Huge crowds of costumed revelers took to German streets on Thursday as the much-loved Carnival celebrations got underway, with the two Rhineland Carnival bastions of Cologne and Düsseldorf a focus of ...

Here are some of the major stories of the Catholic Church around the world that you might have missed this past week.

Germany’s Rhineland region burst into life on February 27, as Carnival celebrations swung into action with much fanfare in ...

Germany’s iconic Carnival season is in full swing, as cities across the country come alive with parades, elaborate costumes, ...

The Carnival season has just kicked off in Germany and local businesses are raking in billions from the beer-fueled festivities. But not only here has Carnival grown from a local custom into a big ...

Hundreds of thousands of carnival revelers have taken over the streets of the Rhineland in western Germany, dancing, singing, ...

Ahead of Carnival celebrations kicking off in Germany on Thursday, the Islamic State militant group called for attacks ...

Revellers in costumes celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Heumarkt (Hay Market) square in Cologne, Germany, ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Police are on high alert ahead of Germany's traditional carnival celebrations this week after social media ...

Police are on high alert during Germany's carnival after social media sites linked to ISIS called for attacks in Cologne and ...

Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne that linked Jesus with the church abuse scandal ...

Germany’s Catholic Church has sharply criticized a carnival float made for a big street parade in the western city of Cologne ...