Konrad Adenauer was born on 5 January 1876 in Cologne. His father, Konrad, was a civil servant in the middle grade of the civil service. His mother, Helene Scharfenberg, also hailed from a civil ...

The Archdiocese of Freiburg is embroiled in controversy following the immediate suspension of Boris Böhmann, the long-serving cathedral music director, after disturbances during the Christmas ...

"Forgive us our trespasses: grant us your peace" is Pope Francis' theme for the World Day of Peace, today, Jan. 1, 2025. His plea is for a year blessed by forgiveness — forgiveness between ...

Crowds in Gaza await Palestinian prisoners freed as part of Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal ...

The Blitz had halted briefly over Christmas 1940, but on the evening of Sunday 29 December the Luftwaffe resumed bombing an already hammered London. The whistling sounds of incendiaries were first ...

The Gothic cathedral of St. Nicholas, built between the 13th and 15th centuries, is a gem. The impressive organ drew both Liszt and Bruckner to Fribourg; between 1896 and 1936, the cathedral acquired ...

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