Tell me – Egyptian actress Ilham Shaheen revealed that the director of the office of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi threatened her to agree to meet him, but she refused. Shaheen said during a television interview, that she “decided to confront the battle with the terrorist Brotherhood on behalf of the artists.” She added: “The … Read more
The trend has been going on for years, but the current figures are particularly clear: Both large churches in Germany are reporting a sharp increase in church withdrawals in 2019. And unlike usual, the Catholics are still ahead of the Protestants. More than 540,000 Christians said goodbye to their church within twelve months. There were … Read more
Berlin / Freiburg (dpa) – The Jesuit priest Klaus Mertes calls on a state commission to deal with the abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. “After consultation in parliament, the state would have to offer a framework and set standards. Politics are required here,” wrote the former head of the Berlin Canisius College, who had … Read more
“Go see Notre-Dame-de-la-Compassion…” José Allegrini drops his little sentence, a smirk. It has already been half an hour, Monday, that all that Marseille has journalists listen to the former president of the city, candidate on the lists of Martine Vassal. The invitation stated that “Martine Vassal’s team” was finally going “To provide other insights in … Read more
“It’s worth it to live in our country. There are values to defend, and any person who does not carry these values may leave the country at any time if it does not agree. It is the freedom of every German.” This sentence, pronounced by Walter Lübcke, 14 October 2015 at a public meeting to … Read more
Regensburg (dpa / lby) – Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer from Regensburg accuses the Presidium of the “Synodal Way” of “authoritarian solo efforts”. His spokesman said on Friday that he had written a letter of protest. “If a participatory procedure is to be carried out, the Presidium cannot afford to go it alone,” wrote Voderholzer. The background … Read more
Eid el-Fitr officially signs the breaking of the fast and therefore the end of Ramadan in the calendar of Muslims. The moon not having been seen this Sunday in Reunion, Eid is celebrated this Monday, May 25, 2020. Of course, the holiday promises to be special because of the coronavirus. However, a last minute twist … Read more
Madrid retakes thes masses with the public from this Monday but with special conditions in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, such as the opening only with a third of the capacity, has remembered the Archbishopric of Madrid through its website. In order to avoid crowds and ensure safe distances are respected, churches will organize … Read more
Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – After almost eight weeks of compulsory break due to the corona virus, the churches in the southwest have once again celebrated joint services with believers in the churches. Hygiene and clearance rules applied to Sunday services. This worked well, said a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Freiburg. Almost 100 believers … Read more
Freiburg (dpa / lsw) – After almost eight weeks of compulsory break due to the corona virus, public Sunday services are celebrated for the first time in Baden-Württemberg. The first Eucharistic celebration with believers since mid-March is planned in the Freiburg Minster. Other parishes and religious communities in the southwest are once again inviting to … Read more