(RNS) — Benedict XVI’s supporters believe attacks on the emeritus pope’s handling of sexual abuse while archbishop of Munich are aimed at reinforcing progressive views on sexuality and ...

The official web portal of the Catholic Church in Germany reported in June that Marx’s actions in Trier would be “comprehensively investigated” by an independent commission on behalf of the ...

Matthias Schrader FILE - A man sits in the empty 'Church of our Lady' in Munich, Germany, Thursday, March 19, 2020. Another 400,000 people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year ...

More than half a million people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, significantly higher than the previous record as the church wrestles with a long-running scandal over abuse ...

Catholic bishops and lay representatives in Germany have agreed to call on the Vatican to approve blessings of same-sex unions following a Friday congregation.

In the last 10 years, the number of Catholic churches across Germany has been dwindling. What does this mean for the faithful?

Another 400,000 people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, though the number was down from a record set in 2022 as church leaders struggle to put a long-running scandal over ...

BERLIN (AP) — More than half a million people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, significantly higher than the previous record as the church wrestles with a long-running ...

Another 400,000 people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, though the number was down from a record set in 2022 as church leaders struggle to put a long-running scandal over ...

FILE - People wait for the beginning of an Easter Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Spirit 'Heilig Geist Kirche' in Munich, Germany, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Another 400,000 people formally left ...