Bishop Bätzing Calls Germany a ‘Mission Country,’ Amid Declining Catholic Numbers
Martin Rothweiler/EWTN Germany Bishop Georg Bätzing addresses journalists on Sept. 28, 2023. The Catholic population in Germany, a nation of about 83 million people, has significantly decreased.
Pilgrims of Hope Amidst Crisis: Archbishop Fisichella on the 2025 Jubilee
Screenshot Archbishop Fisichella sat down with EWTN News on April 10 in Rome. With 32 million expected for the Jubilee Year, the Archbishop discusses preparations, his hopes for conversion, and why ‘we are all pilgrims of hope.’
Why do so many Catholics use contraception? Experts weigh in
null / Credit: Goodluz/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 14, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). Recent data from the federally administered National Survey of Family Growth shows large majorities of Catholics report using at least one form of artificial contrace… […]
Mary, Mother of Persecuted Christians gains a shrine in Wyoming
Bishop Robert Pipta of the Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, celebrates a Divine Liturgy on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at the Byzantine chapel at Wyoming Catholic College, on the occasion of the installation and blessing of the new shrine…. […]
Chicago priest apologizes for same-sex blessing, saying it violated Church norms
null / Credit: Reshetnikov_art/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 14, 2024 / 07:48 am (CNA). A priest in Chicago has apologized for the controversial way in which he blessed a same-sex couple in April, calling it a “very poor decision” that … […]
Germany now a ‘mission country,’ Bishop Bätzing says amid declining Catholic numbers
Bishop Georg Bätzing addresses journalists on Sept. 28, 2023. / Credit: Martin Rothweiler/EWTN Germany CNA Newsroom, May 14, 2024 / 09:32 am (CNA). The German Bishops’ Conference president has called Germany — a nation whose very history is ent… […]
‘Transformative dialogue’: Political and religious leaders gather in Lisbon
Vatican News travels to Portugal, where high-profile religious and political leaders are coming together to discuss peacebuilding, climate change, and urban environments. Read all
Canadian politician sparks pro-abortion outrage over Mother’s Day tribute
British Columbia legislators rushed to condemn MLA Bruce Banman’s pro-life comment that motherhood begins ‘from the moment of conception’ as an ‘anti-choice dog whistle.’Read More
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Germany now a ‘mission country,’ Bishop Bätzing says amid declining Catholic numbers
Bishop Georg Bätzing addresses journalists on Sept. 28, 2023. / Credit: Martin Rothweiler/EWTN Germany CNA Newsroom, May 14, 2024 / 09:32 am (CNA). The German Bishops’ Conference president has called Germany — a nation whose very history is entangled with the Catholic Church — a “mission country.” In an interview with the Society of the […]