The Catholic Church in Germany (German: Katholische Kirche in Deutschland) or Roman Catholic Church in Germany (German: Römisch-katholische Kirche in Deutschland) is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church in communion with the Pope, assisted by the Roman Curia, and with the German bishops.

Christianization was facilitated by the prestige of the Christian Roman Empire amongst its pagan subjects and was achieved gradually by various means. The rise of Germanic Christianity was at first voluntary, particularly among groups associated with the Roman Empire.

Jul 1, 2024 · Just one day after the news that hundreds of thousands of Catholics left the Church in Germany in 2023, the Vatican met with representatives of the German Synodal Way to discuss the...

Jul 1, 2023 · Germany's Catholic Church is in shock following this week's report on the record number of people leaving the institution: Altogether 522,821 Catholics left their church in 2022,...

Feb 23, 2023 · By its own act of confession, the Catholic Church in Germany subordinates itself again to the Universal Church. The bishops, trapped in systemic constraints, free themselves from the clutching...

Jun 28, 2023 · The Catholic Church in Germany is facing an unprecedented crisis, with more than half a million baptized Catholics leaving the Church in 2022, according to figures released by the German...

Jun 28, 2023 · A record number of people left the Catholic Church in Germany last year, according to just released figures from the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK). In total, 522,821 people disaffiliated,...

Feb 6, 2023 · The Catholic Church in Germany is not only facing its last synodal assembly in March 2023, but also its biggest decision on direction in many decades.

The following essay is in four parts. The first part treats the history of the Catholic Church in Germany from the period of Christian origins to 1500, the second from 1500 to 1789, the third from 1789 to 1900, and the fourth from 1900 to the present. From the …

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