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748w=370 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" data-attachment-id="257815" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/09/30/new-nuncio-cautions-german-bishops-pope-leo-synodal-way/attachment/dutch-archbishop-hubertus-van-megen/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260930T1451-GERMANY-BISHOPS-NUNCIO-SPEECH-1827567-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"credit":"OSV News photo/Vatican Media/KNA","caption":"Pope Leo XIV speaks with Dutch Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, then apostolic nuncio to Kenya, during a private meeting at the Vatican Oct. 23, 2025. The pope named Archbishop van Megen the new apostolic nuncio to Germany on April 9, 2026. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media/KNA)","copyright":"Vatican Media/KNA","title":"DUTCH ARCHBISHOP HUBERTUS VAN MEGEN","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="DUTCH ARCHBISHOP HUBERTUS VAN MEGEN" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Pope Leo XIV speaks with Dutch Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, then apostolic nuncio to Kenya, during a private meeting at the Vatican Oct. 23, 2025. The pope named Archbishop van Megen the new apostolic nuncio to Germany on April 9, 2026.</p> 749" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/20260930T1451-GERMANY-BISHOPS-NUNCIO-SPEECH-1827567-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> <figcaption><span>Pope Leo XIV speaks with Dutch Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, then apostolic nuncio to Kenya, during a private meeting at the Vatican Oct. 23, 2025. The pope named Archbishop van Megen the new apostolic nuncio to Germany on April 9, 2026. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> OSV News photo/Vatican Media/KNA</span></span></figcaption> 750 751 </figure><!-- .post-thumbnail --> 752 753 754 <div class="main-content"> 755 756 757 758<article id="post-257807" class="post-257807 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-bishops tag-germany tag-vatican entry"> 759 <div class="entry-content"> 760 761 762 763<p class="wp-block-paragraph">(OSV News) — The new apostolic nuncio to Germany, Archbishop Hubertus van Megen, warned the countryâs bishops against charting a separate course for the local Church, reminding them that Catholic unity relies on fidelity to the papacy and the Eucharist.</p> 764 765 766 767<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In his first address to the bishops Sept. 28, the Dutch prelate said the pope “safeguards the visible unity of this Church” while the Eucharist “leads the faithful ever deeper into that unity” with Christ at its center.</p> 768 769 770 771<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Together, they preserve the Church from becoming a mere federation of separate communities, or even an NGO with a Christian veneer,” he said, echoing warnings from Rome over recent reform efforts. “The office of Peter preserves communion in faith and ecclesial governance; the Eucharist brings this communion to its highest fulfillment in the Body and Blood of Christ.”</p> 772 773 774 775<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The German bishops’ conference gathered in the central German city of Fulda for its annual fall plenary assembly Sept. 28-Oct. 1. Among the topics of discussion were the theological significance and impact of “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”), Pope Leo’s encyclical on safeguarding the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.</p> 776<aside class="scaip scaip-1 "><style>@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 320px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 600px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 70px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 90px;}}</style> <div class='newspack_global_ad scaip-1 fixed-height'> 777 <!-- /26887245/Post_insertion_1 --><div id='div-gpt-ad-934543e953-0'></div> </div> 778 </aside> 779 780 781 782<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The conference said that the bishops would also discuss the investigation and handling of sexual abuse cases, adult baptisms in Europe, synodality and refugee issues.</p> 783 784 785 786<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Before Pope Leo appointed him to Germany on April 9, Archbishop van Megen served as apostolic nuncio to Kenya.</p> 787 788 789 790<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In his address to the assemblyâs opening session, the nuncio acknowledged political tensions in Germany after the far-right Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, made electoral gains by securing unprecedented victories in eastern state elections.
