World News Merkel's Political Party Picks Armin Laschet As New Leader 4:19pm January 18, 2021 by Rob Schmitz World Europe Share URL copied to clipboard! Play Pause There was an error loading the media player. Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. 300x250 Ad More All Things Considered Religion Chicago Catholics react to the news of Pope Leo X1V World News Europe marks 80 years since the end of World War II by Lauren Frayer 300x250 Ad Support quality journalism, like the story above, with your gift right now. Donate