US EditionSynodal Path: in Germany, the Catholic Church Moves at Several Speeds
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The Reform Dialogue Synodal Path began in 2019. After six years of debate, the Catholic bishops and lay people take stock. Many praise a cultural change, others are disappointed.
“We cannot vote on the Resurrection”: Cardinal of Cologne absent from German Synodal Path meeting and considers it over - ZENIT
(ZENIT News / Cologne, 01.29.2026).- As Germany’s Synodal Path convenes its sixth and final assembly in Stuttgart on January 29, 2026, one of the country’s most prominent cardinals is notably absent. Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne has chosen not to attend. His reason is blunt: for him, the Synodal Path is over. “I took part in all five agreed assemblies,” Woelki said in a recent interview with Domradio. “But for me, this process has rea…
By Raphael Steffen. With the Synodal Path, the Catholic Church in Germany is attempting a fresh start after the loss of trust following the abuse scandal. The reform project has remained controversial throughout: The Vatican suspected a departure from pure doctrine, and several conservative bishops have repeatedly voiced their criticism. More...
On Thursday, January 29, the sixth and final meeting of the Synodal Committee for the launch of the Synodal Way of the Church in Stuttgart begins.
The reform dialogue of the Catholic Church ends after six years. Stuttgart takes stock: What has been achieved, what has failed and what does the future look like?
Six years after the start of the reform process, the members of the synodal path take a first look, in Stuttgart, from Thursday 29 January 2026, at a sixth and final session. On the ground, the measures voted are more or less applied according to the dioceses.
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