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 ...

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 ...

Pope Benedict held an ecumenical meeting in Cologne Friday with members of the Protestant and Orthodox Churches. He underscored the Roman Catholic Church's goal of full Christian unity.