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Christoph Strack

Reporter, author and senior correspondent writing about religious affairs.

Christoph Strack studied theology in Bonn and Jerusalem. He now lives in Berlin and has been working as a journalist for over 30 years.

His main focus is on religious affairs and related policy decisions, antisemitism, and Germany's Muslim community.

Chrstoph also has a special focus on Germany's two political parties that refer to Christianity in their names: The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian "sister party" the Christian Social Union (CSU).

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Featured stories by Christoph Strack

A newborn baby yawns in his bed

Germany's birth rate drops to 10-year record-low

The number of children born in Germany is falling — a trend that will have long-term consequences for society.
SocietyNovember 5, 2024
Friedrich Merz (left) and Markus Söder at a press conference

German conservative Friedrich Merz to run for chancellor

Friedrich Merz, the opposition's lead candidate in the next election, wants to focus on migration and the economy.
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2024
Pope Francis in a wheelchair

Pope Francis sets off on his longest trip yet — at 87

Pope Francis is traveling to Southeast Asia and Oceania on a long-planned trip. He will be airborne for a good 43 hours.
ReligionSeptember 2, 2024
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Stories by Christoph Strack

Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, gives a statement before a session of the Bundestag, Germany's lower house of parliament, in Berlin, Germany, November 8, 2024.

Germany's coalition collapse: Merz's CDU ready to take power

Germany's coalition collapse: Merz's CDU ready to take power

Riding high in the polls, the center-right Christian Democrats are eager to fight a federal election campaign.
PoliticsNovember 8, 2024
Dovid Roberts speaking to participants of a vigil outside Berlin's community center and synagogue of the Kahal Adass Jisroel Orthodox Jewish community on October 20, 2023

Jews in Germany face antisemitism surge since Oct. 7 attacks

Jews in Germany face antisemitism surge since Oct. 7 attacks

Antisemitic incidents reported in Germany have multiplied in the year following the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.
SocietyOctober 6, 2024
Norbert Lammert (l) and Ron Prosor at the podium discussion on September 30, 2024 in Berlin

How are German-Israeli relations a year after Hamas attacks?

How are German-Israeli relations a year after Hamas attacks?

Politicians have been increasingly referring to Germany's "reason of state" ever since the October 7, 2023 attacks.
PoliticsOctober 4, 2024
The Documentation Center in Munich

Munich: Nazi past and new Jewish life

Munich: Nazi past and new Jewish life

Thursday's shooting near the Nazi Documentation Center has put a spotlight on Munich's Nazi past and Jewish present.
HistorySeptember 5, 2024
In the church of St. Michael the Archangel, Serbian clergymen and representatives of other churches stand in the choir room in black robes, some with black head coverings, some without and one with a white mitre

Number of Orthodox Christians in Germany is on the rise

Number of Orthodox Christians in Germany is on the rise

While the Catholic and Protestant churches are losing members in Germany, Christian Orthodoxy is growing.
ReligionAugust 3, 2024
People stand in the central space of the new synagogue

Potsdam's new synagogue a 'milestone' for Jewish community

Potsdam's new synagogue a 'milestone' for Jewish community

After a lengthy construction process, Potsdam is the last of Germany's 16 state capitals to open a synagogue.
ReligionJuly 4, 2024
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