Bavaria
Cross bequeathed by Pope Benedict XVI is stolen from church in his home region in Germany
By Associated Press — June 20, 2023
BERLIN (AP) — “For the Catholic church, the value of the religious object is not quantifiable,” the police statement said.
German curator on a mission to return silver heirlooms stolen from Jewish families by the Nazis
By Kirsten Grieshaber — June 13, 2023
(RNS) — The Bavarian National Museum is returning 111 silver objects at the that the Nazis stole from Jews during the Third Reich in 1939.
How the infamous Oberammergau Passion Play is evolving
By Noam E. Marans — November 21, 2019
(RNS) — For the past three decades, the most heinous anti-Jewish excesses of the world's most famous Passion play have been slowly eliminated, but more work needs to be done.
Bavarian leader puts crosses in state offices
By Tom Heneghan — June 7, 2018
(RNS) —The governor of Bavaria in southern Germany has ordered that Christian crosses be displayed at the entrances to government buildings across his state. The measure, designed to woo conservative voters away from the burgeoning anti-immigrant AfD party, has drawn criticism from church and state alike.
Bavaria pushes ahead with burqa ban as elections loom
By Reuters — February 22, 2017
(Reuters) The move comes seven months before a federal election where immigration will be a prominent issue and the Bavarian conservatives that govern the regionare worried about losing votes to the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
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