According to the German Bishops’ Conference, Catholics now make up less than a quarter of Germany’s population and less than ...

The Catholic Church in Germany has lost another 321,611 followers in 2024. The exodus of believers continues inexorably, and according to statistics presented by the German Bishops' Conference ...

Germany's Roman Catholics can only remain ... for the nationalization of religious property. In 2011, the Catholic Church received 5bn Euros and the Protestant Church 4.5bn Euros from taxpayers ...

Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne that linked Jesus with the church abuse scandal.

Pope Francis has approved a new three-year reform process for the Catholic Church, sending a strong signal he plans to ...

Before the vote, the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) and the Catholic German Bishops' Conference (DBK) wrote a joint letter to all parliamentarians urgently warning against such collaboration.

AN ANGLICAN priest has pledged to work for closer ecumenical ties in Germany after being chosen to chair the country’s main ...

Faced with dwindling church congregations in Germany, spiritual leaders are getting creative in their efforts to attract young people. The numbers of people leaving both the Catholic and ...

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