BERLIN (AP) — At least 1,259 people working for the Protestant Church of Germany have committed sexual abuse in the last decades and at least 2,225 victims were affected by the abuse according ...

A report commissioned by Germany’s Cologne archdiocese on church officials’ handling of past cases of sexual abuse has found 75 cases in which eight high-ranking officials – among them a ...

BERLIN (AP) — More than 120 employees of the Catholic Church in Germany publicly outed themselves as queer on Monday, saying they want to “live openly without fear“ in the church and pushing ...

According to Germany's Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, Protestant, Catholic and independent churches recorded a total of 617 cases of church asylum in the first quarter of 2025.

Crimes against religious communities also increased, reaching 8,531 in 2024, compared with 7,029 in 2023. Cologne Cathedral in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (photo: Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch ...

In total, the two major Christian churches lost over 1 million members last year across Germany. Experts extrapolate that within two years, individuals without religious affiliation will account ...

Millions of Orthodox Christians currently live in Germany. This year, all of the Christian churches around the world are celebrating Easter on the same dates — a synchronicity that only happens ...

Monika Schmelter, left, and Marie Kortenbusch, right, stand hand in hand in front of a statue of Mary at a convent in Luedinghausen, Germany, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. More than 100 employees of the ...