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Catholic Church strengthens pastoral care for queer people

In a diocese in the southern German city of Munich, LGBTQI believers now have their own contact persons for pastoral care. However, parishioners...

09.12.2024 20

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Merkel's book, Merkel's mission, Merkel's world

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's book was already causing a stir before it was published. There's also the question of what role it might play...

25.11.2024 20

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Germany's birth rate drops to 10-year record-low

The number of children born in Germany is falling. This will have long-term consequences for society, according to demographic experts. Even a...

05.11.2024 70

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Jews in Germany face antisemitism surge since Oct. 7 attacks

Antisemitic incidents reported in Germany have multiplied in the year following the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. From stones thrown to faltering...

06.10.2024 50

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German conservative Friedrich Merz to run for chancellor

It's as good as official: liberal businessman Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, is set to be the party's lead candidate in...

17.09.2024 20

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Number of Orthodox Christians in Germany is on the rise

While the Catholic and Protestant churches are reporting membership losses in Germany every year, Christian Orthodoxy is growing.

03.08.2024 50

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Potsdam's new synagogue a 'milestone' for Jewish community

Potsdam is the last of Germany's 16 state capitals to open a synagogue. The lengthy construction process has ended with a much-anticipated event and...

04.07.2024 20

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Israel brings in military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews

Israel has introduced mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews, ending long-standing exemptions. The move has sparked significant debate...

28.06.2024 30

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Israel brings in military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews

The Israeli Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jews must also be conscripted into military service — a move that will have...

27.06.2024 10

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New Buddhist temple opens in Berlin

Germany's newest Buddhist temple has opened in Berlin. It will be home to a small but very international religious community.

23.06.2024 10

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New Buddhist temple to open in Berlin

Germany's newest Buddhist temple is opening in Berlin. It will be home to a small but very international religious community.

23.06.2024 20

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Germany: Top environmentalist Klaus Töpfer dies

He was one of the most popular politicians in the former West Germany and went on to spearhead environmental policy in reunified Germany and beyond....

11.06.2024 30

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More and more refugees seeks protection in churches

In Germany, Protestant and Catholic churches, as well as Jewish communities have offered asylum to refugees for decades. But German authorities have...

01.06.2024 30

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Who is Charlemagne Prize honoree Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt?

Once rabbi of Moscow, he fled Russia over Putin's war on Ukraine. Now, as head of the Conference of European Rabbis, he warns of an 'explosion of...

09.05.2024 80

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Amnesty annual report criticizes European 'double standards'

The human rights watchdog has deplored Germany and other European countries' approach toward Gaza. The situation in the Middle East is a primary focus...

24.04.2024 30

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German military to get Islamic chaplaincy

Muslim Bundeswehr soldiers have long lacked the pastoral care available to their Christian and, as of recent years, Jewish counterparts. What was once...

01.04.2024 20

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Germany's RAF terrorism — an unresolved story

Left-wing terrorism once shook the Federal Republic of Germany. The Red Army Faction emerged from the radicalized student protest movement in the...

10.03.2024 10

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Germany's Catholic Church speaks out against far right

German bishops are concerned about right-wing extremism and have explicitly positioned themselves against the populist Alternative for Germany. An...

23.02.2024 10

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