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German impatience rises over synodal conference delay

The proposal for a permanent national synodal body has stalled in Rome, and patience is wearing thin locally.

Luke Coppen
Sep 30, 2026
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German bishops’ conference chairman Bishop Heiner Wilmer said Monday that he hoped the Vatican would respond to a request to approve a new national body known as the synodal conference by the end of 2026.

Bishop Heiner Wilmer, chairman of the German bishops’ conference. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz / Marko Orlovic.

Wilmer made the remark on the open…

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