The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne Germany held a service of penance ... The German Catholic Church’s handling of sexual abuse reports has caused a massive crisis in Cologne, where ...

A highly anticipated report commissioned by the Cologne ... the church to 1,500 from 1,000 starting in March, amid strong demand. Members of the church pay a significant tax in Germany, which ...

BERLINBERLIN — More than half a million people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year ... That has led to massive tensions in the Cologne archdiocese, where the archbishop ...

A German regional court on Tuesday ordered the Archdiocese of Cologne to pay €300,000 ... A far higher sum than Germany's Catholic Church dioceses have paid in voluntary, symbolic compensation ...

BONN, Germany ... German Catholic news agency provided. The Independent Commission for Recognition Payments, headed by lawyer Margarete Reske, formerly the presiding judge at the Cologne Higher ...

Germany's Catholic Church is in shock following this ... painful process. The Cologne-based financial accountant spoke of "many moments of shock" and "painful realizations" to do with sexual ...

(OSV News)—Germany’s Catholic ... Catholics quit the church in 2021, 60 percent more than during the previous year, with exit rates largest in the Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich-Freising ...

In this April 8, 2010 file photo a cross sits on top of a church in Berlin, Germany. A highly anticipated report commissioned by the Cologne archdiocese on church officials’ handling of past ...

BERLIN — More than half a million people formally left the Catholic Church in Germany last year ... That has led to massive tensions in the Cologne archdiocese, where the archbishop, Cardinal ...