2023-07-01 20:48
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2023-07-01 19:57
After several months of intense
activity by the factions opposed to the novelties of Chapter VII of Amoris
laetitia – minority but hyperactive – or strong attempts to conceal the… Read More
2023-07-01 18:03
While the number of people leaving the church keeps reaching new highs, the Catholics in Schleswig-Holstein are breaking new ground. Instead of going to the service, a parish invited people… Read More
2023-07-01 17:28
In the homily in the Cathedral of La Plata on Sunday, March 5, Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández assured that the Church has been wrong for a long time.Preaching about love fo… Read More
2023-07-01 08:54
2023-07-01 08:38
Curia Cardinal Koch: Pope relies on practical ecumenismHead of the Vatican ecumenical dicastery sees an "open heart for ecumenical dialogue" in all popes since Vatican II, but with different… Read More
2023-07-01 08:15
522,821 people left the Catholic Church last year - a new record. In the Katholische.de interview, the sociologist of religion Gert Pickel classifies the numbers and talks about whether refo… Read More
2023-06-30 21:09
In the Diocese of Trier, more Catholics than ever before have left the church. Dominican monk Albert Seul from Klausen in the Eifel finds clear words for the situationCarnival MonkAlbert Seu… Read More
2023-06-30 19:47
When Bergoglio visited Bolivia in 1979, "it was the time of greatest abuse," says the former Jesuit LimaThe former Jesuit Pedro Lima, who has become one of the most visible faces that denoun… Read More
2023-06-30 18:59
Man-Woman-Child family: EDU launches values campaign against Zurich PrideWith slogans like "Father, mother, child. A lifetime #PRIDE", the conservative party, EDU has launched a values campa… Read More
2023-06-30 17:32
Munilla attacks Feijóo for his pro-abortion stanceThe Bishop of Orihuela-Alicante, Monsignor José Ignacio Munilla, has returned to the fray against the President of the Popular… Read More
2023-06-30 16:42
Flachsbarth considers women's issues a question for the future of the Church"Hierarchical system in Catholic Church is outdated".She is a vet and politician but thinks she can dictate the te… Read More
2023-06-30 06:41
Liturgy fan, church lawyer and Pope critic: Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke turns 75 today - under Benedict XVI he made a career in the Vatican. But Pope Francis also seems to value his expertise… Read More
2023-06-29 21:17
When Peter betrays, Christ suffers.
Source— I —Il magnanimo Pietro, che giuratoHavea tra mille lancie, e mille spadeAl suo caro Signor morir à lato,Poi che s’a… Read More
2023-06-29 20:08
The Faithful from whom Monsignor Aupetit has withdrawn their Masses at Notre-Dame du Travail and Saint-Georges de la Villette, while talking about evangelising the outskirts and turning the… Read More
2023-06-29 19:42
During the perjury investigations against Cologne Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki, the officials temporarily confiscated the cardinal's personal mobile telephone and laptop. The investigators… Read More
2023-06-29 19:32
Will be happy to consider publishing letters on Cathcon (anonymously if required) which have been sent to Pope Francis. Use e-mail function in left column.
