OBERAMMERGAU, Germany — Almost 400 years ago, the Catholic residents of a small Bavarian village vowed to perform a play of “the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ” every 10 ...

Tourists and pilgrims flock to German village as 1,800 local actors prepare to take the stage after pandemic interruption. Jill and Oscar Schmidt vowed that they would travel from their home in ...

A small German town has been performing a Passion Play every decade since the 17th century. Oberammergau, with its 5,000 inhabitants, began performances after being hit by the bubonic plague in 1633, ...

Each decade, a small German town comes together to reenact the life, death, and resurrection of Christ. So it was devastating when COVID sidelined their production in 2020. But, at last, the show has ...