Tag: Catholic Church
Pope Francis’ painful appeal for peace
In his Easter message, urbi et orbi, the pope called for the “exchange of all prisoners” between Russia and Ukraine. He also called for “the guarantee” of humanitarian access to…
“It is against the dignity of a woman to leave her alone during childbirth” – Bavaria
Maria Geiss-Wittmann fought for the rights of pregnant women in the CSU and the Catholic Church for decades. Visiting a woman who, even at 90, still likes to get on…
The unknown Munich Nazi resistance fighter Walter Klingenbeck – Munich
In August 1943, Walter Klingenbeck’s parents and sister received a letter. “Dear parents and Lisl,” it says. “Today is the last time I have the opportunity to write to you.…
Munich: Easter Sunday and Easter Monday in the churches – Munich
At the solemn mass on Easter Sunday in Cathedral of Our Lady At 10 a.m. with Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the cathedral choir, the young cathedral choir, soloists and the cathedral…
The Christian mail order company Vivat is launching a new streaming service with Yesflix: Hallelujah – Media
If you look around the world at the moment, you could, as the saying goes, fall away from the faith. A new streaming service has been shining into this gloom…
Munich: House for children in Haidhausen is about to close – Munich
The senior citizens’ home of the insolvent St. Josefs Association in Haidhausen has already had to close, and now the house for children is threatened with the same fate. The…
Football and church: “Both are completely useless” – Munich
Maybe this is the evening when it really becomes clear that there is a God. Because two of the world’s largest religions come together: the Catholic Church and football. Both…
Anti-Semitism: “The biggest mistake is to avoid the topic” – Munich
75 years ago, the first society for Christian-Jewish cooperation in Germany was founded in Munich. Andreas Renz is one of the board members. A conversation about prejudice, hatred of Jews…
Requiem for the deceased Alois Glück – Bavaria
Numerous guests from politics and society are expected to attend the requiem for the late CSU politician Alois Glück on March 9th in Munich’s Liebfrauendom. The Archdiocese of Munich announced…