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Ex-pope asks for forgiveness over abuse scandal

Ex-pope Benedict XVI asked for forgiveness Tuesday for clerical child sex abuse committed on his watch, but aides rejected allegations of a cover-up while he was archbishop of Munich.

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Conductor Simon Rattle receives Germany's highest honor

Germany’s president has bestowed the country’s highest honor on British conductor Simon Rattle, the former head of the Berlin Philharmonic who is set to take a new job in Munich next year

The Independent UK

Former Pope Benedict acknowledges 'errors occurred' in handling of Munich abuse allegations

Former Pope Benedict on Tuesday acknowledged that errors occurred in the handling of sexual abuse cases while he was Archbishop of Munich decades ago but did not directly address allegations in a report that he mishandled four cases.

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U.S. VP Harris may attend the Munich Security Conference, organisers say

The Munich Security Conference will gather some 35 heads of state and government at its traditional venue in the Bavarian capital in mid-February, organisers said on Tuesday, after the 2021 meeting was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters

Africa Cup of Nations: Five things we learned on Day 29

There were lights, music, action and poetic justice on the field of play. And even though we weren't in Munich, we had a Biyafest.

Radio France Internationale

Manchester United fans gather at first Munich memorial service since the pandemic began

Hundreds of supporters paid their respects at a fan-led service underneath the Old Trafford memorial to the 23 people who died in the 1958 trgaedy

Manchester Evening News

Harry Maguire sends powerful message about Manchester United history amid Munich tributes

Man Utd will commemorate the anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster on Sunday afternoon.

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Munich Air Disaster will never be forgotten by younger generation of Manchester United fans

As we remember the 23 fatalities of the Munich Air Disaster, the tragedy still means so much to the younger generation of Manchester United supporters.

Manchester Evening News

Fans outraged as ITV cut to adverts during Manchester United Munich tribute

The broadcaster cut away during the pre-match ceremony, which saw both managers lay wreaths on the pitch for the anniversary of the 1958 Munich air disaster.

Manchester Evening News

Munich by Robert Harris audiobook review – inside the backrooms of power

David Rintoul is the authoritative narrator of this thriller about the negotiations between Neville Chamberlain and Hitler in the leadup to the second world war

The Guardian - UK

Old friends Nagelsmann and Tedesco reunited as Bayern host Leipzig

Berlin (AFP) - Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann will be reunited with his former car-pool pal Domenico Tedesco as the Bundesliga leaders look to maintain their grip on the top of the table against RB Leipzig on Saturday.

AFP

German cardinal urges lifting celibacy rule for priests

Berlin (AFP) - German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, whose archdiocese was the subject of a recent damning report into child sex abuses, said Wednesday he was in favour of lifting the celibacy requirement for priests.

AFP

England clash with Germany in Nations League to be played at Allinaz Arena in Munich

England will travel to Munich’s Allianz Arena for next year’s crunch clash with Germany in the Uefa Nations League.

Evening Standard

England Nations League clash with Germany to be played in Munich

The match will be played on 7 June

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Pope Benedict faulted over sex abuse claims: New report is just one chapter in his – and Catholic Church’s – fraught record

An in-depth report released last week alleges that former Pope Benedict XVI allowed four abusive priests in Munich to remain in ministry. The pope, then known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, led the German archdiocese from 1977 to 1982.

Evening Standard

Ocado shares suffer as rival AutoStore claims legal win in German ‘robot wars’

SHARES in Ocado were trading down 7% today after Norway’s AutoStore claimed a victory in one of the rival warehouse robot-makers’ several ongoing legal battles.

Reuters

Germany expelled Russian diplomat over space tech spying -Spiegel

Germany last year expelled a spy who was working under diplomatic cover at Russia's consulate in Munich, Der Spiegel newsmagazine reported on Friday.

The Independent UK

German archbishop pushes reform after criticism over abuse

The archbishop of Munich says the Catholic church needs deep reform to overcome the “disaster” of sexual abuse

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Critics of former pope are scapegoating him over abuse, Vatican says

The Vatican on Wednesday hit back at critics of former Pope Benedict, under scrutiny over his handling of sex abuse in Germany decades ago, accusing them of seeking a scapegoat over what should be a "collective examination" of the Church's past.

AFP

Bayern Munich confirm departure of Suele at end of season

Berlin (AFP) - Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn confirmed Wednesday that Germany centre-back Niklas Suele will leave at the end of the season after turning down a contract extension.

The Independent UK

Vatican defends Benedict after report faults abuse record

The Vatican is strongly defending Pope Benedict XVI’s record in fighting clergy sexual abuse after an independent report faulted his handling of four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany

The Independent UK

Former pope was at meeting where pedophile priest discussed

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged that he did attend a 1980 meeting at which the transfer of a pedophile priest to his then-diocese was discussed, saying an editorial error was responsible for his previous assertion that he wasn’t there

Reuters

Ex-Pope Benedict acknowledges faulty testimony in German abuse case

Former Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged on Monday he had been at a 1980 meeting over a sexual abuse case when archbishop of Munich, saying he mistakenly told German investigators he was not there.

The Guardian - UK

My Berlin meeting with an ex Nazi

Thirty years ago, Jay Rayner sat down for lunch with Ewald Althans, a Holocaust denier and rising star of the far right. So how did the former Nazi end up working in the arts and marrying his Taiwanese boyfriend?

Tribune News Service

'Munich: The Edge of War' review: Historic thriller tackles inevitable

The handsome and involving brink-of-WWII drama "Munich: The Edge of War" does a decent enough job of making viewers believe something they know happened might not happen.

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