theft

Skull of St. Hedwig stolen from Frankfurt Cathedral

A holy relic on display in Frankfurt Cathedral since October has been stolen, to the dismay of the city deacon.

job

Could you take care of Cologne Cathedral?

If you happen to be an architecture graduate who also strongly identifies with the Catholic Church, Cologne Cathedral might well be interested in hiring you.

space

'Space stone' brought back to Cologne

German astronaut Alexander Gerst visited the Cologne city hall on Wednesday to present a special gift – a stone from the city's famous cathedral that he'd taken into space with him.

M

Charlemagne's bones are (probably) real

German scientists have announced after almost 26 years of research that the bones interred for centuries at Aachen Cathedral are likely to be those of Charlemagne.

Cologne

Cologne Cathedral gets bad vibrations

One of Germany's most important landmarks is being literally undermined by a new underground train line - visitors to Cologne Cathedral have reported vibrations and noises since a nearby station went into operation.

Internet

Google butchers Cologne Cathedral

Cologne Cathedral, one of Germany's most magnificent architectural achievements, has been reduced to a grotesque stump by Google's new "World Wonders Project" - to the outrage of the cathedral officials.

accidents

Crumbling Cologne cathedral drops stones

Cologne cathedral, one of Germany’s most famous landmark buildings, is crumbling and dropping stones on people’s heads – leaving one man with cuts to his head which needed hospital treatment on Monday.