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Shared Reflection at the Eucharist on 18 July 2026
[The Gospel told of of weeds growing in the wheat field]
- Listening to this gospel, I want to fight!
- When we are challenged, ask “Why do you believe...
Synodality’s promise meets hierarchical pushback
by Brendan Butler
Sydney just told its priests to bring back the kneelers, and Rome has told Germany’s bishops no to letting laypeople preach in place...
The Baptised have wisdom to share too
Dear Pope Leo & Members of the Dicastery,
It is with great disappointment that we read that the Vatican has once again denied women and lay people...
Forbidden Homily - An examination of conscience
Harald Prinz preached during a Eucharistic celebration on Sunday.
Last Sunday, I preached at a Eucharistic celebration. The church was full; a jubilarian...
LGBTQ+ Equality in the Catholic Church?
We Are Church International calls on the Catholic Church to change its teaching that considers homosexual tendencies to be "objectively disordered".
- Such...
Open Letter from Spanish Christian Networks to Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his upcoming visit to Spain.
Most esteemed Pope Leo XIV:
With affection and appreciation, we wish to convey our feelings and regards regarding your upcoming visit to Spain.
Christian...
Blessed with bishops?
Dr Martha Heizer, We Are Church - Austria, watched Cardinal Grech's greeting at the closing service of the German Catholic Congress on television. And...
Church reform movements demand: Abolish the celibacy law at last!
Press release 21 May 2026
In light of the media discussions surrounding Vienna Cathedral's parish priest Toni Faber and his repeated appearances with...
Have Courage - Stand Up - ("Hab Mut - Steh Auf")
104th Katholikentag in Würzburg (13-17 May 2026)
My first Catholic Congress was a wonderful surprise! Thousands of organizations. Clergy, laypeople,...
Latest News
Shared Reflection at the Eucharist on 18 July 2026
[The Gospel told of of weeds growing in the wheat field]
- Listening to this gospel, I want to fight!
- When we are challenged, ask “Why do you believe...
Synodality’s promise meets hierarchical pushback
by Brendan Butler
Sydney just told its priests to bring back the kneelers, and Rome has told Germany’s bishops no to letting laypeople preach in place...
The Baptised have wisdom to share too
Dear Pope Leo & Members of the Dicastery,
It is with great disappointment that we read that the Vatican has once again denied women and lay people...
Forbidden Homily - An examination of conscience
Harald Prinz preached during a Eucharistic celebration on Sunday.
Last Sunday, I preached at a Eucharistic celebration. The church was full; a jubilarian...
LGBTQ+ Equality in the Catholic Church?
We Are Church International calls on the Catholic Church to change its teaching that considers homosexual tendencies to be "objectively disordered".
- Such...
Open Letter from Spanish Christian Networks to Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his upcoming visit to Spain.
Most esteemed Pope Leo XIV:
With affection and appreciation, we wish to convey our feelings and regards regarding your upcoming visit to Spain.
Christian...
Blessed with bishops?
Dr Martha Heizer, We Are Church - Austria, watched Cardinal Grech's greeting at the closing service of the German Catholic Congress on television. And...
Church reform movements demand: Abolish the celibacy law at last!
Press release 21 May 2026
In light of the media discussions surrounding Vienna Cathedral's parish priest Toni Faber and his repeated appearances with...
Have Courage - Stand Up - ("Hab Mut - Steh Auf")
104th Katholikentag in Würzburg (13-17 May 2026)
My first Catholic Congress was a wonderful surprise! Thousands of organizations. Clergy, laypeople,...
Where next for ecumenical relations?
Some global, local and feminist reflections
Revd Jane Stranz worked at the World Council of Churches in Geneva and then served as the national ecumenical officer for the Protestant Churches in France. Ordained into the United Reformed Church, she has worked as a pastor in Reformed and Lutheran parishes of the United Protestant Church of France, as well as in former East Germany.
Watch the videoCatholics Celebrate in Würzburg, Germany
Hab Mut (Have courage) - Steh Auf (Stand Up)
The Report Rome Buried and could not keep secret
Press Release - December 2025
Austria demands, "Women deserve better"
We Are Church greets the new Archbishop of Canterbury
We Are Church International warmly congratulates Dame Sarah Mullally on her appointment as
the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury! She is a prophetic witness to women everywhere that
God calls whom God wants to call, regardless of gender!
The Anglican Church has courageously addressed the same questions that the Roman
Catholic Church continues to deny time and time again. Change is never easy. The
status quo is seen as a safe haven again and again. Our world needs more
prophetic and courageous women to confirm that all genders are equal
not just in heaven but in our world today. Jesus treated women as equals and so
should the Roman Catholic Church.
We Are Church International wishes Dame
Sarah well in the important leadership role to which she has been elected. We thank
her for being a great example of Christian
leadership which we hope will soon be found in our church as well!
We Are Church at the 2025 Asian Youth Academy /Asian Theology Forum in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Martin Schockenhoff from Wir Sind Kirche, Germany, is representing We Are Church at this year's forum. He is pictured with friends from past years.
"As a relevant spiritual formation project for young activists, the AYA/ATF places much emphasis on their religious identity amid the all-things-mixed global world. It also aims to make them what Pope Francis calls “missionary disciples” armed with strong Christian identity with socio-political awareness, socio-cultural analysis and spiritualty."
The emphasis at this year's forum is on:
- "Asian Christianity’s Critical Approach to COP 30,
- UN-led SDGs
- Religious Nationalism from the View of Peoples Caught in a Desperate Situation in Asia"