Representatives of the Roman Curia and the German Bishops' Conference met again on November 12, 2025 to continue the dialogue agreed upon during the ad limina visit of the German bishops in November 2022. Meetings have previously taken place on July 26, 2023, March 22, 2024, and June 28, 2024.
Meeting between representatives of the Roman Curia and the German Bishops' Conference on November 12, 2025, in the Vatican. (From left to right): Cardinal Victor Fernández, Archbishop Filippo Iannone O.Carm., Cardinal Arthur Roche, General Secretary Dr. Beate Gilles, Msgr. Luciano Alimandi, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Msgr. Johannes Palus, Bishop Dr. Georg Bätzing, Bishop Dr. Franz-Josef Overbeck, Bishop Dr. Stephan Ackermann, Press Spokesperson Dr. Matthias Kopp, Bishop Dr. Bertram Meier, Bishop Dr. Stefan Oster SDB, and Cardinal Kurt Koch.
In their joint press release from the Holy See and the German Bishops' Conference
The dialogue was once again characterized by an honest, open, and constructive atmosphere. Various points regarding the future statutes of a synodal body of the church in Germany (called a "Synodal Conference") were discussed, specifically concerning its nature, composition, and competencies.
Cardinals Victor Fernández, Kurt Koch, Pietro Parolin, and Arthur Roche, as well as Archbishop Filippo Iannone O.Carm., participated on behalf of the Roman Curia. Bishops Stephan Ackermann, Georg Bätzing, Bertram Meier, and Franz-Josef Overbeck, along with General Secretary Dr. Beate Gilles and Press Spokesperson Dr. Matthias Kopp, represented the German Bishops' Conference. Bishop Stefan Oster SDB also participated as a guest.
https://www.dbk.de/presse/aktuelles/meldung/gemeinsame-presseerklaerung-des-heiligen-stuhls-und-der-deutschen-bischofskonferenz-1
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