Be polite. Be… Read More
2023-06-29 18:33
Improvements in the registration of the sex of minors are urgently needed.The BDKJ Federal Board supports the aim of the Federal Government to replace the discriminatory Transsexual Act (TSG… Read More
2023-06-29 18:25
BDKJ Federal President considers World Youth Days to be important sign of international understandingWhat makes a major Catholic event like World Youth Day attractive for young Germans in ti… Read More
2023-06-29 17:23
The first effects of the veto of the four bishops against the further work in the Synodal Committee are already noticeable on July 1: the Synodal Office stops its work. The social media chan… Read More
2023-06-29 06:50
The Church should not become "a folklore club with Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis", says the retired Tübingen dogmatist Bernd Jochen Hilberath. In the interview he talks about his… Read More
2023-06-28 21:59
The French Bishops Conference (CEF) has published – detailing by diocese – the number of priestly ordinations in France in 2023. For the first time, the ordinations from a struct… Read More
2023-06-28 21:15
In a series of three tweets.Leaving the church is not the problem of the Catholic Church. And reforms should not be implemented because of people leaving the church. This is needed because t… Read More
2023-06-28 19:51
520,000 resignations – the church is shrinking again like never beforeAre there any rays of hope in the gloomy church statistics? A few numbers have risen: baptisms, weddings, church a… Read More
2023-06-28 17:53
Lack of understanding in favour of the moral theologianThe protests against the Vatican veto in Brixen are spreading. The Vatican education authority does not recognise the election of moral… Read More
2023-06-28 16:04
Gaëtan Poisson: a theology of homosexualityGaëtan Poisson gave the first of his three lectures in Geneva on 27 June 2023 on the theme of homosexuality and the Church at the invitat… Read More
2023-06-28 06:57
Schönborn (78) - responsible for media issues in the Austrian Bishops' Conference - visited the Roman Curia on Monday and Tuesday with a group of journalists. The Archbishop of Vienna c… Read More
2023-06-28 06:31
Schönborn on the Synod: Broadening the view - warning against ecclesiastical navel-gazingCardinal in an interview with Austrian journalists in Rome: - Schönborn on the German "Syno… Read More
2023-06-27 21:43
Cardinal Grech: tensions are to be endured at World SynodThe Head of Synod Secretariat talks to Austrian journalists in Rome: "If we are a synodal Church, we will be in a stronger position t… Read More
2023-06-27 20:15
After raid in the Archdiocese of Cologne"Position of Cologne cardinal is no longer tenable"After a raid by the Public Prosecutor's Office which included the Archbishop's residence of Cardina… Read More
2023-06-27 16:18
Lawyer orders search of Cardinal Woelki's house"We are all equal before the law"As part of investigations against the Archbishop of Cologne, the Bishop's house was searched on Tuesday mornin… Read More
2023-06-27 16:00
Stumbling block of sexual morality: Rome puts the brakes on moral theologianMartin Lintner (50) is not allowed to become dean of the Philosophical-Theological University in Bressanone. This… Read More
2023-06-26 22:24
Glettler: Church also an important cultural carrier in contemporary artInnsbruck "Art Bishop" on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the "Collection of Contemporary Art of the Vatican Mus… Read More
2023-06-26 21:56
Week for Life: Break between Catholics and Protestants?With the annual "Week for Life" campaign, the two major churches have been advocating for the protection of life since 1994. The Cathol… Read More
2023-06-26 20:37
Sexual violence in the Church: a report condemns the founder of the Congregation of St John, a leading figure in Catholicismthe gistA report published on Monday evening into sexual assaults… Read More
2023-06-26 18:35
What will become of "Don Giorgio"?Beyond Germany, experts are puzzling over the future of Benedict XVI's former private secretary Georg Gänswein and what moves Pope Francis to send him… Read More
2023-06-26 18:22
We don't live in a carefree society. Our lives are really part of a merciless struggle against infernal powers, all the more dangerous because they are invisible and all the more powerful be… Read More
2023-06-26 17:05
Magnificent ceremony in honour of Our Lord's Sacred Heart. The disruption can be heard clearly at 9.50 and other places.The 'Zorrila's Fest' collective disrupts a celebration of… Read More
What Were The Archdiocese Of Munich-Freising Seeking To Prove With Their "Damned Desire" Exhibition?
2023-06-25 20:58
By way of warning, this tour contains shocking images.
