Angela Merkel
Pope Francis at 10 years: A reformer’s learning curve
By Nicole Winfield — March 13, 2023
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope who once envisioned a papacy of 'two or three' years shows no signs of slowing down.
Merkel meets pope and receives farewell tribute from Draghi
By Associated Press — October 7, 2021
Merkel herself has called this her farewell bilateral trip to Italy as chancellor, and her unusually long 45-minute papal audience and glowing tribute from Draghi indicated her Roman counterparts wanted to pay their respects, too.
Germany: Survivors, leaders remember victims of July floods
By Associated Press — August 30, 2021
BERLIN (AP) — Catholic Bishop Georg Bätzing said he sees 'a glimmer of hope' in the countless people who selflessly offered help to affected communities.
Germany continues payments to churches a century after deciding to stop
By Tom Heneghan — February 13, 2019
PARIS (RNS) — The state subsidies to churches have survived due to a provision in the law that makes ending them more costly than continuing to pay.
In Germany, Catholic Church grapples with blessings for gay marriage
By Tom Heneghan — January 23, 2018
(RNS) — Though presiding at a gay marriage remains out of the question, some church officials have suggested that priests should be allowed to bless gay unions.
Germany worried about ‘imported anti-Semitism’ after immigrant protests
By Tom Heneghan — January 9, 2018
(RNS) — By adding Jews to the immigration debate, last month’s anti-Israel and anti-Jewish protests touched Germany’s most sensitive wound and prompted politicians to ask how to counter a new 'Islamic anti-Semitism.'
Pope tells Merkel to keep pressing for international cooperation
By Balazs Koranyi — June 17, 2017
(Reuters) 'The pope encouraged me to continue and fight for international agreements, including the Paris agreement,' Merkel said after an unusually long private audience with him.
Germany dismisses ‘Islam law’ as integration debate resurfaces
By Paul Carrel — April 3, 2017
(Reuters) Merkel, who will seek a fourth term in what is expected to be a close-fought ballot, has come under fire for opening Germany's doors to refugees, more than one million of whom - mostly Muslims - have entered the country over the past two years.
Merkel says Islamist terrorism is biggest test for Germany
By guest — December 31, 2016
(REUTERS) The leader of Western Europe's largest economy also urged Germans to shun populism and said Germany should take a leading role in addressing the many challenges facing the European Union.
Angela Merkel calls for countrywide, full-face veil ban in Germany
By Jabeen Bhatti — December 7, 2016
'The full-face veil is not acceptable in our country,' she said to party members meeting in Essen. 'It should be banned wherever legally possible.'
Germans consider Protestant bishops, Muslim writer for their next president
By Tom Heneghan — November 7, 2016
(RNS) Germans want their president to be a moral leader willing and able to speak about the state of the nation’s soul. Pundits like to call this the 'preacher in chief' aspect of the job.
Pope Francis tells Europe to ‘tear down walls’
By Jerome Socolovsky — May 6, 2016
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Argentine pontiff made the comments as he received an award for work done in the service of European integration.
Islam incompatible with German constitution, says AfD party
By RNS staff — April 17, 2016
BERLIN — The party is profiting from popular angst about how Germany can cope with an influx of migrants, over a million of whom arrived last year.
German churches tone down refugee welcome as problems mount
By Tom Heneghan — February 12, 2016
PARIS (RNS) The shifting emphasis from religion to realpolitik marked the end of an unusual period during which many Germans took a firm moral stand to help the desperate refugees.
American Christians could take a lesson from Angela Merkel (COMMENTARY)
By Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons — December 10, 2015
(RNS) Chancellor Angela Merkel has some advice for defensive and fearful Germans who are concerned about Muslim immigration: Go back to church. That’s good advice for American Christians as well.
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