In This Picturesque Village, the Rent Hasn't Been Raised Since 1520
Tenants in German Enclave Pray Daily, For Good Fortune and the Souls of Bankers
AUGSBURG, Germany -- Every day, retired florist Rita Wunderle prays for the souls of bankers.
Despite daily headlines about banker-fueled economic crisis and an alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme, her 145 neighbors pray, too.
Mrs. Wunderle lives in the Fuggerei, a Roman Catholic housing settlement for the poor that Jakob Fugger "The Rich" built in this southern German city nearly 500 years ago. Praying for Mr. Fugger...


