German bishops’ leader to pro-lifers: Shun nationalism

Bishop Bätzing sends greeting to participants in Germany’s March for Life.

Bishop Georg Bätzing said Friday that Germany’s pro-life movement must not be co-opted by “political, demographic, nationalistic, or even ethnic interests.”

German bishops’ conference chairman Bishop Georg Bätzing speaks at a press conference at Steinfeld Abbey, North Rhine-Westphalia, on March 13, 2025. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz / Marko Orlovic.