Overview

• On June 19, ornate Fronleichnam processions carried the consecrated host through the streets of Munich, Bamberg and other Catholic communities.
• In Nuremberg, the feast began with a Catholic Mass in the Protestant St. Sebald church, with the Protestant pastor reading Scripture and carrying the Gospel book during the procession.
• Cardinal Reinhard Marx celebrated Mass on Munich’s Marienplatz before leading the traditional city-wide Eucharistic procession.
• In Bamberg, Archbishop Herwig Gössl used his Fronleichnam sermon to urge believers to respond to global conflicts with tangible neighbourly love and compassion.
• Ecumenical elements this year reflect a broader movement toward Christian unity and have prompted calls for more joint Catholic-Protestant observances.