Politics —
Politics —
Associations —
Germany: Federation of German Catholic Youth organises first virtual Federal Assembly. 108 delegates representing 660,000 members
Germany: ecumenical celebration to mark anniversary of WWII end on Friday 8 May
The Church in Europe —
Germany: Mass with devotees has been resumed. Anti-Covid measures and telephone reservations
New rules —
COVID-19 Coronavirus: Germany, towards controlled resumption of liturgies. Catholic and Protestant Churches submit proposals to Government
EU: international protection to 295,000 persons in 2019, mostly from Syria and Venezuela. Most welcoming countries: Germany, France and Spain
Germany: “Cast the Nets”, online prayer campaign for religious vocations
Coronavirus Covid-19: Germany, bells on at Easter in all the Catholic and Evangelical churches
COVID-19 Coronavirus: Germany, initiatives from Dioceses of Mainz, Augsburg and Freiburg. Bishop Kohlgraf quarantined
COVID-19 Coronavirus: Germany, media coverage of the epidemic. Süddeutsche Zeitung, schools closed in Bavaria. Bild, first redundancies
Churches in Europe —
Germany: Mgr. Georg Bätzing, Bishop of Limburg, new president of German Bishops’ Conference
Extremism —
