Germany marks 500th anniversary of church’s Reformation

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International Headlines

Catholic and Protestant leaders unite to mark start of Reformation
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Germany marks 500th anniversary of church’s Reformation
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Jews of the diaspora bring their cause to the Israeli public
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Pope: Humanity risks ‘suicide’ with nuclear confrontation
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Who betrayed Anne Frank? Former FBI agent reopens a cold case
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Analysis & Commentary

How the Protestant Reformation led to Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Islamic world doesn’t need a Reformation
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There weren’t any witches in Salem in 1693. But there sure are now
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How the dead danced with the living in medieval society
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