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 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 Germany's Catholic Church on Tuesday apologized to victims of sexual assault by clergy, with the institution's top cardinal saying perpetrators must be brought to justice. https://www.thelocal.de/20180925/german-catholic-church-to-own-up-to-decades-of-child-abuse Tue, 25 Sep 2018 10:46:56 +0200 german-catholic-church-to-own-up-to-decades-of-child-abuse Pope Francis has dismissed the church's chief of doctrine, Cardinal Gerhard Mueller -- one of the most powerful cardinals at the Vatican -- and appointed a Spanish archbishop to the role, the Vatican said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170702/pope-dismisses-doctrine-chief-in-turbulent-week-for-vatican Sun, 02 Jul 2017 13:38:08 +0200 pope-dismisses-doctrine-chief-in-turbulent-week-for-vatican Thousands of exhausted refugees received a hero's welcome Sunday as they streamed into Germany and other European nations, but Austria warned the emergency measures are only "temporary" as the EU struggles to establish a united response to the crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150907/over-10000-refugees-arrive-in-one-weekend Mon, 07 Sep 2015 10:19:56 +0200 over-10000-refugees-arrive-in-one-weekend Former pope Benedict XVI can still play Mozart from memory on the piano and retains a formidable mind, an aide to the 87-year-old former pontiff has revealed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150212/mozart-and-reading-keep-retired-pope-sharp-aide Thu, 12 Feb 2015 16:25:00 +0100 mozart-and-reading-keep-retired-pope-sharp-aide German customs officials have intercepted a package addressed to the Vatican containing 14 condoms filled with cocaine, the finance ministry said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140323/germany-nabs-vatican-bound-cocaine-filled-condoms Sun, 23 Mar 2014 15:31:00 +0100 germany-nabs-vatican-bound-cocaine-filled-condoms The Vatican on Friday said the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner, who has made controversial comments about Muslims, was stepping down from his duties as archbishop after reaching retirement age. https://www.thelocal.de/20140228/controversial-cardinal Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:56:00 +0100 controversial-cardinal The Vatican on Wednesday suspended indefinitely a German Catholic cleric dubbed the "bling bishop" for his luxury lifestyle, despite multiple calls in Germany for him to be dismissed. https://www.thelocal.de/20131023/52535 Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:53:00 +0200 52535 The Vatican pledged on Thursday to take action against a German diocese which gives out Holy Communion to Catholic divorcees who have re-married. https://www.thelocal.de/20131010/52341 Thu, 10 Oct 2013 18:02:00 +0200 52341 Berlin's Roman Catholic Archdiocese has condemned a German charlatan for masquerading as a bishop and sneaking into the Vatican to fraternize with cardinals as they prepare to choose a new pope. https://www.thelocal.de/20130305/48347 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:11:00 +0100 48347 The Vatican on Friday named a German financier as the new head of its scandal-hit bank, saying he would help overhaul the secretive institution to comply with anti money laundering rules. https://www.thelocal.de/20130215/47997 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:11:00 +0100 47997 Mercedes-Benz presented Pope Benedict XVI with a sleek, ecologically-friendly "Popemobile" on Friday which has been vamped up with the latest gadgets for maximum comfort, the Vatican said. https://www.thelocal.de/20121208/46645 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:26:00 +0100 46645 Pope Benedict was obviously not amused when he saw himself pictured with yellow stains down his cassock on a German satire magazine in a nod to the Vatican leaks scandal. He has taken legal action to stop publication. https://www.thelocal.de/20120710/43681 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:54:00 +0200 43681 Pope Benedict XVI on Monday appointed German archbishop Ludwig Müller, a conservative theologian with liberal leanings, to head up the Vatican's powerful orthodoxy watchdog. https://www.thelocal.de/20120703/43513 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 09:30:00 +0200 43513 German priests are rebelling over accepting remarried divorcees into their churches, forcing a confrontation between their bishop and Catholic authorities. https://www.thelocal.de/20120618/43223 Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:36:00 +0200 43223 Most Israelis still find it impossible to forgive Germany for the Holocaust, a poll published Monday has found. https://www.thelocal.de/20101122/31323 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:04:00 +0100 31323 A leading German theologian has been barred from the prestigious papal academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas after admitting he was gay, media reported Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100728/28783 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:39:00 +0200 28783 Comparing criticism of the pope in the child sex scandals engulfing the Catholic Church to anti-Semitism is insulting and impertinent, the Central Council of Jews in Germany said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20100403/26297 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:38:00 +0200 26297 The Pope has become embroiled in Germany's Catholic child sex abuse scandal after his former diocese confirmed he approved a decision to give church accommodation to a priest accused of forcing an 11-year-old boy to perform oral sex. https://www.thelocal.de/20100313/25855 Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:50:00 +0100 25855 The rebellious fundamentalist Catholic Pius Brotherhood challenged the Vatican again on Saturday by ordaining three new priests – against the will of Pope Benedict XVI. https://www.thelocal.de/20090627/20233 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:11:00 +0200 20233