary was awarded the Catholic Media Prize in the category of TV. Cardinal Marx presented the award.Th… Read More
2023-05-17 17:21
Normalisation or regulation of assisted suicide?Eva M. Welskop-DeffaaThe debate on the legal regulation of assisted suicide has gained momentum. Shortly before the planned final deliberation… Read More
2023-05-16 18:16
Young synod member Lukas Färber resigns from church.Among other things, he wrote that he considered the Catholic official church "hardly reformable".Lukas Färber, former diocesan c… Read More
2023-05-16 17:45
Already more than 1,800 scientists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland call for "necessary objectification of the debate" - Around 50 theologians have signed - Ethicist Paganini: "Theologi… Read More
2023-05-16 06:58
"Women are simply closer to life" from 2018Programme item at Katholikentag - Catholic Day: Ulrike Böhmer takes to the stage as Erna Schabiewsky on 12 MayNarrow-minded, backward-lo… Read More
2023-05-15 17:58
Urine on a hymn book, broken organ pipes, graffiti: according to the State Office of Criminal Investigation, the number of cases of damage to property in Bavarian places of worship has been… Read More
2023-05-15 15:57
After poor performance: Benedictine monk wants reform at Eurovision Song Contest (ESC)Benedictine Benedikt Müller from Königsmünster Abbey in Meschede is a Eurovision song con… Read More
2023-05-14 19:38
FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann demands that Cardinal Woelki of Cologne suspend his office because of the Public Prosecutor's investigation against him.Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmer… Read More
2023-05-14 15:49
Carnac: the Breton faithful have repelled the merchants of the TempleFor background see Church happy to Profane the SacredBarely 672 years later, the new battle of the Thirty has taken place… Read More
2023-05-14 11:20
"Every Pope must distinguish precisely between his Divine mandate and himself as an individual with all his limitations. He must not impose on other Christians his private views on politics… Read More
2023-05-14 11:00
"They are in an incredibly existentialist mood".For the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, Germany is sending the rock band "Lord of the Lost" to the final this Saturday. Pastor Thomas Wessel all… Read More
2023-05-13 16:25
National World Youth Day: Joseph Maria Bonnemain speaks plainly and defends Synodal processThis year's national World Youth Day is taking place in Olten. Bishop Joseph Maria Bonnemain… Read More
2023-05-13 10:42
Immoral behaviourBritish historian Peter Frankopan sees some similarities between the Biblical creation story and today's climate movement. Some of the discussions from the past are still re… Read More
2023-05-12 21:12
"Church must change positively"The first change to be made is that you don't lounge about on a sofa in front of this glorious altar in the University Church. See picture in artic… Read More
2023-05-12 20:20
The Church in a conflict of valuesThe Vatican's No to the blessing of homosexual couples once again shows the gap between doctrine and the world of life.The Church is steadily losing ground… Read More
2023-05-12 19:45
World Synod: "Similar questions are being asked in all regions".Believers in the different regions of the world are bringing many similar concerns to the World Synod. Birgit Mock, Vice-Presi… Read More
2023-05-12 19:28
Innsbruck: Conference underlines relevance of religionTenor at interreligious conference: It is essential to play an active role in shaping society - New theological "expert database" makes… Read More
2023-05-12 19:16
100 believers gather for vigil in front of the Franciscan Church in IngolstadtNumerous people gathered on the square in Harderstraße on Friday evening in support of the preservation of… Read More
2023-05-11 21:14
Charlotte Küng-Bless: "It is not enough to simply ordain women as priests".Charlotte Küng-Bless, a pastoral assistant, would like to see "bishops not only pushing the limits of exi… Read More
2023-05-11 20:44
Cardinal Roche: his strange management methods in LeedsPaix Liturgique has investigated Cardinal Roche, once bishop of Leeds where he left some bitter memories to say the least - a method th… Read More
2023-05-11 20:18
Caritas Internationalis to elect new leadership after 'purge' of past leadersPope Francis is meeting with delegates from the Vatican's main charity, Caritas Internationalis, today, Thursday… Read More
2023-05-11 20:00
Profiting from protests against the state's Corona measures? According to a researcher, small and militant groups, mainly traditionalist Catholics, were able to do so. At least in France.Tra… Read More
2023-05-11 07:24
Upper Austria: Trappists leave Engelszell AbbeyLack of young people and age structure make it no longer possible to remain in Engelszell, according to the order's leadershipAlmost 100 years… Read More
2023-05-10 21:58
The faithful of the traditional Mass were invited to the days of the national service of liturgical and sacramental pastoral care - the PLS - to recall their attachment to the traditional Ma… Read More
2023-05-10 18:56
Yes, that is a rugby ball, thrown during Mass at just after 35 minutes.
