The latest in Austria

Vienna's Jewish museum re-opens with Hollywood exhibit

2011-10-17T14:30:53Z

Vienna's Jewish Museum re-opens its doors this week after a thorough renovation, with a new exhibit dedicated to the first film studio bosses in Hollywood, many of whom were Jews emigrated from eastern Europe.

"(It is) a lively house, a house that will show that after 1945 in Vienna a Jewish community emerged again, a very lively community, a very diverse community," director...

Religion news in brief

2010-11-17T10:30:33Z

Religion news in brief

Nearly 3 million Muslims performing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia climbed the rocky desert Mount Arafat on Monday, chanting that they have come to answer God's call.

The white-robed pilgrims began their ascent at dawn, covering the Mountain of Mercy at Arafat in an endless sea of white a...

Traveler's guide to Trentino Alto-Adige, Italy

2010-11-29T16:05:59Z

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Punjab burning: Sectarian violence ignited in Vienna

2010-11-03T00:40:16Z

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6 convicted in Austria temple shooting

2010-09-28T08:15:32Z

6 men convicted in Sikh temple attack during which cleric was killed in Vienna

A court on Tuesday convicted six men for an attack at a temple in Vienna that killed a Sikh sect leader and wounded more than a dozen people.

Worshippers used a frying pan and microphone stands to fend off assailants wielding knives and a handgun during the attack on May 24, 2009, which also wounded another Sikh cleri...

Sikh gets life imprisonment for Vienna temple attack

2010-09-27T18:15:14Z

An Indian Sikh was jailed for life by a Vienna court Tuesday in connection with an attack last year on a temple in which a guru died.

The 35-year-old man was accused of murder and two counts of attempted murder. His lawyer immediately said he would appeal.

Four of his five accomplices aged between 29 and 46 received jail terms of 17 to 18 years for complicity in murder and wounding, while the fifth was given a si...

Thirty Years' War

2010-11-02T16:06:18Z

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Confessional can't become sauna, church rules

2010-07-20T09:30:32Z

Some may sweat in the confessional, but turning it into a sauna? Vienna archdiocese says no

Some Catholics may well sweat in the confessional as they admit to things they shouldn't have done. But Vienna's archdiocese is ruling that the box-like structure where believers confess their sins cannot be turned into a sauna.

Bidding on a confessional described on 6 men on trial in connection with deadly shooting at Sikh temple in Austria

Six men have gone on trial in connection with last year's bloody shooting at a temple in the Austrian capital.

A Sikh preacher was killed and more than a dozen others were wounded — including a second Sikh cleric — during the May 24 incident. The rampage triggered riots in several cities in northern Panel set up by Austria's Catholic Church recommends up to euro25,000 ($30,700) for abuse victims

A special panel set up by Austria's Roman Catholic Church says it is recommending payments of up to euro25,000 ($30,700) to those abused by clergy or church officials.

Panel officials say they recommend euro5,000 in compensation for min...

Austrian Catholics a thorn in Vatican's side

2010-06-23T04:00:18Z

Critical Austrian Catholics emboldened by sex abuse scandal in quest of church reform

Long 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 much of the push for change comes from the grassroots, the country's powerful cardinal recently caused a stir with strong ...

Six charged over Vienna Sikh temple murder: prosecution

2010-05-18T11:17:04Z

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 charged with murder and two counts of attempted murder for the May 24 shooting.

Five other men, aged 29 to 46, face charges of complicity ...

Vienna Cardinal: Church must accept guilt on abuse

2010-03-31T16:00:31Z

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 of Easter entitled "We are furious, God...

Celibacy debate re-emerges amid Church abuse scandal

2010-03-12T09:45:20Z

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.

And just as persistently, Pope Benedict has once...

Churches acted 'decisively' in child sex scandals: Vatican

2010-03-09T13:16:11Z

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.

Spokesman Federico Lombardi also sought to put the issue into perspective, saying the sexual abuse of children went far beyond church walls.

Church leaders in Old Hebrew Bible, looted by Nazis, is returned to Vienna's Jewish community in NYC ceremony

A 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by the Nazis six decades ago was returned to Vienna's Jewish community Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enf...

