Topic: Germany
Germany on Wednesday marked the 73rd anniversary of the Nazi pogrom that paved the way to the Holocaust with solemn ceremonies throughout the country and the opening of a new synagogue.The Kristallnacht pogrom, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, saw ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's visit to his German homeland was bound to provoke harsh words from his critics. The surprise of the event was how bluntly he took his own Church to task and disappointed Protestants ready to work with him.Despite ...
Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to his native Germany fell far short of the expectations of sex abuse victims and those clamouring for a more open and tolerant Church.Benedict's four-day marathon, which wrapped up Sunday, taking in Berlin, the former communist ...
Pope Benedict XVI flew out of his native Germany Sunday after celebrating mass with around 100,000 on the final day of a visit that has disappointed many inside and outside the Church.The two-hour mass was one of the high points of an ...
Pope Benedict on Saturday met with Orthodox Christians during a tour stop in Freiburg, GermanyPope Benedict on Saturday met with Orthodox Christians during a tour stop in Freiburg, Germany, the AP reported. During the third day of a visit to his native ...
Pope Benedict XVI was to hold a mass for around 80,000 faithful in Germany's Catholic heartland amid widespread disappointment over his first state visit to his native country.Protestants, Jews and groups representing people who suffered abuse at the hands of Catholic priests ...
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open air mass for around 30,000 people Saturday amid a minor security scare, a day after a meeting with victims of sex abuse by priests left him "deeply shaken."Around two hours before the mass, in the eastern ...
Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy Friday on a visit to his native Germany and expressed regret for their suffering, the Vatican said."Moved and deeply shaken by the sufferings of the victims, the Holy Father expressed ...
Pope Benedict XVI was to lead historic prayers Friday with Protestant leaders in the German monastery where Martin Luther studied, on the second day of his trip to his increasingly secular homeland.The 84-year-old has stressed his goal of unity in the Christian ...
Pope Benedict XVI expressed understanding Thursday for those who had turned their backs on the Catholic Church after the recent sex abuse scandals, on his first state visit to his German homeland.At the start of a four-day trip, the pontiff also took ...
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