By way of background, several Cathcon stories on the exhibition Read More
2023-06-25 19:21
First Amazon Bishop Kräutler tried to take the Pope for his agenda, now he pathologises Francis.For a long time, Bishop Kräutler and his comrades-in-arms tried to instrumentalise P… Read More
2023-06-25 18:53
The Swiss Catholic Press Association (SKPV) criticises the Swiss bishops. The way they attacked the kath.ch editorial team was shocking, it was said at the annual meeting in Naters VS. The E… Read More
2023-06-25 18:12
German Catholic Committee wants co-determination on church taxesChurch Tax- the petrol in the tank of the German ChurchIn reaction to the decision of the German bishops not to release the fu… Read More
2023-06-24 21:26
This week the Pope welcomed artists to the Sistine Chapel, reminding them that true beauty inspires the desire for God, and renders glory to Him, for the 50th anniversary of the inauguratio… Read More
2023-06-24 18:21
Recognition at the bishops' meetingHomosexuality: initiatives in the Church of France to change the discourseIn France, a number of Bishops have proposed that the Pope reformulate the paragr… Read More
2023-06-24 17:46
Emeritus professor of theology from Tübingen turns 75 - Theologically, he sees all issues that could have the effect of separating the churches as having been dealt with: "Ecumenism tod… Read More
2023-06-23 20:25
Bronze and oak: discover the future furniture of Notre-Dame de ParisThe cost of the new furnishings has been estimated at €6 million, financed by the Fondation Notre-Dame.Their mobile r… Read More
2023-06-23 19:58
Women theologians: Synod paper shows effort for world church consensusRegina Polak, Petra Steinmair-Pösel and Elisabeth Rathgeb in a Kathpress interview with a first assessment of the w… Read More
2023-06-23 19:32
Lille. Utopia takes over the former church of Sainte Marie-Madeleine with olfactory works of artYou have until 2 October 2022 to discover "Jardin d'Eden" at the former church of Sainte Marie… Read More
2023-06-23 18:56
Here is a photo taken recently in the church of Saint-Vaast in Bondues, in the Diocese of Lille.Contacted by us, the parish priest, Abbé Thierry Vandemoortele, who is also Episcopal V… Read More
2023-06-23 18:36
With promptness and speed, the Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño has issued a statement to denounce the offence to Christians organised by the association GYLDA LGTBI+… Read More
2023-06-22 18:53
The word cloud for the Instumentum Laboris for the October Synod.The Synod is a hollowed-out and self-referential shell
#synod_va Sister Nathalie Becquart was at Durham tonight. Not 1… Read More
2023-06-22 18:45
Back home: How does Georg Gänswein live?There will be no support from the State of Baden-Württemberg. The Archdiocese of Freiburg is therefore responsible for providing for the for… Read More
2023-06-22 18:19
Greenhouse made out of recycled stained glass from churches pic.twitter.com/3MPIewIgEf— Aesthetic Gatekeeper (@HarmonicCurator) June 19, 2023 Read More
2023-06-22 17:09
54-year-old Luc Terlinden has been Vicar General for the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels since 1 September 2021. Pope Francis appointed him archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels on Thursday. He w… Read More
2023-06-20 21:55
Synodal Committee: ZdK welcomes will for "alternative financing""The good news is: the Synodal Path continues. The first meeting of the Synodal Committee is to take place as planned on 10/11… Read More
2023-06-20 18:49
In March 2003, an amateur photographer, Kenneth Adelman, posted a series of 12,000 aerial photographs on his website to expose the effects of erosion and real estate development on the Calif… Read More
2023-06-20 18:33
'Magnificat': what if the priest was a woman?In a French diocese, the revelation that a priest who had just died was in fact a woman caused great confusion and deep questioning. This is the… Read More
2023-06-20 17:48
Bishops discuss Synodality in MariazellPlenary assembly of Bishops lasts until Wednesday - Auxiliary Bishop Hofer emphasizes readiness for Christian love of enemies at Mass with the episcopa… Read More
2023-06-20 17:07
A Vatican paper, four bishops and lots of questionsWhen the Synodal Path to the Future of the Church in Germany was launched in 2019, it was a novelty in the Catholic world. In the meantime… Read More
2023-06-19 18:49
Toulon: Monsignor Rey soon to be condemned by Rome because his Diocese
is functioning?