Peace of Tyrnau

2010-10-22T10:48:48Z

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Reform

2010-10-22T09:33:46Z

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Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer

2010-10-22T09:27:50Z

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Melchior Klesl

2010-10-22T09:24:04Z

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Lienz

2010-10-22T09:18:04Z

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Ludwig Pastor Freiherr von Campersfelden

2010-10-22T09:15:24Z

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Concordat of 1855

2010-10-22T09:09:50Z

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Heinrich von Ferstel

2010-10-22T09:07:24Z

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Votive Church

2010-10-22T09:07:00Z

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Friedrich Schmidt

2010-10-22T09:01:42Z

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Tight security in Punjab for slain guru's funeral

2010-04-16T11:57:46Z

Thousands of devotees, many of them in tears, attended the funeral Thursday of a Sikh guru whose murder in Vienna last month triggered riots in India's Punjab state.

Security was tight as top politicians mingled with mourners to pay homage to Sant Rama Nand, 57, who was shot dead in a temple in the Austrian capital on May 24, allegedly by members of a rival Sikh sect.

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Tight security in Punjab for funeral of slain guru

2010-04-16T11:57:53Z

Sikh devotees gathered under tight security near the holy city of Amritsar on Thursday for the funeral of a guru whose murder in Vienna triggered riots in India's Punjab state.

Sant Rama Nand, 57, was shot dead in a temple in the Austrian capital on May 24, allegedly by members o...

Indian guru's condition improves after Vienna clash

2010-04-16T12:06:56Z

An Indian guru who was shot in a deadly clash at a Sikh temple in Vienna over the weekend has improved and his life is no longer in danger, doctors announced Tuesday.

Austrian television ORF showed the Sikh leader in his hospital bed, shaking hands with an official from the Indian embassy in Vienna.

"He is doing well. He is receiving all the medical care he needs," deputy ambassador

Security tight in India's Punjab after rioting

2010-04-16T12:07:22Z

Security was tight across the northern Indian state of Punjab Tuesday, with armed police enforcing a curfew in all major towns and cities a day after deadly rioting by the Sikh community.

The unrest was triggered by the shooting of a Sikh guru in a clash between rival members of the religious community in Austria. At least two men were killed in separate incidents when Indian police opened fir...

Indian state curfew after Sikh shooting in Austria

2010-04-16T12:07:31Z

Towns and cities across the northern Indian state of Punjab were under strict curfew Tuesday after riots sparked by the shooting of a guru in a clash between rival Sikh communities in Austria.

Army and police patrols enforced orders that shops, offices and schools would remain closed following the violence in which angry mobs torched trains, smashed bus windows and blocked roads.

The pro...

Curfew impose in India's Punjab after riots

2010-04-16T12:07:55Z

CHANDIGARH, India (Reuters) - Troops and police patrolled towns, highways and train stations to enforce a curfew in India's northern state of Punjab on Tuesday after two people were killed in riots sparked by the killing of a Sikh preacher in Austria.

More than 8,000 railway passengers r...

Deadly Indian riots after Sikh shooting in Austria

2010-04-16T12:07:52Z

Two protesters were killed in India's Punjab state Monday in fierce rioting sparked by the shooting dead of a guru in fighting between rival Sikh communities in Austria, police said.

The two men were killed in separate incidents when police opened fire to disperse angry crowds who rioted in cities and towns across the northwestern state.

They were protesting against the death of Sant Ram...

Austria: brawl in Sikh temple leaves preacher dead

2010-04-16T12:08:26Z

Brawl in Sikh temple leaves preacher dead, 15 others wounded in Austrian capital; 6 arrested

Investigators believe a sermon at a Sikh temple set off an attack that saw worshippers use a frying pan and microphone stands to fend off knife- and gun-wielding assailants who fatally shot a cleric, police said Monday.

The death sparked riots in several northern Indian cities.

Witnesses said the Vienn...

Austrian probe into whether temple attack was planned

2010-04-16T12:07:47Z

Austrian authorities differed on Monday over whether a deadly clash at a Sikh temple in Vienna had been planned or if it was triggered by a sermon by gurus visiting from India, one of whom was killed.

"The sermon (delivered by one of the visiting Sikh gurus from India) appears to have triggered the violence," Vienna's security and counter-terrorism (LVT) bureau chief Reuters) - Thousands protested in the Indian state of Punjab Monday, torching a train, vehicles and shops after a Sikh preacher was killed Sunday in an attack on a temple in Austria's capital Vienna, police said.

