In these last few months, a new wave of clerical sexual abuse revelations left the world in shock. From Australia to Chile to Germany to the United States, horrifying reports revealed thousands of cases of child molestation by members of the clergy. ..…

In mid-October, the Greens doubled their popularity in Bavaria — at the expense, especially, of the imploding Social Democrats, who are at risk of losing their status as Germany’s main left-wing party to the Greens, according to political analysts. . ... Can the Greens become a new..…

Across the Channel, the influx of migrants into Europe has caused many Europeans to support extreme far-right or far-left political parties. ... Europe’s most powerful nation, Germany, is becoming bolder politically, financially and militarily. ..…