Der Spiegel has an on-line article, with photos,about the collapse of the building containing the municipal archives of Cologne, Germany, which contain at least one item that goes back to the tenth century. And now here's a follow-up article reporting that the two missing people are presumed to be dead anddetailing how catastrophic potential losses are.

Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

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