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Christa Pongratz-Lippitt

When not writing for NCR, Christa Pongratz-Lippitt is Austrian correspondent for the London-based weekly Catholic magazine The Tablet.

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Switzerland's new nuncio discusses Communion, same-sex marriage, divorced and remarried Catholics

Dec 30, 2015

Evangelicals should not allow controversies over homosexuality to separate them

Dec 17, 2015

'Synodality must once again become a structural practice in the church,' German cardinals and theologians insist

Dec 15, 2015

Women in leading positions at Vatican increasing

Dec 3, 2015

Pope’s concept of a synodal church must be put into practice, Marx says

Nov 11, 2015

Synod opened the door for those divorced and remarried, Kasper says

Nov 4, 2015

Text of German proposal for Communion for remarried at synod

Oct 22, 2015

Marx's plea for divorced, remarried Catholics: Eucharist 'not a prize for the perfect'

Oct 16, 2015

German Archabbot regrets that women religious may not vote at the synod

Oct 13, 2015

Schönborn: New synod procedure a 'huge step forward' compared to 'frustrating experience' of former synods

Oct 12, 2015

More than 10,000 migrants pour into Austria and Germany from Hungary

Oct 12, 2015

Synod's purpose to underline protection, importance of marriage and family as an institution, Marx emphasizes

Oct 6, 2015

Marx: Streamlining annulments 'sensible' but doesn't solve problems

Sep 10, 2015

German priest wants more action, transparency from Vatican to clear sex abuse cases

Sep 10, 2015

Austrian cardinal calls upon EU bishops to "find a common line" for migrant crisis

Sep 8, 2015

Students’ synod questionnaire meets with surprisingly wide response

Aug 24, 2015

Lesbian rehired; German church revises laws

Aug 10, 2015

Vatican adviser: Married priests, women deacons would add 'dynamism'

Jul 23, 2015

Schüller: Merging parishes is an unimaginative way to handle the priest shortage

Jun 1, 2015

German religious superiors: The church must have greater confidence in the faithful

Mar 20, 2015

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