790</p> 791 792 793 794<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The party, which has raised concerns over its ideology, anti-immigration stance and close ties with Russia, was explicitly condemned by the German bishops’ conference in a 2024 statement, drawing parallels to the rise of the Nazi party and right-wing extremism in the 20th century.</p> 795 796 797 798<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The AfD, the bishops wrote, “oscillates between genuine right-wing extremism” and “right-wing populism.”</p> 799<aside class="scaip scaip-2 "><style>@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-2{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 320px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-2{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 600px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-2{min-height: 70px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-2{min-height: 90px;}}</style> <div class='newspack_global_ad scaip-2 fixed-height'> 800 <!-- /26887245/Post_insertion_2 --><div id='div-gpt-ad-2fa3691eb1-0'></div> </div> 801 </aside> 802 803 804 805<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We say with all clarity: racial nationalism is incompatible with the Christian image of God and man. Right-wing extremist parties and those that are rampant on the fringes of this ideology therefore cannot be a place of political activity for Christians and cannot be voted for,” the statement read.</p> 806 807 808 809<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Archbishop van Megen noted that “discussions concerning the future of the Republic, including those surrounding the recent elections, are at times conducted with great passion.”</p> 810 811 812 813<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Tensions exist that sometimes appear almost insurmountable,” he said. “It is not only the Church that finds itself in a time of crisis and upheaval; German society, too, is increasingly asking itself: Quo vadis? Where are you going?”</p> 814 815 816 817<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He also acknowledged that as the nuncio to Germany, “
817I live in a country undergoing a profound transformation that leaves many people unsettled.”</p> 818 819 820 821<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I myself am also only at the beginning of my ministry in Germany. I am becoming ever more conscious of how much I do not yet know or do not yet fully understand,” he said. “Over the past weeks, it has become clear to me that it will take time to genuinely understand the deeper spiritual and cultural currents of this country. Perhaps it is not even about understanding everything immediately.”</p> 822<aside class="scaip scaip-3 "><style>@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-3{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 320px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-3{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 600px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-3{min-height: 70px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-3{min-height: 90px;}}</style> <div class='newspack_global_ad scaip-3 fixed-height'> 823 <!-- /26887245/Post_insertion_3 --><div id='div-gpt-ad-d955c4641b-0'></div> </div> 824 </aside> 825 826 827 828<h2 id="h-unity-with-rome" class="wp-block-heading">
828Unity with Rome</h2> 829 830 831 832<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The apostolic nuncio also implicitly addressed the controversial Synodal Way, a three-year reform process led by the German bishopsâ conference.</p> 833 834 835 836<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The process has made a number of proposals, including blessings for same-sex couples and the ordination of women, that have raised concerns, particularly from the Vatican.</p> 837 838 839 <div 840 class="wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles wpnbha is-grid columns-2 colgap-3 show-image image-aligntop ts-3 is-3 is-landscape show-category " 841 style="" 842 > 843 <div data-posts data-current-post-id="257807"> 844 <h2 class="article-section-title"> 845 <span>Related Stories</span> 846 </h2> 847 848 <article data-post-id="246768" 849 class="tag-bishops tag-germany tag-synod-synodality category-news type-post post-has-image" 850 > 851 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 852 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/02/25/german-bishops-conference-elects-proponent-synodal-way-president/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 853 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="German bishopsâ conference elects proponent of controversial Synodal Way as president" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="246769" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/02/25/german-bishops-conference-elects-proponent-synodal-way-president/attachment/german-bishop-heiner-wilmer/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1707" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"credit":"OSV News photo/Katharina Gebauer, KNA","caption":"German Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim, pictured Feb. 23, 2026, during the spring plenary assembly of the German Bishops' Conference in W\u00fcrzburg, was elected the next president of the conference Feb. 24. Bishop Wilmer, who will serve as president for a six-year term, succeeds Bishop Georg B\u00e4tzing of Limburg, who chose not to seek reelection. (OSV News photo/Katharina Gebauer, KNA)","copyright":"KNA","title":"GERMAN BISHOP HEINER WILMER","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="GERMAN BISHOP HEINER WILMER" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>German Bishop Heiner Wilmer of Hildesheim, pictured Feb. 23, 2026, during the spring plenary assembly of the German Bishops&#8217; Conference in Würzburg, was elected the next president of the conference Feb. 24. Bishop Wilmer, who will serve as president for a six-year term, succeeds Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, who chose not to seek reelection.