Authorities imposed a curfew on pa...

Curfew in Indian city after Austrian temple clash

2010-04-16T12:08:14Z

Indian police imposed a curfew in the northern city of Jalandhar after violence erupted over a clash between rival Sikh communities in Austria that left one man dead.

Troops in Jalandhar guarded streets to halt overnight rioting in which mobs pelted buses with stones and torched vehicles in several towns across the state of Punjab.

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Police: Victim in Sikh temple shooting dies

2010-04-16T12:08:24Z

Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna in a brawl that left one of the victims dead Monday and at least 15 others wounded, police said. A related clash later broke out in northern India.

Witnesses said a group of bearded and turbaned men attacked the religious leaders at the temple in Aust...

Guru dies after Austrian temple clash: police

2010-04-16T12:08:24Z

A visiting Indian guru died after being shot in a clash between rival Sikh communities at a temple in Vienna in which about 30 people were injured, police said.

The guru, Sant Rama Nand, 56, one of two visiting the Austrian capital, died of his wounds in hospital after the Sunday clashes involving knives and at least one gun, a police spokesman said.

"The surgeon said at first he was satisfied with his patient's...

30 hurt in clash at Sikh temple in Austria

2010-04-16T12:08:29Z

Sikh followers clashed with knives and at least one gun at a temple in Vienna on Sunday, injuring some 30 people in a dispute between rival religious communities, police and witnesses said.

Separately, Indian media said a curfew was imposed in parts of the Sikh-majority city of Jalandhar in the northern Indian state of Punjab ...

Guru wounded in Austrian Sikh temple shooting dies: police

2010-04-16T12:08:25Z

A visiting Indian guru died early Monday after being shot in a clash between rival religious communities at a Sikh temple in Vienna in which about 30 people were injured, police announced.

The guru, Sant Rama Nand, 56, one of two visiting the Austrian capital, died of his wounds in hospital after Sikh followers clashed with knives and at least one gun at a temple in Vienna on Sunday, a police spokesman said.

"The...

Sikh rivals fight at temple in Austria; 16 injured

2010-04-16T12:08:26Z

Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna in a brawl that left at least 16 people wounded, police and witnesses said. A related clash later broke out in northern India.

Witnesses said a group of bearded and turbaned men attacked the religious leaders at the temple in Austria's capital on ...

Incident in Vienna Austria sets off Sparks in Jalandar

2010-10-21T09:33:35Z

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Thirty injured in clashes in Vienna Sikh temple

2010-04-16T12:08:47Z

About 30 people were wounded, nine of them seriously, as rival factions in the Sikh community clashed inside a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna, police and emergency services said Sunday.

Fighting broke out at around 1:30 pm (1130 GMT), when a group of Sikhs opposed to the sermon given by Shri Guru Ravidas Sabha, a guru visiting from India, produced knives and a gun i...

Nine wounded in Sikh temple attack in Vienna

2010-04-16T12:08:49Z

VIENNA (Reuters) - At least nine people were wounded when armed men attacked a preacher and worshippers in a Sikh temple in the Austrian capital Vienna on Sunday, police said.

A police spokeswoman said six suspects had been arrested and were among the injured after the afternoon incident. She said the casualty toll could rise pending an update from hospi...

Thirty injured in shoot-out at Vienna Sikh temple

2010-04-16T12:08:49Z

About 30 people were wounded, nine of them seriously, in a shoot-out at a Sikh temple in Vienna, the emergency rescue services said on Sunday.

According to initial reports, a group entered the temple of the Sikhs, an Indian religious community, and opened fire around 1:30 pm (1130 GMT). The wounded were evacuated in three helicopters to several hospitals, rescuers said.

"All the people implicated (in the incident...

Bishop who called Harry Potter satanic quits

2010-10-21T10:32:57Z

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Austrian Catholics up in arms over pope's comments

2010-04-16T17:17:31Z

Pope Benedict XVI's decision to rehabilitate a Holocaust-denying priest and to appoint an ultra-conservative bishop in Linz has set back years of efforts to modernise the Catholic Church's image in Austria, critics say.

