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 Many motorbike lovers wheeled out their metal steeds for the first time this year in the sunny weather on the weekend – but for some the trip ended fatally. https://www.thelocal.de/20160404/nine-bikers-killed-in-deadly-spring-weekend Mon, 04 Apr 2016 10:42:35 +0200 nine-bikers-killed-in-deadly-spring-weekend Catholic women are determined to achieve equality in the lay section of the church - and say the move made by Germany's top bishop this week when he said the idea of women deacons was no longer taboo, was not enough. https://www.thelocal.de/20130430/49455 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:00:00 +0200 49455 Germany's top Roman Catholic has called for women to be allowed to become deacons, which would enable them to perform baptisms and marriages outside of mass - a novelty for Catholic women. https://www.thelocal.de/20130429/49427 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:32:00 +0200 49427