The statement comes after the Permanent Council of the German Bishops’ Conference, to which all 27 diocesan bishops belong, on Monday approved the statutes for the Synodal Committee, despite ...

The FABC structure is that every four years we hold what is called the plenary assembly, which has fewer numbers of bishops attending. It has a specific theme. We have had about 11 of those already.

The council is intended as an “advisory and decision-making body on essential developments in the church and in society,” and would be composed of 27 diocesan bishops, 27 laypeople appointed ...

ROME (AP) — A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted they scrap a planned vote on a controversial proposal to let laypeople participate in a decision ...

The Naperville City Council took several actions at its last meeting of May, from the approval of a new pay structure for the city’s nonunion employees to broaching a possible workshop on where ...

The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has urged Kerala MPs to vote in favor of amending the Waqf Amendment bill, citing unconstitutional and unjust provisions in the earlier pact.

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Delegates to the General Conference also would consider a more regional governance structure to better support the remaining denomination, which currently numbers about 30,000 U.S. churches.

An interfaith initiative has been “revitalized” with a new name and structure to better address the evolving needs of its mission for dialogue and peace. Formerly known as the Bishops-Ulama ...

ROME (AP) — A regular meeting of the German Bishops’ Conference this week had been expected to vote on the statutes of a committee that would have prepared for the future council.

ROME — A delegation of German bishops is expected in Rome soon after the Vatican insisted they scrap a planned vote this week on a controversial proposal to let laypeople participate in a ...