The moves are "a slap in the face for the Austrian Church" and the sum of signals being sent by the Bad Weather, Muted Turnout Beset Pope As 3-Day Austria Pilgrimage Ends

Pope Benedict XVI, beset by drab weather and relatively small crowds, ended a pilgrimage to Austria on Sunday by reminding Europeans of their Christian heritage as they grapple with immigration and Islam.

Bereft of huge throngs of adoring pilgrims such as the 1 million Brazilian...

Pope makes pilgrimage to Austrian shrine

2010-09-09T19:32:53Z

Pope Makes Pilgrimage to Famous Shrine on 2nd Day of Austria Trip

Pope Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage Saturday to a famous shrine to the Virgin Mary, where he celebrated an open-air Mass in the rain for more than 30,000 believers and called on Europeans to embrace faith.

The pope...

Pope speaks of Europe's tragic past

2010-09-09T19:21:33Z

Pope Speaks of Horrors of Past and Worries Over Future in Europe

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Europe's tragic past and warned of its uncertain future Friday as he honored Jews killed in the Holocaust and urged the continent to accept its Christian heritage.

Abortion must never be considered a human right, Benedict said, and urged European political...

Tight security for pope's Austria visit

2010-09-09T19:16:06Z

More Than 3,500 Police, Soldiers to Protect Pope on Austria Visit

Elite Austrian commandos and bomb squads checked venues and equipment Thursday, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's arrival, and authorities said more than 3,500 police officers and soldiers were being deployed for the pontiff's visit.

Although security was heavy for the three-day visit, ...

Apathy, hostility await pope in Austria

2010-09-09T18:43:46Z

Apathy, Hostility Await Pope During 3-Day Visit to Austria

A larger-than-life image of Pope Benedict XVI beams down at passers-by from billboards around Vienna. But few Austrians are smiling back.

Even in this overwhelmingly Roman Catholic country, apathy and hostility _ the fallout of...

Papal trees to be chopped down

2010-09-09T14:41:25Z

Trees Planted for Last Pope to Be Chopped Down for New Pope's Visit to Austria

They were planted to honor one pope. Now they're being purged for another.

Four stately lime trees ceremoniously planted near a popular Roman Catholic shrine in 1983 for a visit to Austria by the late Pope John Paul II are being uprooted to make way for a large grandstan...

Church offers text messages from pope

2010-09-09T11:49:21Z

Archdiocese Offers Text Messages From Pope in Run-Up to Sept. 7-9 Visit

Organizers of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Austria next month are offering the faithful a foretaste: daily cell phone text messages with quotes from the pontiff.

The Archdiocese of Vienna said the service...

Vienna Jewish archive on display

2010-09-09T06:27:22Z

Parts of Vienna Jewish Community's Archive Goes on Display

An exhibit featuring letters, photos and Nazi-era documents detailing the history of Vienna's Jews opened in the Austrian capital Tuesday.

The documents, some of which date as far back as the 19th century, are part of an extensive archive belonging to the Jewish Community Vienna. The archive _ described as a "unique historical document i...

Austria Nazi Victims' Graves

2011-01-04T05:31:37Z

Historian Oliver Seifert, left, and project leader Alexander Zanesco talk to journalists during a news conference on the hospital cemetery in Hall near Innsbruck, Austria, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011. Officials say the cemetery could contain the remains of up to 220 people killed by the Nazis and buried between 1942 and 1945. The hospital ...

Austria Qatar

2010-12-30T09:00:30Z

Wife of the Austrian president Margit Fischer, wife of Qatae's emir Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned, Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and Austrian President Heinz Fischer, from left, pose for a photo during a welcome ceremony at the Hofburg palace in Sarah Schleper speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski World Cup women's slalom race, in Semmering, Austria, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/marco Trovati)

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YE Sports Quirks

2010-12-25T12:31:36Z

FILE - This Feb. 16, 2010, file photo shows curd cheese Viennese, in Austria known as Topfen, in a kitchen in Vienna, Austria. In the days leading to the Olympic downhill, Lindsey Vonn was aching so badly from a bruised shin she wondered if she would be able to race. She tried numbing cream and painkillers, and then came the blue-pl...

Panthers Sabres Hockey

2010-12-23T19:02:29Z

Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun, right, of the Czech Republic, makes a save on Buffalo Sabres winger Thomas Vanek, of Austria, during the first period of...