Seven in ten single Austrian women aged around 30 want children, a survey has shown.Online partner agency Parship, who questioned 611 of its registered members, said today (Weds) 70 per cent of single women around the age of 30 said they want to have children of their own. The survey however also showed that only […]
Vienna Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn will preside at a “day of repentance” service today (Weds) in the wake of revelations of numerous cases of violence and sexual abuse by members of the Catholic clergy.His office said yesterday that the service at 7pm at Viennas St. Stephens Cathedral would constitute “an acknowledgement of guilt in the […]
There have been 566 reports of various kinds of abuse by clergy at the Catholic Churchs ombudsmans offices this year, it was reported today (Tues).Vienna archdiocese has had the highest number, 174, followed by Innsbruck diocese with 115. More than half of them can no longer be prosecuted because of the statute of limitations.Cases of […]
Christoph Cardinal Schönborns announcement that Waltraud Klasnic will head a commission dealing with victims of Catholic Church abuse and violence has been met with harsh criticism.Schönborn said in a TV interview on Sunday that the former Styrian Peoples Party (ÖVP) governor will head a special commission checking on all claims and reports of sexual abuse […]
Austrian filmmaker Christian Hermann gave a new meaning to birds eye view for his new documentary after using a golden eagle to carry a camera.His latest film “Der Fjord in den Bergen – ein Jahr am Vilsalpsee” (The Fjord in the Mountains) includes spectacular aerial shots of the Vilsalp Lake in the Tyrolean Alps where […]
The Freedom Party (FPÖ) accused incumbent president Heinz Fischer of trying to distract from other issues as he called for a reform of the presidents legislature.Fischer suggested over the weekend that the federal presidents legislative period could be extended to eight years with no possibility of running for a second term in office.The legislature of […]
An avalanche that decimated a free-style race between 50 skiers and snowboarders injured three.The race, which started at 1pm on Saturday in an off-piste area near Ischgl in Tyrols Landeck district ended in disaster when it triggered a 90 metre-wide avalanche that swept away three of the participants, police said.Two were partially buried, and a […]
A new 162 kilometre long St. James pilgrimage route from Mikulov in the Czech Republic to Krems, Lower Austria, will formally open on Easter Monday, it was announced today (Mon).The opening ceremony and blessing of the route will take place in Großrußbach.The route, which will go through Drasenhofen, Mistelbach, Großrußbach and Stockerau in Lower Austrias […]
Upper Austrian fibre producer Lenzing AG announced today (Mon) that it would invest an additional 78 million Euros in expansion of its facilities in Nanjing, China, and Lenzing, Upper Austria.It added that half of its fibre production capacity would be located in Asia after the expansion. It announced the investment of 120 million Euros in […]
Hermine Brummeir is set to become Upper Austrias oldest library member as she prepares to celebrate her 100th birthday.The century-old Librarian at the public library in Wels, Upper Austria, is still spry and for more than 40 years has been checking out books, especially detective stores which are her special passion.She also does dozens of […]