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Heightened Security Measures at Cologne Cathedral Due to Possible Terrorist Threat: ISPK Group Investigated

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Heightened Security Measures at Cologne Cathedral Due to Possible Terrorist Threat: ISPK Group Investigated

Security checks at the entrance, police vehicles in front of the cathedral: Shortly before the Christmas services, the police significantly increased security measures at Cologne Cathedral. The security authorities had received information about a possible attack plan by an Islamist group on the cathedral and a church in Vienna. Police officers checked visitors to the … Read more

Father Laurent Jullien de Pommerol Announces Departure from Priesthood for Fatherhood: “I humbly ask your forgiveness”

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Father Laurent Jullien de Pommerol Announces Departure from Priesthood for Fatherhood: “I humbly ask your forgiveness”

“I humbly ask your forgiveness, I myself am upset by this event. » The words of Father Laurent Jullien de Pommerol are strong. The event he is about to experience in a few months is a birth. The priest of Croix-Rousse, in office since 2015, must therefore leave his functions. The rest after this ad … Read more

Last Farewells in Kutnohorsk: Grieving Survivors Say Goodbyes

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Last Farewells in Kutnohorsk: Grieving Survivors Say Goodbyes

/GRIEVING ANNOUNCEMENT/ Grieving survivors will say their last goodbyes to their loved ones in Kutnohorsk during the week from November 27 to December 3. Click to enlarge 177 photos in the gallery › Illustrative photo. | Photo: Pavel Paluska Ceremonial hall at the cemetery in Kutná Hora † The last farewell to Václav Zálabský (1942) … Read more

Church in Freiburg im Breisgau: Vatican Investigates Possible Discipline for Zollitsch

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Church in Freiburg im Breisgau: Vatican Investigates Possible Discipline for Zollitsch

Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – The Vatican is checking whether possible disciplinary proceedings will be opened against Freiburg’s former Archbishop Robert Zollitsch. Zollitsch’s spokesman Marco Mansdörfer confirmed this to the German Press Agency on Thursday. In an expert report on sexual abuse by clergy, the former archbishop and former chairman of the German Bishops’ Conference was accused … Read more

Slowdown in New Loans to SMEs in Second Quarter of 2023, According to Cepyme Report

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Slowdown in New Loans to SMEs in Second Quarter of 2023, According to Cepyme Report

Madrid, Nov 6 (EFECOM).- The granting of new loans to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) has slowed down in the second quarter of 2023 after growing 5.4% year-on-year, to 41.4 billion euros, the increase lowest since June 2021, according to Cepyme’s “SME Financing Report” released this Monday. In a context of lower volume of access … Read more

Medieval Luther Festival in Geesthacht: Mead, Music, and Martin Luther

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Medieval Luther Festival in Geesthacht: Mead, Music, and Martin Luther

Geesthacht Medieval festival with mead, music and Martin Luther Updated: October 29, 2023, 08:10 | Reading time: 2 minutes Musicians with medieval instruments create the right atmosphere at the medieval Luther Festival at St. Salvatoris Church. Photo: Denise Ariaane Funke Geesthacht St. Salvatoris Church organizes Reformation Day in an original way. This time there will … Read more

Former US congressman says family members killed in Gaza church strike

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Former US congressman says family members killed in Gaza church strike

Reuters/Mohammed Al-Masri The first Palestinian American to serve as a US Congress member, Justin Amash, said on Friday that he lost several family members after an Israeli airstrike hit a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza. An explosion struck a Greek Orthodox church housing displaced Palestinians late Thursday, resulting in deaths and dozens of wounded. Amash … Read more

Freiburg Report on Sexual Abuse by Clergy: Consequences and Actions Taken by the Catholic Church

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Freiburg Report on Sexual Abuse by Clergy: Consequences and Actions Taken by the Catholic Church

Freiburg (dpa/lsw) – Six months ago, the Freiburg report on sexual abuse by clergy sparked astonishment and criticism. The study by independent experts published on April 18th focused primarily on the era of Archbishop Robert Zollitsch (85), who was in power in the large archdiocese until 2013. The allegations of cover-up were particularly serious – … Read more

Tragic Church Collapse in Tamaulipas: Dozens Buried Under Rubble, Three Dead

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Tragic Church Collapse in Tamaulipas: Dozens Buried Under Rubble, Three Dead

Tamaulipas Civil Protection via X NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 02:30 The roof of a church has collapsed in Mexico. About thirty people were buried under the rubble. At least three people were killed, according to local media. Two injured people were pulled from the rubble; others are being searched for with all their might. The accident happened … Read more