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In a message the German Bishops' Conference says the Pope Emeritus’ pontificate and his many years of episcopal work “will be remembered vividly”.

The coat of arms of Austria and Vienna on the Albertine choir roof of St. Stephen's Cathedral. / Bwag via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Vienna, Austria, Jan 12, 2022 / 09:10 am (CNA).The Catholic Church in Austria on Wednesday reported a decline in membership and a rise in income.New statistics published on Jan. 12 showed that the number of Catholics in Austria fell in 2021 by around 1.6%, from 4.91 million in 2020 to 4.83 million on Dec. 31, 2021.The Central European country, located to the south of Germany, has an overall population of almost 9 million.A total of 72,055 people formally left the C...

Arbeitsgemeinschaft katholischer Liturgiewissenschaftlerinnen und Liturgiewissenschaftler tagte erstmals in Salzburg

Austria’s Constitutional Court Demands Euthanasia Law December 23, 2020 The seat of the Austrian Constitutional Court Austria's highest court has given the government one year to legalize the practice of assisted suicide in the country. The Catholic hierarchy is denouncing a cold and cynical society, in which increasing pressure will weigh on the most vulnerable people. “Until now in Austria, there was general agreement that everyone’s life, up to natural death, has unconditional value. With the judgment just handed down by the Constitutional Court, a dike has broken. ...