The renewed interest in the traditional rite aligns with what’s known as the “strict church” hypothesis, which stipulates ...

Aging membership and an increasingly secular society are causing challenges for Pax Christi, the 80-year-old international ...

The Catholic Archdiocese of Freiburg has announced that it will allow use of the “gender star” in certain ministry contexts ...

Inspired by Martin Luther’s revolutionary example, German-speaking peasants banded together in an attempt to overthrow their ...

(Photo: Bernd Schwabe/Wikimedia Commons) During the recent parliamentary election campaign on February 23, the Catholic and Protestant Churches in Germany intervened twice in political debates.

Disgraced former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, seen in this 2011 file photo, died April 3 at age 94. McCarrick was laicized in ...

When Christianity became state-sponsored under leaders such as Constantine and Theodosius, governments systematically ...

Goethe University Frankfurt has been awarded another humanities research unit funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG): The unit, titled “Power and Abuse in the Roman Catholic Church,” will ...

The “cradle” vs. “convert” fight comes to Washington.

CDU/CSU and SPD politicians negotiating Germany's new government are under pressure to deliver for their voters while saving money. As a result, development aid could be an area to suffer.

Adolf Hitler was sent to prison for five years after failing to take over Germany by force in the unsuccessful "Beer Hall ...

However, right-to-die advocates have critics; among the more forceful ones is the Roman Catholic Church. For example, ...