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German Catholics 'passing through a deep valley', says prominent lay leader

cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 10:46:28 -0400

The German Catholic Church is "in deep distress," said Thomas Sternberg, president of the Central Committee of German Catholics, the coordinating body of official German Catholic lay organizations.

Editorial: Luther's lesson

crstaff@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Staff) — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 14:36:45 -0400

When an obscure monk named Martin Luther tacked a list of declarations onto the door of a German cathedral on Oct. 31, 1517, no one imagined his musings were about to break up the Catholic Church. All Luther wanted when penning his 95 theses was to start a conversation. In his view, the Church had lost its way.��

Martin Luther used medieval traditions to form his stance on justification

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 14:10:00 -0400

WASHINGTON – Martin Luther used two medieval traditions to form his position on justification – a stance that nearly 500 years later ultimately found acceptance among Catholics, according to a German Lutheran theologian and pastor.

Pope will elevate Sweden's sole bishop to College of Cardinals

Sat, 27 May 2017 14:59:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – Cardinal-designate Anders Arborelius of Stockholm is Sweden's only Catholic bishop and the first native Swede to hold the post since the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.

Revisiting the Reformation: bridging 500 years of division

mikes@catholicregister.org (Michael Swan, The Catholic Register) — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 12:00:00 -0400

Martin Luther would be amazed. He would never have imagined the Pope of Rome could be a mere guest in any Christian church.

EXCERPTS: Pope Francis on ecumenism, secularism, terrorism and gossip

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 10:27:56 -0400

Pope Francis leaves on Monday (Oct. 31) for an overnight trip to Sweden, a historically Protestant country that today is one of the most secular in the world.

The path to unity

editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 12:50:10 -0400

Pope Francis will join Lutheran leaders in Sweden Oct. 31 to launch a year of commemoration leading up to next year��Ƶapp 500th anniversary of the onset of the Protestant Reformation. At first glance, it seems an odd stage for the Pope to occupy.

Ecumenical papal trip: Touching the Christian heart of secular Sweden

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 05:59:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis' recent insistence on "walking ecumenism," the notion that Christians will draw closer to each other as they work together to help the poor, should resonate well with Lutherans and Catholics in Sweden.

Ecumenical papal trip also will show pain of division, Lutheran says

cns@catholicnews.com (Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service) — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:59:00 -0400

VATICAN CITY – The extension of Pope Francis' trip to Sweden by one day to accommodate a papal Mass for the nations' Catholics does not detract from the ecumenical power of the trip, but actually highlights the need for Christian unity, said the general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation.

Hope for future in Reformation��Ƶapp past

dmacpherson@catholicregister.org (Fr. Damian MacPherson S.A.) — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 14:07:00 -0400

Oct. 31, 2017 will mark the 500th anniversary of the date Martin Luther posted his 95 proposals on the door of a Catholic church in Germany to launch the Protestant Reformation. Indeed, Luther��Ƶapp imprint on Christianity has never faded over the centuries.