BERLIN - A German court's decision that ritual circumcision amounts to criminal bodily harm threatens religious freedom in Europe, a group of European Orthodox rabbis said Thursday. The ruling, handed ...

Germany’s Ministry of Justice has presented a draft law to permit circumcisions by doctors and mohels as a matter of religious freedom in response to uncertainty about the procedure fueled by a ...

BERLIN (AP) – German lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that explicitly permits male infant circumcision, ending months of legal uncertainty after a court ruling that the practice amounts to bodily ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that Germany could become a laughing stock if it fails to overturn a district court ban on circumcision that has enraged Jews and Muslims. Merkel ...

Israel’s chief Ashkenazi rabbi said in Berlin that medical training for mohels, or ritual circumcisers, could resolve concerns in Germany regarding circumcision of male children. In meetings Tuesday ...

Sometimes today you encounter stories that are truly jaw-dropping, like this one being reported by the Washington Post. Headlined, "The Crime of Circumcision," it deals with a ruling issued by a judge ...

BERLIN -- After months of controversy, lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday to guarantee that male circumcision remains legal in Germany, assuaging Jews and Muslims who feared the ...