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FaithNews
Geir Moulson - Associated Press
Due to various factors including scandal and a mandatory church tax, more than 400,000 people left the Catholic Church in Germany in the last year. However, departures have gone down since 2022.
Participants in the “March for Life” rally stand with banners reading “Every life is a gift,” “Life is life” and “Euthanasia no thanks” in Munich, Germany, on April 13, 2024. An independent experts commission has recommended that abortion in Germany should be made legal during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. (Uwe Lein/dpa via AP)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Bridget Ryder
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in 1973, has provoked supporters of abortion access in Europe to press for liberalization of abortion laws across the continent.
FaithNews
KNA International
The Vatican’s decision to authorize the blessing of homosexual and remarried couples has triggered mixed reactions.
Politics & SocietyNews
Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press
The blessing of same-sex couples on Wednesday was the latest sign of rebellion of believers in Germany’s most populous diocese with about 1.8 million members.
The German Synodal Path logo is displayed on a screen
Politics & SocietyNews
KNA International
Representatives of the Roman Curia and the German bishops’ conference discussed theological and disciplinary issues related to the German church’s Synodal Path in a “positive and constructive climate” during a meeting at the Vatican July 26.
Cardinal Woelki stands next to seated Pope Francis.
Politics & SocietyNews
OSV News
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki plans to take legal action after investigators searched his residence and other buildings of the Archdiocese of Cologne June 27, the KNA news agency reported.