The German Catholic Church’s handling of sexual abuse reports has caused a crisis in Cologne, where the archbishop, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, has taken a “spiritual timeout” on the ...

Dwindling congregations and shifting demographics have led to church closings throughout Germany, as elsewhere, in recent years. Yet some, such as Saint Bartholom'us, a Roman Catholic church in ...

German police and prosecutors are searching Catholic Church properties in connection with a probe of the archbishop of Cologne over perjury allegations, authorities said Tuesday. Investigators ...

Cologne is like a three-dimensional ... though parts of the collection extend to the modern period. The museum is built around the Romanesque church of St Cecilia, and displays works including ...