The faithful who demonstrate every midday during the week in front of the archbishopric of Paris, and those who are m… Read More
2023-05-10 11:33
Suspicion of perjury: investigation against Woelki extendedThe Cologne Public Prosecutor's Office has extended the investigation against Cardinal Woelki of Cologne. It relates to the suspici… Read More
2023-05-09 19:50
New charges against the Cologne Cardinal: a letter Woelki wrote to the Vatican is now being scrutinised again. How does his signature fit in with the statement that he does not know the cont… Read More
2023-05-08 20:22
I regard him (Bergoglio) as an example of light thinking, a mixture of opportunism and foolish overvaluation of his own person. Nothing to be surprised about, were it not for his unhealthy a… Read More
2023-05-08 19:48
Hail the Cross, our only hope.Our Redemption Read More
2023-05-08 18:54
"We urgently need a change"What is the state of Catholic youth in Germany? The old and new BDKJ president Gregor Podschun puts his finger in the wound. He sees the youth basically on the rig… Read More
2023-05-08 16:19
The Archdiocese of Pamplona has intervened to suspend the talk by Jesuit priest and theologian Josep Baquer.On Monday 8 May, the Jesuit school of St Ignatius in Pamplona was to host a contro… Read More
2023-05-08 16:14
The exposure of the abuses perpetrated by the Spanish Jesuit in Bolivia, Alfonso Pedrajas, continues to raise eyebrows.Former priest Pedro Lima has told the newspaper El País that two… Read More
2023-05-08 16:01
Equitable preparation for the Synodal Assembly in Rome- demands from the Catholic Equality Alliance We expect the inclusion of different voices for the preparation of the next stage and… Read More
2023-05-08 12:01
Bergoglians irritated after the Pope's visit to Hungary There is some irritation in the wider papal circle following Pope Francis' visit to Hungary. That is surprising. What is the back… Read More
2023-05-08 11:25
"An unwise incline".Can the Vatican mediate in the Ukraine war? Regina Elsner, an expert on Eastern Europe, believes that the Vatican's ties with Moscow are far too close and one-sided. More… Read More
2023-05-08 10:08
We were wondering about this the day before yesterday (the latest issue of the newsletter of the diocese of Strasbourg includes an invitation signed by... Archbishop Luc Ravel, who res… Read More
2023-05-08 09:44
How monasteries can be preserved for societyThe number of religious in Germany has been declining for years - and those that remain are often unable to keep their historic convents. So what… Read More
2023-05-08 09:12
The procession of the Sacred Heart of Malaga, suspended by the JesuitsThe Worship and Procession Commission that promotes devotion to this image has released a statement in which it indicate… Read More
2023-05-08 08:53
Benedictine nuns of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre have been found to be adriftThe Benedictine nuns of the Sacred Heart of Montmartre communicate, acknowledging spiritual abuses within their… Read More
2023-05-07 18:30
Cardinal Roche is coming to Paris next week for "the liturgical and sacramental pastoral days of the commissions for liturgical music and sacred art [...] associated with a national initiati… Read More
2023-05-07 17:01
St. Joseph in Cologne-Ehrenfeld becomes a sports church"Something for the people in the neighbourhood"Church can move people. Quite literally. In St. Joseph's in Cologne-Ehrenfeld, people ha… Read More
2023-05-07 16:25
Presenting the book 'Èschaton', by Cristiano Ceresani, the Cardinal cleared up misunderstandings arising from a false idea of conscience. Instead, it is the voice of God in the soul a… Read More
2023-05-07 16:06
Discussion about reform of the Synod of Bishops continuesRevolution or counter-revolution in disguise?The latest reform of the Roman Synod of Bishops, which also grants voting rights to wome… Read More
2023-05-07 10:13
