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Unification Germany contributed to empty church

10-12-2022

Central Europe

René Zeeman, RD

Unification Germany contributed to empty church

Protestant pastor Hannes Schott poses in the empty hall of the church Katharina-von-Bora in Bayreuth, southern Germany. Photo AFP, Christof Stache

Central Europe

Churches in Germany are losing their members. Together, the believers of the Roman Catholic and Evangelical (Protestant) Churches no longer form a majority of the population. Is Germany experiencing a Zeitenwende, a turning point in history?

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