German bishops have postponed a crucial vote on establishing a Synodal Council following a request from the Vatican. The council was intended to be a mixed body of laity and bishops governing the Church in Germany. It was scheduled for discussion during a February 19–22 plenary assembly in Augsburg. Matthias Kopp, spokesperson for the German Read more
Germany’s bishops have denied that a conference dubbed a “shadow council” in Rome was about changing Church teaching. The heads of the Swiss, German and French bishops’ conferences organised a “study day” held at Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University last week. It was attended by nine bishops, 17 professors and priests, and selected media representatives. One Read more