Germany: Polina, a Ukrainian refugee, now a young altar server in a Rhineland parish
Germany: Mgr. Hesse (Bishops’ Conference), “refugees are not mere numbers, but people with faces and stories”
Germany: Bishops’ Conference, “Catholic Book Prize for Children and Adolescents” goes to graphic novel “Völlig meschugge?!” by Andreas Steinhöfel and Melanie Garanin
Germany: outcomes of the Bishops’ Plenary Assembly. Mgr. Bätzing (DBK President), “German Church does not seek divisions”
Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: German Catholic Church, special collection to support relief efforts for victims on second Sunday of Lent
Germany: Diocese of Passau provides personal counselling to the bereaved
Germany: Dresden to host the Bishops’ next plenary assembly: war in Ukraine, Synod and WYD on the agenda
Germany: protection of Creation and solar energy, photovoltaic panels on church roofs in the Diocese of Münster
Germany: Hoffmann (Pax Christi), “end killings in Ukraine. Negotiations are needed to achieve this objective”
NEONAZISM —
Fears of Third Reich revival in Germany. Connections with far-right extremists
di Massimo LavenaIn one of the largest law enforcement operations to date in Germany against extremist neo-Nazi- groups, police officers arrested 25…
HOUSES OF WORSHIP —
Demolish or reconvert? Debate on the use of empty churches
di Massimo LavenaChurches in Germany are losing members. Increasingly numerous abjurations are recorded each year, especially in Catholic and Protestant contexts, resulting…
