Published on Oct. 30, the document is intended to serve as an orientation aid for Catholic and other schools in Germany.

Benedict XVI never sought to cover up cases of sex abuse by clergy. That is the conviction of the German Bishop Stefan Oster. In a reflection published on his website on Jan. 30, the bishop of Passau, ...

Five German bishops have written a letter in support of Bishop Stefan Oster of Passau who last week openly criticized a document released by the German Church’s top lay organization, the ZdK. In the ...

A new document on sexual identity in Catholic schools, Created, Redeemed and Loved, has sparked a rift among German bishops. Critics like Bishop Stefan Oster and Cardinal Woelki argue it violates ...

In the latest in a series of high-profile critiques of the German Synodal Way, Bishop Stefan Oster of the Diocese of Passau did not shy away from identifying profound theological disagreements as the ...