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German archive documents pandemic for posterity Christmas without collections Fundraising will be a big problem this year for anyone trying to do it face-to-face: There are no benefit concerts and only a handful of people at Christmas church services. "We calculate that donations from Christmas collections, which make up half our income, will decrease by several million euros," estimates Michael Heinz, director of Adveniat, a German Catholic relief organization which works in Latin America.  The need grows At the same time, the need for donations and voluntary work is now extraordinarily hig...

Coronavirus pastoral care: Between Christmas spirit and end-of-life care Clergy can bring comfort to the sick and dying, even in hospital COVID wards. One of them is Catholic priest Franz Eisenmann, from a small village in Bavaria. Franz Eisenmann puts on a gown and ties it at his waist, then a protective plastic cover at the front, which a helper ties up behind his back. A hood, Perspex glasses, a FFP2 virus-filtering mask over his nose and mouth. And gloves. "Two pairs of gloves, one over the other," the 55-year-old says. He calmly describes the preparation it takes before he is allowed to ...

German President Steinmeier's Christmas message of hope, solidarity German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier believes we have overcome the worst of the coronavirus pandemic. Solidarity has grown stronger through the crisis, the president said in his Christmas address to the nation. "'When can I live my dreams again?' This sigh of exasperation, my fellow Germans, is one of the thousands of personal messages I received from all parts of our country." That is how the German president began his traditional Christmas message to the nation. There has rarely been a year when the main topic of the a...

Nuremberg goes into holiday season lockdown The tougher lockdown is expected to stay in place until at least January 10. However, health officials have warned that the measures could extend into the spring months. Despite a loosening of restrictions between December 24-26, Health Minister Jens Spahn has called on the public to reduce contact with other people, including over the holidays. Some officials have suggested meeting with families over video chat for Christmas, rather than hosting in-person meetings. Celebrating Christmas despite COVID The Frauenkirche church in Dresden Dresden's Fr...

Cologne: A City that Lifts the Spirits Like Italian ham The NRW officials have placed a complete ban on "storing, offering, keeping for sale, delivering, selling or otherwise bringing into circulation" the Colonia beer. LANUV compared the case with that of Prosciutto di Parma, a type of ham that can be sold under that name only if it is produced in the Italian region of Parma. Like Kölsch, this ham specialty from Parma is also protected by EU regulations The brewery in Frankfurt said it was surprised at the new ban, as its beer had been marketed since 2009. But it would not contest the ru...