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'a de facto state of schism': vatican fears german bishops trying to

Five centuries after Martin Luther sparked a religious revolution in Europe, German Catholics are once again coming into conflict with the Vatican, this time over a planned meeting that would address key elements of the church's moral teaching and discipline. . ..

germany’s hidden crisis

Germany dominates Europe, so news April that German business confidence had fallen for in eight and that the government had halved its growth forecast for 2019 to 0.5 percent suggests there is more than Brexit weighing on Europe's economic prospects.. ..

the king of the south

President Donald Trump, whom EU Council Chief Donald Tusk described earlier this week as a “threat” to the EU. … [German Chancellor Angela] Merkel said that this is an opportunity for Europe to redefine itself and become more self-reliant. . . ..

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