Bishop Elbs: "Shortage of skilled workers" in the Church worries meBishop of Feldkirch contradicts the assumption that the future of the Church lies in Africa and Asia, because, "the future… Read More
2023-05-07 06:47
The carving, which was believed to be black, is actually white, but it has been darkened by dirt accumulated over the last century.The Black Christ of Lepanto, Barcelona's most venerated ima… Read More
2023-05-06 21:33
"Effectiveness does not depend on the office".Auxiliary Bishop Dominikus Schwaderlapp of Cologne on Christian identity and synodal misunderstandings in German Catholicism.Auxiliary Bishop Do… Read More
2023-05-06 20:14
ZdK sees European perspectives along the Synodal WayAnger, confidence, energy: the attitude of the ZdK members to the progress of the Synodal Path in Germany is reflected in all three terms… Read More
2023-05-06 19:10
Stefano Cecchin: "Apparitions are under scrutiny".The President of the Pontifical Marian Academy stresses the importance of verification in the face of increasing hoaxesHow was the Observato… Read More
2023-05-06 18:41
"We are still at the beginning of the process of coming to terms with the abuse": ZdK Vice President Wolfgang Klose takes stock of the abuse scandalThe balance sheet of the "Working Group on… Read More
2023-05-06 07:43
Expert Polak: Theology should be an actor in the synodal processViennese pastoral theologian stresses after conference on theology and synodality in Rome: "Theology is not an observer and ju… Read More
2023-05-05 20:09
"A rosary can be taken off, a religious tattoo lasts a lifetime".The first day of the Catholic tattoo campaign took place on Friday at the "Quo Vadis?" meeting centre of religious comm… Read More
2023-05-05 17:35
Against the resistance from RomeAt the meeting of Catholic laity in Munich, the main issue is how to continue on the path of reform. The Vatican's resistance is greater than ever.How does th… Read More
2023-05-05 16:32
The Jesuits of Pamplona organise a talk in defence of the blessing of same-sex couplesThe Jesuit priest and theologian Josep Baquer will give a talk entitled "the blessing of the human coupl… Read More
2023-05-05 15:54
Totalitarian demands that Synodal Path decisions be implemented in every German diocese no matter what the Bishop thinksThe Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) began its two-day plen… Read More
2023-05-05 15:35
ZdK on synodal committee: no more two-thirds majority of bishopsIn a future Synodal Committee, one will no longer accept a coupling of decisions to a two-thirds majority of the Bishops, emph… Read More
2023-05-05 15:22
For the first time since its restructuring, the Pope met with his Child Protection Commission. He praised the commitment of the members. They should not let up. But behind the scenes of the… Read More
2023-05-04 20:07
Pope expels controversial Rwandan priest from FranceRwandan priest Wenceslaus Munyeshyaka was expelled from the clerical state by Pope Francis after being convicted of genocide. Munyeshyaka'… Read More
2023-05-04 19:32
Rumours are circulating in the Dioceses of Western France. Another Eucharistic scandal could be looming on the horizon, unfortunately already full of liturgical errors which continue indefin… Read More
2023-05-04 17:32
Priest criticises Bavarian state governmentAfter street blockade: trial against Jesuit Father Alt has begunJesuit Jörg Alt had taken to the streets on 28 October 2022 to demonstrate aga… Read More
2023-05-04 12:38
Zollitsch and the silenceAfter the publication of the abuse report on the Archdiocese of Freiburg, there is great horror. Nevertheless, former Bishop Zollitsch has little to fear.Out of "con… Read More
2023-05-04 10:08
Sisters for the environment. Integrating voices from the margins Greta's house is on fire, the Church's religious houses are emptyingSisters dialogue with the international development… Read More
2023-05-04 08:15
