Less than seven per cent of Catholics in Germany attend weekly Mass, according to the latest figures released by the nation’s bishops.
A comprehensive study detailing the life of the Catholic Church in Germany has shed new light on the actual health of the faith in the country. In recent years, news reports regarding the Church in Germany have become almost synonymous with the Synodal Way and the accompanying decline of Catholic vitality. The latest figures continue that tread.
In nearly every area, the Church in Germany has suffered. “We have fewer members, fewer worship service attendees, fewer pastoral staff, and changing financial circumstances,” wrote Bishop Heiner Wilmer, the chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK).
