Cologne Cathedral hosts the 20th Three Kings Pilgrimage from 23 to 27 September 2026 in Cologne, Germany. The cathedral, also ...

In 1475, in Cologne, the Dominican friar Jakob Sprenger founded an organization: the Confraternity of the Rosary. There was ...

Germans used to be all about sausages and meat. While those do remain popular, things seem to be slowly changing. There also are new insights into the economic side of East Germany's espionage DW has ...

European interior ministers hold migration talks in Munich as the bloc plans to strengthen borders and speed up deportations. Also, will Cologne or Munich win the battle to bid for the Olympic Games?

The Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski has made a career out of examining the mysteries of borders, both spiritual and ...

I recently wrote an article about brotherhoods in medieval Germany. From the 14th to the 15th century, countless ...

Munich will bid to bring the Olympics back to Germany for the first time in more than 60 years after seeing off a rival bid ...

An amateur archaeologist who discovered several Roman silver coins in a field in western Germany realized he had stumbled upon something bigger when his metal detector kept beeping. Oliver Riedl ...

This year’s Big Brother Award goes to the EU Commission, Interior Minister Dobrindt, Telekom, Fielmann, Apollo-Optik, and the ...

Medieval Christian pilgrims would often travel great distances to visit holy sites. The pilgrim badge was proof of their ...

As Mayor Kai Wegner confirmed the iconic city was officially withdrawing from the race to stage the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games ...