The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Senior Vatican priest resigns over advances to nun A senior Vatican priest accused of making advances towards a nun during confession has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190129/senior-vatican-priest-resigns-over-advances-to-nun Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:51:40 +0100 senior-vatican-priest-resigns-over-advances-to-nun Bavarian court jails ex-priest for 108 counts of child sex abuse A German former Catholic priest was on Thursday sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for more than 100 cases of child sexual abuse and other offences. https://www.thelocal.de/20180222/bavarian-court-jails-ex-priest-for-108-counts-of-child-sex-abuse Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:25:58 +0100 bavarian-court-jails-ex-priest-for-108-counts-of-child-sex-abuse Black priest forced out of post by death threats and racism The Congolese priest Olivier Ndjimbi-Tshiende quit his post at a Catholic church in Bavaria on Sunday after receiving death threats and being racially insulted by a local politician. https://www.thelocal.de/20160307/congolese-priest-in-bavaria-quits-after-death-threats-and Mon, 07 Mar 2016 16:02:23 +0100 congolese-priest-in-bavaria-quits-after-death-threats-and Court probes abuse at Catholic boarding school A monk and former teacher at a boarding school in the Bavarian alps pleaded not guilty on Thursday at his trial for abusing two pupils and attempted abuse of two more. https://www.thelocal.de/20150123/court-probes-abuse-at-catholic-boarding-school Fri, 23 Jan 2015 11:19:00 +0100 court-probes-abuse-at-catholic-boarding-school Vicar fired for marrying Muslim finally ordained A vicar who was dismissed from her training in southern Germany for marrying a Muslim man was finally ordained last Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140603/german-vicar-carmen-haecker-dismissed-for-marrying-muslim Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:22:00 +0200 german-vicar-carmen-haecker-dismissed-for-marrying-muslim Fake priest 'tries to get to Schumacher' in hospital A person dressed as a priest, reportedly a journalist, tried to approach Michael Schumacher, who is in a coma and critical after a ski accident in France, his manager said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140101/fake-priest-tries-to-get-to-schumacher-in-hospital Wed, 01 Jan 2014 09:59:43 +0100 fake-priest-tries-to-get-to-schumacher-in-hospital