In April 2025, following allegations of sexual abuse dating from 2005 to 2007, the Diocese of Münster formally barred Bishop Dhaman Kumar from conducting priestly duties. The diocese’s decision, communicated in a letter on April 17, 2025, was part of a broader effort to address the allegations, involving the forwarding of the complaint to the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Archbishop of Hyderabad.

The Diocese of Münster, in collaboration with Caritas Münster, organized a social media campaign to promote democratic values and oppose the far-right AfD. This initiative is part of a broader effort by the Catholic Church to stand up against extremist ideologies and reinforce societal commitments to tolerance and solidarity.

On January 19, 2021, the Diocese of Münster announced significant governance reforms by limiting the traditional clerical roles and appointing Ralf Hammecke, a former Deutsche Bank executive, as the administrative director. This restructuring aims to modernize operations and incorporate lay leadership, signaling a move towards democratized decision‐making within the Church.

At the 2018 Katholikentag in Münster, a committee affiliated with the Diocese engaged with a far‐right AfD speaker—a decision later regretted. More recently, Catholic leadership has lobbied for a federal ban on the AfD, marking a notable move toward robust anti-extremist and progressive political behavior.