For the world’s roughly 800 million Protestants, a small corner of eastern Germany is their spiritual home — a place that takes on added importance this year, the 500th anniversary of the Protestant ...

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Christianity broke into two after Martin Luther pegged his 95 theses to the door of Wittenberg's Castle Church. St, Mary's church, where Luther preached, is seen above. Michael Bader On Oct. 31, 1517, ...

Germany’s main Protestant body distanced itself from the anti-Semitism of its founder, Martin Luther, and pledged to confront the dark side of its roots. In a unanimous decision Wednesday by its 120 ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his last press conference at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts BERLIN (Reuters) - Former U.S.