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German police search church properties in probe of Cologne archbishop over perjury allegations
By Kirsten Grieshaber — June 28, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The cardinal is under investigation on suspicion of having falsely testified to court about when he became aware of reports of clergy sexual abuse in the archdiocese.
German court orders Cologne archdiocese to pay clergy abuse victim over $300,000
By Associated Press — June 13, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — The German church has been making voluntary payments to abuse survivors. Victims' groups criticized the amounts as too small.
Prominent mosque in Germany sounds 1st public call to prayer
By Geir Moulson and Martin Meissner — October 14, 2022
(RNS) — Germany’s fourth-biggest city last year cleared the way for mosques to apply for permission for the muezzin to call for a maximum five minutes between noon and 3 p.m. on Fridays.
Insurers suddenly raise stakes on German churches’ sex abuse response
By Tom Heneghan — May 19, 2022
(RNS) — One of Germany’s biggest trade associations, representing 10 million insured people, has given victims of sexual abuse a powerful ally with deep pockets and highly paid lawyers.
Germany celebrates a historic milestone of Jewish culture — while looking forward
By Ken Chitwood — May 6, 2021
BERLIN (RNS) — As their community turns 1,700 this year, Germany’s Jews want to cast off the bleak history of the Holocaust in favor of a ‘living Judaism.’
German cardinal tarred as ‘Antichrist’ for defending Muslims
By Jerome Socolovsky — April 28, 2016
(RNS) Support for far-right politicians who espouse anti-Muslim views has grown amid the influx of over 1 million immigrants to Germany last year.
German archdiocese of Cologne worth more than the Vatican
By Reuters — February 20, 2015
PARIS (Reuters) The landmark Cologne Cathedral along the Rhine is listed as being worth only 27 euros - one euro for each of the 26 land parcels beneath it and one euro for the priceless building.
Bishop’s suspension a symptom of German Catholic Church’s wealth
By Nele Mailin Obermueller — October 23, 2013
(RNS) As the new pontiff tries to reform the way the church does business, German dioceses, which reportedly include the world's wealthiest in Cologne, are chafing under the new direction as membership numbers continue to dwindle.
GUEST COMMENTARY: Expanding the debate around circumcision
By Ronald Goldman — September 4, 2012
(RNS) Beliefs about circumcision will not be easy to change, but questioning circumcision is already happening for Jews. A proposed law in Germany to ban circumcision on young boys offers a chance to expand the debate and move the conversation forward. By Ronald Goldman.
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