Travel: Virtual escapes: explore from your home

Armchair travel has never been so exhausting. But which sites are worthy of your time? Sarah Marshall finds out. While planes are parked on runways and ships tethered indefinitely to docks, the only way to travel right now is from your living room. In the absence of any tourists, many attractions, safari lodges and tourist... Read More

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January 21, 2020

Pope hopes Berlin summit will lead to peace in Libya

Pope Francis said he hoped that an international summit in Berlin would be the first step toward peace in war-torn Libya. “I very much hope that this summit, which is so important, will be the start of a path toward an end to violence and a negotiated solution leading to peace and the much-desired stability... Read More

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January 17, 2020

Spanish cardinal: ‘Marxist communism…has been reborn’ in the country

A Spanish cardinal warned Catholics that their country is on the verge of a communist revival. Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera of Valencia said the election of the coalition government in November had created a situation “more critical” than had been initially thought or believed. “Marxist communism, which seemed destroyed with the fall of the Berlin... Read More

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November 8, 2019

European bishops mark 30th anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall

Catholic bishops from the European Union marked 30 years since the breaching of the Berlin Wall with tributes to those who worked for peaceful change, as well as warnings against resurgent “ideologies behind the building of walls”. “The fall of the Berlin Wall was one of the most important events in European history of the... Read More

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March 2, 2018

Berlin Archdiocese grieves after murder of African-born priest

Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin paid tribute to Fr Alain-Florent Gandoulou, the head of the archdiocese’s French-speaking ministry who was murdered in his office. Archbishop Koch said Fr Gandoulou, born in the Republic of Congo, “applied himself with great engagement to his community, whose members come from every French-speaking country in the world.” “His musical... Read More

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July 3, 2017

German bishops regret lawmakers’ vote to legalise same-sex marriage

Germany’s bishops’ conference expressed regret over a 30th June parliamentary vote to allow same-sex weddings, vowing to defend the “Catholic understanding of marriage.” The vote by lawmakers “abandons the differentiated perception of various forms of partnership in order to stress the value of same-sex partnerships,” said Archbishop Heiner Koch of Berlin, chairman of the bishops’... Read More

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April 12, 2017

‘Islamist terror link’ probed after Borussia Dortmund bus attack

Police are examining two letters recovered following the Borussia Dortmund bus attack amid claims the incident is linked to Islamist terror. Three explosions occurred as a bus carrying the Dortmund football squad travelled to the Signal Iduna Park stadium for Tuesday evening’s Champions League quarter-final first-leg tie with Monaco. Defender Marc Bartra was injured in... Read More

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December 21, 2016

After Berlin attack, German Catholics unite in prayer

In the wake of the terrorist attack on the Berlin Christmas market, Catholics across Germany were uniting to support the Christian community. The attack has provoked strong emotions among many people, especially given that Christmas is traditionally one of Germany’s most beloved and important holidays. The Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Gebhard Furst, held a prayer service... Read More

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