APPOINTMENTS —
APPOINTMENTS —
GERMAN BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE —
Germany: Mgr. Oster (DBK) to youth ministers, “stay tuned and creative, young people really matter to us”
Health crisis —
Germany: Lisi Maier (German Catholic Youth), summer and social activities, “to give children and teens a perspective”
Germany: Mgr. Bätzing (Limburg), “those with broadest shoulders should take on more responsibility during pandemic”
End of life —
Germany: debate in parliament on assisted suicide. Mgr. Neher (Caritas), “terminally ill need support that seriously addresses their fears”
Notre-Dame: half a million euros from North Rhine-Westphalia to restore windows of Paris Cathedral
Germany: upcoming Bundestag debate on euthanasia. Ecumenical Life Week from 17 April
Germany: Caritas renews website that helps children of prison inmates in Germany
APPOINTMENTS —
Germany: Sandra Schnell to assume charge of Altena Parish (Diocese of Essen). “A sign of hope for the Church”
CHURCH IN EUROPE —
Germany: the pandemic takes its toll on German cathedrals. Fewer devotees, financial losses. The case of Cologne
A YEAR OF CORONAVIRUS —
Mons. Overbeck (COMECE) ,“it was not a failure in the workings of the world but a challenge to our faith and to the meaning of life”
di M. Chiara BiagioniThe shocking number of deaths from COVID-19 in Europe in this year of pandemic: over 900,000 not counting 125,000 in…
BRUXELLES —
Europe pays tribute to Sophie Scholl. A EU Parliament building will bear her name
di Gianni BorsaThe EU Parliament will name two of its buildings after two women who fought for freedom and rights. Young German…
