Tag: Catholic Church
Nuremberg: Investigations against Jesuit priests because of containers – Bavaria
Vegetables, ready meals, bread and dairy products: Jörg Alt stole this from the dumpster in supermarkets – and reported himself for it. Now the public prosecutor’s office in Nuremberg is…
Hamburg: At night on St. Pauli with the Catholic Pastor Schultz – Society
Love, bankruptcies, crises in life: as a pastor on St. Pauli, Karl Schultz also wanders through the pubs to listen to people. An Advent stroll through the neighborhood with a…
Munich: The Corona rules for Christmas services – Munich
Organ tones sound, people crowd into the church, look for seats and slide together on the benches, while the pastor and helpers carry chairs into the aisle. Of the 620,000…
Munich: How Christmas is celebrated in churches – Munich
A selection of church services and church concerts in Munich. Due to the corona pandemic, a mask and distance requirement apply, in some cases also visitor limits (possibly with registration…
Schauspiel Köln: Oliver Frljić’s criticism of the Catholic Church – culture
For a head-on attack on Catholicism, the Christmas season is a good choice: in spite of frosting and tinsel, the birth of Jesus also marks the beginning of a story…
Cabinet without God: "So help me God" – or not
In Germany people still believe, but no longer necessarily in God. The new Chancellor and his members of the cabinet surprisingly often did without help from above. That would have…
Munich: Archdiocese strategy paper disappointed – Munich
March 20, 2022 is an important date for the Catholic Church. Then there are parish council elections in the Bavarian dioceses. Elections are always mood tests. And with this vote,…
Archdiocese of Cologne pays millions to lawyers and consultants – politics
The Archdiocese of Cologne has spent around 2.8 million euros on appraisers, media lawyers and communications consultants over the past three years. In contrast, the Archdiocese paid only 1.5 million…
Religion: The new Federal Government and the Churches – Politics
“So help me God” – it is a voluntary formula that can be spoken at the end of an oath of office. When Olaf Scholz is soon to be sworn…
“Benedetta” by Paul Verhoeven in the cinema: The unchaste – culture
Benedetta’s adventure begins with heavenly bird shit. The girl is in the carriage with her parents when she asks to stop to be allowed to pray near a statue of…