Cologne, Germany, Feb 19, 2019 / 16:38 pm. Noting the challenges facing the Church in Germany, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne told EWTN last week that amid dispute over the Church's ...

German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, pictured in a file photo, has praised small-group discussions in the Synodal Path process but warns some plans could lead to a "German national church." ...

COLOGNE, Germany — Archdiocesan Catholics who responded to a survey preparing for the 2023 worldwide Synod of Bishops on synodality called for some big changes in the church.

Cologne Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki warned that the Synodal Path reform project could lead to a “German national church.” ...