The number of practicing Christians in Germany is falling. The result is surplus churches. What happens to these empty houses of worship?On its final day, St. Anna's is almost full again. A choir is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bishop Heiner Wilmer, new Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, speaks at a press conference following his election. Daniel ...

The collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November and subsequent vote of no confidence is the latest twist in a country that was once a pillar of political stability. The three major ...

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German bishops began key talks on Monday that will see them choose a new leader to steer the country's Catholic Church through a controversial reforms process and settle compensation demands from ...

When Germany's bishops were rebuked by a top Vatican official over a handbook for blessing same-sex couples, the public spat was followed with interest by German-speaking Catholics. "Whereas the ...

At the end of January, the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian ally the Christian Social Union (CSU), the neoliberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the far-right Alternative ...

The Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Federal Criminal Police Office found that attacks against German churches increased by 20% in 2024, with a total of 111 registered crimes, reported CNA ...