Cologne Cathedral

‘A dear friend’: Syrian carves model of Cologne cathedral

By Kirsten Grieshaber and Daniel Niemann — June 21, 2022
COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — Alkhudr, who is Muslim, said he developed such a close connection to the Catholic cathedral that at some point it felt like the building became a part of him.

Cologne Catholic church holds penance service on sex abuse

By Kirsten Grieshaber and Daniel Niemann — November 18, 2021
The German Catholic Church’s handling of sexual abuse reports has caused a crisis in Cologne, where the archbishop, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, has taken a “spiritual timeout" on the advice of Pope Francis.

 A Pope Francis gargoyle now watches over Cologne cathedral  

By Tom Heneghan — November 8, 2018
PARIS (RNS) — Germany’s largest Gothic church traditionally adorns its architecture with surprising statues, but not everybody is pleased to see this one.
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