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Saint of the Day: St. Fabian

Germany

Rudolf Höss, the Commandant of Auschwitz

John Burger

Grandson of the “Commandant of Auschwitz” is Bible preacher

MACCABEES RELICS

Daniel Esparza

Discovering the relics of the Magi – in Germany

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Daniel Esparza

188 relics discovered beneath Berlin’s oldest square

German Christmas market

Kathleen N. Hattrup

Christ a light in darkness, Pope assures Christmas market victims

Lebkuchen Christmas cookie

V. M. Traverso

How monks invented Germany’s beloved Christmas cookie

GERTRUDE-THE-GREAT

Philip Kosloski

St. Gertrude entered a monastery when she was 5 years old

Milena Jesenská (1896-1944) et Margarete Buber-Neumann (1901-1989)

Denis Lensel

These heroines saved innocents from their Nazi executioners

Monachium

Daniel Esparza

Medieval church ruins found in forgotten village near Munich

Philip Kosloski

This German priest was ordained in a Nazi concentration camp

EDITH STEIN

Philip Kosloski

Is it St. Edith Stein or St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross?

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Daniel Esparza

Ancient burials discovered at Posa Monastery site

Saint Gregory of Nazianzus by Rubens - Cropped

V. M. Traverso

Stolen St. Gregory of Nazianzus sketch returns to Germany

BONIFACE

Philip Kosloski

Why St. Boniface is called the Apostle of the Germans

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on March 20, 2024

Camille Dalmas

Pope Francis considers JPII’s role in fall of Berlin Wall

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Daniel Esparza

Ancient baptismal font linked to German royalty discovered in Quedlinburg

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Camille Dalmas

Church unity: Pope Francis faces 3 difficult situations

SYNOD GERMANY

I.Media

Holy See blocks German “synod council” project

Ode to Joy Beethoven Flashmob

Cerith Gardiner

The perfect flashmob to start off the year

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Isabella H. de Carvalho

Too many conflicts fueled by media, laments Pope

Stained glass window denouncing the Nazis' evil acts

Karol Wojteczek

Hitler as the devil in stained glass? An intriguing story from 1939

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