Record number of Catholics leave German church, say bishops conference alarabiya.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alarabiya.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
BERLIN (Reuters) -German police searched properties belonging to the Archdiocese of Cologne on Tuesday as part of a perjury investigation against Cologne Archbishop Rainer Maria Woelki linked to his handling of historic abuse cases, prosecutors said. Last year, prosecutors said they were investigating whether Woelki, one of the most senior clerics in Germany's Catholic Church, perjured himself in sworn testimony about abuse committed by a priest who died in 2019. The archbisopric said at the tim
Cologne court orders major payout to priest abuse victim thelocal.de - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thelocal.de Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Church abuses in Germany: court orders Cologne Archdiocese to pay victim €300,000 mercopress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mercopress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.