Worn out old tunes with no sense of mystery in the shadow of the Church of the Holy Cross. They were trying to attract millennials....Their Church was built as early as 1935, a… Read More
2023-05-03 21:05
Vitus Huonder sharply criticises the Pope - Vatican must interveneThe Bishop Emeritus of Chur, Vitus Huonder, sharply criticises the Pope - and accuses him of a "pontificate of rupture". In… Read More
2023-05-03 20:27
Erasing the Breton language from our Churches is also cancel cultureWhat is cancel culture? According to Wikipedia, cancel culture is a practice that emerged in the United States of pu… Read More
2023-05-03 19:22
Minister President Rhein thanks churches for their social commitment- Cathcon- Yes, he is called Rhine! He even flows through the Pope's office....Hesse's Minister President Boris… Read More
2023-05-03 14:13
Father Batlogg is a Jesuit. Given the preponderance of Jesuits among the Synodalist clerics of Jesuits, it is easy to see the Synod as a Jesuit tool. The Jesuits are much the most mode… Read More
2023-05-03 12:08
At the Day of Pastoral Services on Tuesday, around 300 pastoral workers in the Diocese of Essen took a look at the effects of the abuse scandal and the consequences of the reappraisal study… Read More
2023-05-03 11:48
BUNTE met Archbishop Georg Gänswein. A conversation about the Synodal Way, Papal humiliation and Pope Benedict's role in the Church's abuse scandal."Germany," Georg Gänswein (66) t… Read More
2023-05-03 10:52
A young man told for the first time on a television programme how Julio César Grassi had sexually abused him. The media priest, who knew how to take advantage of the benefits of the s… Read More
2023-05-03 10:08
Ecclesiastical crimes. La Pampa: trial begins against priest accused of sexual abuseJosé Miguel Padilla, a priest and former army chaplain, was denounced in court by a former seminari… Read More
2023-05-03 07:32
It is the third trial to take place in the northern Argentine province and will have a priest of the Catholic Church in the chair of the accused. After the convictions of Gustavo Zanch… Read More
2023-05-02 21:47
The planned reorganisation of the Catholic deanery of Amberg-Sulzbach also played a role at the last meeting of the Hahnbach parish community, to which the parish council with its spokespers… Read More
2023-05-02 21:14
The Parisian faithful who demonstrate in front of the archdiocese during the week between noon and two, but also those who pray and mobilise for the restoration of the masses and places supp… Read More
2023-05-02 20:45
"Missio" Archbishop: Do not interpret mission only under the aspect of colonialism - African Church wants to contribute "clearly and self-confidently" at the World Synod - Archbishop of the… Read More
2023-05-02 18:43
After disagreements on the Russian war against Ukraine, relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican were "practically frozen". Now dialogue has been resumed.The Vatican and… Read More
2023-05-02 17:25
The sale of Notre-Dame du Fer- Our Lady of Iron by the Diocese of Nancy does not passDue to a lack of funds, the Diocese of Nancy has decided to put the Notre-Dame du Fer chapel in the town… Read More
2023-05-02 15:57
"The newspapers knew before I did" Archbishop Giacomo Morandi reveals how the Pope told him of his nomination.Meeting the local press on Thursday, 27 April 2023, His Eminence Archbishop… Read More
2023-05-02 15:40
The President of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), Irme Stetter-Karp, has sharply distanced herself from the former Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference and Archbishop o… Read More
2023-05-02 09:13
Parish and community buildings affected but increasingly churchesReport: Churches in Germany have to give up around 40,000 propertiesAccording to a newspaper report, Germany's two major chur… Read More
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