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Long Night of the Churches

Hundreds of churches Austria-wide to open their doors for the "Long Night of the Churches" (original: "Langen Nacht der Kirchen") on May, 24. | 22/05/13 - 15:00

Charity seeks funds to restore Jewish cemetery

SAFIKG – the Society of American Friends of the Jewish Community Vienna was formed as a U.S. registered charity to allow it to support the IKG (Israel | 20/05/13 - 11:00

Doves released for funerals offer

The Viennese funeral parlour Furtner now offers a symbolic supplement of the classic funeral. White doves can be released into the sky during the cere | 20/05/13 - 10:45

Long night of the churches

Hundreds of churches will open their doors during the Long Night of Churches on 24 May, once again. A focus of the event will be the issue of asylum, | 14/05/13 - 12:00

Cemetery Project Nominated For Islamic Prize

The Islamic cemetery in Altach, Vorarlberg (Western Austria), which was planned by the architect bureau Bernardo Bader in Dornbirn, is one of the last | 03/05/13 - 14:00

Carpenter sermon causes heated debate

An advertisement for the reliability and quality work of Austrian carpenters that involves a priest talking about how great they are at Sunday mess ha | 30/10/12 - 13:00

Forest cemetery plan gets the go-ahead in Austria

Austria is to get its first forest cemetery in Carinthia. The idea of allowing the final resting place to take place in woodland has until recently be | 16/10/12 - 12:00

English community church Xmas bazaar

The Anglican Church of Christ Church, Vienna, will be holding their annual Advent Charity Bazaar this year on 17 November. | 04/10/12 - 10:00

Cathedral reopened after arson attack

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has officially reopened the cathedral in Wiener Neustadt after it was badly damaged by an arson attack on 6 Marc | 01/10/12 - 08:45

Fingers crossed for a fall in crime

Priest Thomas Lackner is fed up with relying on the hand of God to protect his church's valuables - and has installed a fingerprint scanner instead. | 24/08/12 - 15:00

Parents face court after kids vandalised church

The parents of two girls who smashed up the inside of a church in an orgy of violence because they were bored are to face criminal charges in behalf o | 08/06/12 - 18:00

Spar a success at Salzburg station

Catholic Austria has a strict ban on working on Sundays, and now is divided over a controversial plan allowing a supermarket to open up at the main tr | 04/06/12 - 14:00

Austrians at odds about Schönborn

One in five Austrians consider Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn as a reactionary clergyman. | 30/05/12 - 15:00

Holy text could cost Church 37,000 Euros

Catholic church officials could face legal action in Austria for spam after sending out 17,000 text messages to the faithful in the southern city of G | 27/05/12 - 11:00

Rebel priest deplores Church's 'leadership crisis'

A Catholic preacher who established a group of "disobedient" priests reacted coolly to Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn’s warnings. | 22/05/12 - 19:00

Jewish cemetery in Klagenfurt restored

The Jewish cemetery in Klagenfurt has finally been restored by the city after years of neglect. | 09/05/12 - 18:00

Fast Food for Lent

An invigorating and healthy soup and a Baguette with spreads was offered by top cook Johanna Maier together with her son Tobias and husband Dietmar to | 11/03/12 - 14:00

Strong support for Schüller

A vast majority of Austrians approve a controversial group of Catholic priests’ demands. | 22/02/12 - 18:00

Have mercy on gays, says Church rebel

The head of a group of "disobedient" parish priests has called for mercy on homosexuals. | 06/02/12 - 15:00

Cardinal feels 'not worthy' of top honour

Austrian Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has been given one of Vienna's highest honours after he was awarded a medal for his work for the capital city. | 04/02/12 - 10:00

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