Paix Liturgique dedicates an investigation to the situation in Toulon,
where ordinations have been blo… Read More
2023-06-19 18:24
The Aletti Centre comes to Rupnik's defence and accuses the Jesuits of "favouring a media campaign".Maria Campatelli and the Centro Aletti team have issued a statement in defence of Jesuit M… Read More
2023-06-19 18:10
Juan Carlos Cruz, the Chilean homosexual who in 2021 was appointed a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, has stated that the Pope is against the Doctrine of the… Read More
2023-06-19 17:45
Ecumenical worship team, joint projects, joint structures: Germany's first ecumenical co-operative parish is being built in Münster. In the katholisch.de interview, the two leading past… Read More
2023-06-18 20:24
Berlin multi-faith house project progresses slowly-Builders remain optimisticActually, Jews, Christians and Muslims should have been praying under one roof in Berlin's "House of One" long ag… Read More
2023-06-18 19:55
Sin or fragility? The linguistic revolution in the ChurchEvery revolution also brings with it a linguistic revolution because erasing a certain reality to replace it with a new one entails… Read More
2023-06-18 16:20
On 1 June 2023, katholisch.de reported that the 27 German bishops will have to make groundbreaking decisions at the next meeting in Berlin (meeting of the Permanent Council) on 19 and 20 Jun… Read More
2023-06-18 09:33
Woelki participation in Mass cancelledThe Cloak of Our LadyAfter protests, Cardinal Woelki of Cologne will not be holding a service in Aachen after all. The criticism of Woelki had been spar… Read More
2023-06-18 09:13
From 20 years ago....the ecclesiastical authorities in Belgium showed their complete contempt for marriage. Much that has happened since follows.A chocolate weddingIt was Jacques who a… Read More
2023-06-18 08:40
How can (young) people be inspired for the church? The bicycle service wants to give an answer to this. What does trust mean? What gives me a firm footing? In Aichach's parish church an… Read More
2023-06-17 17:53
A scene from the Marian Festival at Paray-le-Monial in August of this year.And more hyperactive participation Read More
2023-06-17 17:29
(1) "I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.(2) I will establish peace in their homes.(3) I will comfort them in all their afflictions.(4) I will be their secure re… Read More
2023-06-17 15:26
An investigation by Médiapart has revealed the extent of the sexual assaults reported by 90 women and teenage girls working or being cared for in the Tressaint hostel in Lanvallay (C… Read More
2023-06-17 15:14
Church Night in Luxeuil: a cultural and missionary evening!On Saturday 24 June, from 6.30pm to midnight, the Nuit des Églises (Church Night) will take place in Luxeuil. The evening wi… Read More
2023-06-17 08:04
Liturgical abuses are not a relic of the past and the madness of the post-conciliar years. In the German canton, it is now common practice for lay people to exercise priestly functions: they… Read More
2023-06-17 06:37
In the musical "Bare", queer students of a Catholic boarding school search for their place in life. Director Klara Eßer knows these worries well. In the katholisch.de interview, she ta… Read More
2023-06-17 05:51
Feast of Saint Gondulphus, Bishop of Tongeren. According to legend, he and his predecessor Saint Monulphus rose from their graves in order to attend the dedication of Aachen Cathedral. In th… Read More
2023-06-16 21:40
St. Anthony's Church - "We are what we are - Just wonderful!" - Igitte von Bingen and Aurora DeMeehl 09.06.2023, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.St. Antonius Catholic Church Concert PresentationAT… Read More
2023-06-16 20:41
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Surrounding area closed for demolitionBell tower of Martin Luther Church in Montabaur blown upThe bell tower of the former Protestant Martin Luther Church in Montabaur was… Read More
2023-06-16 20:00
Theologian Schallenberg asks about the meaning of the churchWhat would be missing without the church?What do we still need the church for today? The official church is divided, more and more… Read More
2023-06-16 18:53
Francis came to the pontificate with an unspoken mandate to cleanse the Augean stables of sexual abuse in the Church, and he soon trumpeted his 'zero tolerance' policy. Ten years on and the… Read More
