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German Synodal Way designed to create ‘pressure’ on the Church, founding president says

December 2, 2022 Catholic News Agency 17

Thomas Sternberg speaking at a press conference for the German "Synodal Way" on Sept. 30, 2021, in Frankfurt. / Synodaler Weg/Maximilian von Lachner

CNA Newsroom, Dec 2, 2022 / 07:10 am (CNA).
The German Synodal Way was designed from … […]

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“Synodal Way” votes to establish permanent “Synodal Council” to oversee Church and dioceses in Germany

September 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

The cross of the German “Synodal Way” / Maximilian von Lachner / Synodaler Weg

CNA Newsroom, Sep 10, 2022 / 21:28 pm (CNA).
In a move aimed at achieving what critics have compared to communist councils in the Soviet Union, participants of the G… […]

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Will the German ‘Synodal Way’ lead to a permanent ‘Synodal Council’?

September 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

A meeting of the "Synodal Way" in Frankfurt, Germany in February, 2022. / Synodaler Weg/Max von Lachner

CNA Newsroom, Sep 7, 2022 / 06:31 am (CNA).
Shortly before the next assembly of the German “Synodal Way,” one of the founders conf… […]

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Majority of German Catholics don’t like Church being against abortion, poll finds

August 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 7

The 2021 March for Life in Berlin, Germany. / Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch.

CNA Newsroom, Aug 11, 2022 / 06:58 am (CNA).
According to a new representative poll, 58% of German Catholics do not like “the fact that the Pope and the Church speak out a… […]

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Leading laywoman and Co-President of German ‘Synodal Way’ calls for ‘nationwide provision of abortion’

July 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Irme Stetter-Karp, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics. / zdk.de.

Berlin, Germany, Jul 14, 2022 / 03:31 am (CNA).
A leading laywoman and co-president of the German “Synodal Way” has demanded a “nationwide provision of abortio… […]

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Influential German Catholic lay group elects new leader

November 19, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

Irme Stetter-Karp, the new president of the Central Committee of German Catholics. / zdk.de.

Berlin, Germany, Nov 19, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
An influential German Catholic lay organization chose its new leader on Friday.Members of the Central C… […]

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‘Synodal Way’ members back proposal promoting evangelization after voting mix-up

October 1, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Thomas Sternberg and Bishop Georg Bätzing at the Synodal Way’s second Synodal Assembly in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 30, 2021. / Synodaler Weg/Maximilian von Lachner.

Frankfurt, Germany, Oct 1, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Participants in the German Ca… […]

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Ahead of key ‘Synodal Way’ meeting, lay leader says: ‘What matters now is the ability to compromise’

September 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 6

Thomas Sternberg, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK), speaks at a ‘Synodal Way’ press conference. / Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch.

Bonn, Germany, Sep 6, 2021 / 23:00 pm (CNA).
Ahead of a crucial meeting for Germany’s contro… […]

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