</p> 854" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260224T1507-GERMAN-BISHOPS-SPRING-ASSEMBLY-1813988-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> </a> 855 856 </figure><!-- .featured-image --> 857 858 <div class="entry-wrapper"> 859 860 <div class="cat-links "> 861 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/category/news/">News</a> </div> 862 <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/02/25/german-bishops-conference-elects-proponent-synodal-way-president/" rel="bookmark">German bishopsâ conference elects proponent of controversial Synodal Way as president</a></h3> <div class="entry-meta"> 863 <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2026-02-25T15:36:50-05:00">February 25, 2026</time><time class="updated" datetime="2026-02-25T15:36:52-05:00">February 25, 2026</time> </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 864 </div><!-- .entry-wrapper --> 865 </article> 866 867 868 <article data-post-id="236404" 869 class="tag-europe tag-lgbt tag-vatican category-news type-post post-has-image" 870 > 871 <figure class="post-thumbnail"> 872 <a href="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/08/14/german-bishops-divided-same-sex-blessings/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> 873 <img decoding="async" width="1200" height="900" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="German bishops deeply divided over new guidelines for same-sex blessings" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 600px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="236407" data-permalink="https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2025/08/14/german-bishops-divided-same-sex-blessings/attachment/catholic-church-same-sex-blessing/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.americamagazine.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20250813T1830-GERMANY-SAME-SEX-GUIDELINES-1802474-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1729&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1729" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"credit":"OSV News photo/Reuters","caption":"A rainbow flag is seen on the wall of a Catholic church in Cologne, Germany, May 10, 2021. A German Catholic spokesman has defended his church's approach to blessing same-sex couples, despite evidence of disagreement among the country's bishops about recent guidelines published in April 2025. 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887 </div> 888 889 </div> 890 891 892 893<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Synodal Way also proposed allowing qualified laypeople to deliver the homily during Sunday and feast day Masses, based on pastoral needs, and the German bishops approved it during their spring assembly in February.</p> 894 895 896 897<p class="wp-block-paragraph">However, the Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments announced June 23 that it had denied the bishops’ request.</p> 898 899 900 901<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The late Pope Francis was critical of the Synodal Way and warned that it was guided by ideological principles rather than the Holy Spirit.</p> 902<aside class="scaip scaip-4 "><style>@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-4{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 320px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-4{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 600px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-4{min-height: 70px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-4{min-height: 90px;}}</style> <div class='newspack_global_ad scaip-4 fixed-height'> 903 <!-- /26887245/Post_insertion_4 --><div id='div-gpt-ad-7b8817d392-0'></div> </div> 904 </aside> 905 906 907 908<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Reflecting on the meaning of the word “synod,” Archbishop van Megen said it stood for “the experience of journeying together,” and not individually.</p> 909 910 911 912<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Synodality, he said, “can never be the concern of individual groups alone while others are left behind. The People of God wander through the desert together. The Good Shepherd also searches for the one lost sheep. This applies not only to the Church, but equally to the entire country.”</p> 913 914 915 916<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The nuncio also emphasized that Rome “is the visible center and the guarantor of the unity of the Universal Church, to which the Church in Germany also belongs.”</p> 917 918 919 920<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While every local Church has its own dignity and mission, Archbishop van Megen reminded the bishops that no local Church “is more or less Church than another.”</p> 921 922 923 924<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The Church in Africa differs from the Church in Europe, as it does from that in Latin America or Asia,” he explained. “None of these Churches holds primacy on account of its size or cultural influence. 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