2023-06-16 18:24
Working group of the Diocese of Münster proposes "open grave" in cathedral cryptAt the present time, the visiting of the South Tower Chapel as well as the place of burial not possibleBl… Read More
2023-06-16 14:57
Hollerich: Not knowledge of faith required, but "response of the heart".According to Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich of Luxembourg, it is no longer enough to profess one's faith in predefined… Read More
2023-06-15 22:13
Metropolitan Antony spoke with papal envoy for foreign affairs Archbishop GallagherThe head of the foreign office of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Antony (Sevryuk), visited its f… Read More
2023-06-15 21:48
Church, Giggle, AIFor the first time, an artificial intelligence celebrates a service at the Protestant Church Conference. Is that fascinating - or embarrassing? A Protestant Blessing R… Read More
2023-06-15 21:28
The faithful from whom Archbishop Aupetit has taken away their traditional Masses - at Saint Georges de la Villette, Notre Dame du Travail and elsewhere, communicate:"Traditionis custodes ha… Read More
2023-06-15 21:16
Vatican confirms: Gänswein must return to GermanyIt is now official: Joseph Ratzinger's long-time secretary, Georg Gänswein, must indeed leave the Vatican. As the Vatican announced… Read More
2023-06-15 17:36
Marko Rupnik expelled from the Jesuit OrderRupnik refused 'one last chance to confront his past and step onto the path of truth'. Marko Ivan Rupnik is no longer a member of the Society… Read More
2023-06-15 17:21
Pastor Quinton Ceasar: "I would give this sermon again like this".South African-born pastor Quinton Ceasar provoked strong reactions with his sermon at the Protestant Church Congress in Nure… Read More
2023-06-14 21:24
Theologian Sedmak: "The Church is being pushed towards being a sect".Theologian and philosopher in "Oberösterreichische Nachrichten" on the growing gap between church and society, the P… Read More
2023-06-14 20:51
Synod as an
opportunity
Under the title
"Synod as Opportunity", a conference in Würzburg provided a
historically sharpened, internationally open and interdisciplinary view of the
impac… Read More
2023-06-14 20:20
Barbara Staudigl on church commitment, worship and leaving the church and what happens in between.Anticlerical but not against a pseudo-clerical lay elite"My name is Peter, I'm standing on t… Read More
2023-06-13 22:22
Sistine Chapel choir trial, Gänswein questioned as a witnessExamination of about an hour in the second hearing of the trial for the management of funds to the German archbishop, for yea… Read More
2023-06-13 18:49
Deep unease between the Pope and the Italian bishopsOn 22 May, the 77th plenary assembly of the Italian bishops took place at the Vatican, bringing together Pope Francis and the 200 or so bi… Read More
2023-06-13 18:10
Queer Catholics have criticised the Vatican's ambassador to Germany, Nikola Eterovic, for remarks made at the shrine tour in Aachen."The Catholic LGBT+ Committee is appalled that the Catholi… Read More
2023-06-13 17:49
Vatican empty at event for human brotherhood
There is a joke going around the networks that the event held in St. Peter's Square on human fraternity, with spect… Read More
2023-06-13 16:35
Head of state on Twitter: "Next week I'm going to Italy to talk to the Pope" - Italian media also report on Papal audience for Cuba's President Diaz-Canel - No confirmation from the VaticanB… Read More
2023-06-13 16:19
Girls whose behaviour does not correspond to the alleged Islamic code of morals and dress are particularly affected: some radical Muslims are said to have repeatedly put fellow pupils at a B… Read More
2023-06-12 20:25
The church gives way to a high-riseTurrets among turrets: With its ochre paint job, St Matthew's Church stands out among Frankfurt's skyscrapers.and pre-warFrankfurt's St Matthew's Church is… Read More
2023-06-12 19:52
Austrian Bishops' Conference to meet in Mariazell starting next MondayBishops discuss world church guidelines on Synodality at summer plenary session from 19 to 21 JuneUnder the chairm… Read More
2023-06-12 19:08
What five centuries of heresy and Lutheran persecution had failed to achieve, 60 years of the "springtime of the Church" following the Second Vatican Council and the results, a generation la… Read More
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