Can the New Leader of Germany’s Bishops Prevent a Schism?

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Press spokesman Matthias Kopp (right) introduces the newly elected president of the German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Heiner Wilmer, in Würzburg, Germany, on Feb. 24, 2026.

Bishop Heiner Wilmer, new president of the German Bishops’ Conference, could take a more conciliatory approach to Rome even as debates continue over the Synodal Way.

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