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German ‘synodal way’

Inaugural meeting of German Synodal Conference postponed indefinitely

The Vatican has not yet approved the statutes establishing the new body.

Edgar Beltrán
Aug 28, 2026
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The first meeting of the German Synodal Conference, originally planned for November, has been postponed indefinitely, because the Vatican has yet to approve the statutes establishing the new body.

German bishops’ conference chairman Bishop Heiner Wilmer attends a press conference on Feb. 24, 2026, in Würzburg. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz / Marko O…

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