Will the Vatican investigate a cardinal implicated in its own abuse trial?
- Feb 26, 2021
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For Austrian cardinal, female deacons an ‘open question’
- Oct 1, 2018
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn has said that in his view, whether the Church could ordain women as deacons remains an “open question.”
Royal tomb guardians: Capuchin monks guard Austria’s imperial crypt
- Apr 4, 2018
The Capuchin Crypt (Kapuzinergruft) lies beneath a tiny Franciscan church in Vienna. Beneath the simple wood-furnished church is a vast labyrinth of tunnels and chambers, filled with elaborate metal sarcophagi. The coffins hold the remains of 150 royal family members of the Habsburg dynasty.
Austrian cardinal criticizes court ruling on same-sex marriage
- Dec 7, 2017
The president of the Austrian bishops’ conference criticized a Constitutional Court judgment clearing the way for same-sex marriages in the traditionally Catholic country.
A traumatized church in Austria still has some capital in the bank
- Jun 6, 2017
Twenty years ago, Catholicism in Austria was in crisis, with bitter internal divisions exacerbating the toll of centuries of intense secularization. Today things seem far calmer, and, despite it all, the Church in Austria still retains a unique capacity to bring diverse people together and put them into serious conversation about things that matter.
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