Bishop of Forces in Berlin
The Bishop of the Forces, Bishop Richard Moth, recently attended the general assembly of the Apostolat Militaire International in Berlin. AMI is a European Catholic Association serving the interests...
View ArticleFull text: The Pope’s homily in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium
Dear Brother Bishops, dear Brothers and Sisters, as I look around the vast arena of the Olympic Stadium, where you have gathered today in such large numbers, my heart is filled with great joy and...
View ArticlePope asks German faithful to ‘stand firm against storm’
Benedict XVI celebrated Mass this evening in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium and appealed for a better understanding of the Church, one that goes beyond current controversies and the failings of its members....
View ArticleMorning Catholic must-reads: 25/09/14
The Church must help to overcome “suspicion and prejudice” against immigrants, the Pope has said in his message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees in January (full text). Francis told Spanish...
View ArticleLights go out on Cologne Cathedral in protest at ‘anti-Islamisation’ marches
The lights were switched off on Cologne Cathedral last night in protest at anti-Islamisation rallies taking place in the city and across Germany. Protest group Patriotic Europeans Against the...
View ArticleChurches denounce Germany’s billion-euro arms sales to Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Germany’s churches denounced their country’s growing arms sales to the Gulf states and demanded tighter export controls on weapons manufacturers. “Over the past 20 years, the federal government’s...
View ArticleCardinal Marx says Germans stand together following lorry attack
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the president of the German Bishops’ Conference, has said Germans “should stand together as a society” after the lorry attack on a Christmas market in Berlin that has left 12...
View ArticleAre Russians becoming the chief target of Islamist terror?
The latest terrorist outrage, if that is what it is, and it is hard to see what else it can be, that took place yesterday in Berlin, is by no means the first of its type; indeed, so common have such...
View ArticlePope Francis prays for victims of Berlin lorry attack
Pope Francis is urging people of good will to fight the “folly of terrorism”, following Monday’s lorry attack on a Christmas market that left 12 people dead and a further 48 injured. In a telegram sent...
View ArticleAfter Berlin attack, German Catholics unite in prayer
In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Berlin Christmas market, Catholics across Germany were uniting to support the Christian community. The attack has provoked strong emotions among many people,...
View ArticleAfrican-born priest murdered in Berlin
Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin paid tribute to Fr Alain-Florent Gandoulou, the head of the archdiocese’s French-speaking ministry, who was murdered in his office. Archbishop Koch said Fr Gandoulou,...
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