Topic: Austria
Critical Austrian Catholics emboldened by sex abuse scandal in quest of church reformLong a thorn in the Vatican's side, Austrian Catholics have ramped up their quest for a more liberal church in the wake of the global clerical sex abuse scandal.And while ...
Six men have been charged in connection with a gun and knife attack at a Sikh temple in Vienna last year in which a visiting guru was shot dead, sparking unrest back in India, prosecutors said Tuesday.A 35-year-old Indian man is being ...
VIENNA (Reuters) - The Catholic Church as a whole must accept its guilt and its collective responsibility for sexual abuse committed by its members, Vienna Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said on Wednesday.Schoenborn was addressing 3,000 believers in an emotional and unconventional mass ahead ...
PARIS (Reuters) - Like a fire that can't be stamped out, the issue of priestly celibacy has re-emerged at the center of the debate about how to prevent the child sexual abuse scandals now haunting the Roman Catholic Church.Many media commentators and ...
The Vatican on Tuesday defended the response of churches to paedophile priest scandals emerging in various countries, saying Roman Catholic leaders had reacted swiftly and decisively.Church leaders in Austria, Germany, The Netherlands and elsewhere "confronted the emergence of the problem rapidly and ...
Old Hebrew Bible, looted by Nazis, is returned to Vienna's Jewish community in NYC ceremonyA 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago was returned to Vienna's Jewish community Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials turned over the ...
Aspects of the topic Peace of Tyrnau are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Cardinal Klesl, tried in vain to arrange an agreement with the Protestants in Germany. In the Peace of Tyrnau (1615) the emperor had to recognize Bethlen as ...
Aspects of the topic reform are discussed in the following places at Britannica. The Mexican Revolution evoked widespread admiration elsewhere in Latin America, especially for its commitment to socioeconomic reform, but the Mexican political system had few imitators. The internal reforms carried ...
Dec. 26, 1751, Tasswitz, Moravia [now in Czech Republic]-d. In 1808, after Napoleon ordered the Redemptorist community at Warsaw disbanded and its members exiled, Hofbauer spent the remainder of his life in Vienna. He was named patron saint of Vienna by Pope ...
Sept. 18, 1630, Vienna), Austrian statesman, bishop of Vienna and later a cardinal, who tried to promote religious toleration during the Counter-Reformation in Austria. Converted from Protestantism by the Jesuits, he became an outstanding preacher and served as bishop of Vienna from ...
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Austria Nazi Victims' Graves
Historian Oliver Seifert, left, and project leader Alexander Zanesco talk to journalists ...AP News - -
Austria Qatar
Wife of the Austrian president Margit Fischer, wife of Qatae's emir ...AP News - -
Austria Alpine Skiing World Cup
U.S. Sarah Schleper speeds down the course during the first run ...AP News -
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Travel Guide - Austria
WatchMojo.com presents a video travel guide on the amazing ...2008-04-04 -
Austria - Salzburg
A cheesy video from our trip to Salzburg, showing footage ...2007-01-10 -
Salzburg, Austria: Salzburg and Surroundings
We visit Salzburg — a world-class destination for live music — with ...2009-09-16
