Sternsinger Campaign 2025 Kicks Off Across Germany

Thousands of children dressed as the Three Wise Men begin their annual fundraising efforts for global child welfare projects.

The 67th annual Dreikönigssingen (Three Kings Singing) campaign has officially begun, with children collecting donations for international child welfare initiatives.
In Berlin, Archbishop Heiner Koch held a service at St. Hedwig's Cathedral, sending over 300 children and youth from the Berlin Archdiocese to participate in the tradition.
The campaign, organized by the Kindermissionswerk and the Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend (BDKJ), operates under the theme 'Raise Your Voice! Sternsingen for Children's Rights.'
Participants, dressed as the biblical Magi, visit homes to sing, collect donations, and bless doors with the inscription 'C+M+B,' symbolizing 'Christus mansionem benedicat' ('Christ bless this house').
The 2024 campaign raised nearly €46 million, and since its inception in 1959, the initiative has generated approximately €1.36 billion for global education, health, and child protection programs.