The re-opening of churches is the latest easing of Germany’s full lockdown restrictions in place since 22 March.
Last week, German authorities said playgrounds and cultural institutions such as museums and zoos would be given the green light to re-open.
It still remains a gloomy picture for hotels and restaurants though.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that the federal and state governments will not make a decision on the hospital industry at their next meeting on 6 May, but instead focus on further relaxing the rules for schools, childcare centers and sports facilities.
Germany’s death toll rose by 74 to 6,649 in figures released on Sunday, while the number of confirmed coronavirus cases increased by 793 to 162,496, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed.
