• croatiantimes.com
• romaniantimes.at
• salzburgtimes.at
• viennatimes.at
• austrianindependent.com

Today

• Vienna - Johnny\'s Pub Quiz
• Vienna- January and February at the Austrian Film Museum
• Vienna - Art by Petronilla Hohenwarter.
• STOMP at the MuseumsQuartier
• Ice skating at Rathaus

01. 12. 09. - 12:00

• more Panorama news
• RSS Feed Panorama

01. 12. 09. - 12:00

Otto Habsburg gets Papal audience

By Thomas Hochwarter

The son of Austria’s last Emperor was granted an audience by the Pope yesterday (Mon).

Otto Habsburg-Lothringen – son of Emperor Karl I – met with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican. Details of the audience have not been revealed.

It was the first time since 2006 that the 97-year-old had been received by the Pope.

Otto Habsburg-Lothringen – who for the past few months has not made any public appearances – also attended Pope John Paul II’s beatification of his father in 2004.

Habsburg-Lothringen, a Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) for 20 years, has German, Austrian and Hungarian citizenship.

Austrian Times

Related articles: Catholic church

1. Have mercy on gays, says Church rebel

   » General News 2012-02-06

   The head of a group of "disobedient" parish priests has called for mercy on homosexuals.

2. Church rebels worry the Vatican

   » General News 2012-01-26

   The highest representatives of the Austrian Catholic Church gathered with Vatican officials to speak about a group of priests who declared themselves "disobedient", it has emerged.

3. Priest says sorry for exposing apostates

   » General News 2012-01-26

   A parish priest has apologised for publishing the names of people who decided to leave the Church.

more related articles tagged "Catholic church"

Related articles: EU

1. Best of the winter bookshelf, part two

   » Panorama 2012-02-06

   The Austrian Times offers an overview of what German-speaking Europe’s publishing houses have to offer.

2. Have mercy on gays, says Church rebel

   » General News 2012-02-06

   The head of a group of "disobedient" parish priests has called for mercy on homosexuals.

3. AMS boss defends hesitant job seekers

   » Business 2012-02-06

   Labour Market Service (AMS) chief Johannes Kopf has taken a stand for unemployed people who refuse taking the first new job offer.

more related articles tagged "EU"

Rising numbers of sheep and goats in Salzburg
The number of farms rearing sheep and goats has been on the increase in Salzburg, Austria for several years now. Domestic farming could still increase by a third as the European demand increases.

Strasser sues Austrian newspaper
The former European Parliament member Ernst Strasser will appear in court today (Mon) in connection with the 2011 cash for influence scandal. Strasser has accused the Upper Austrian News (OÖN) of slander.

Staud's expansion plan
Viennese jam company Staud’s who are famous for their preserve and compote range are expanding production in the capital. The plan calls for the building of a new company site in two years’ time in Ottakring. A new production hall will also be adapted at the current site in Hernals before then.

Le Salzgries
I enjoyed perhaps my most pleasurable eating out experience of the last thirty years one Thursday evening at Le Salzgries.

Record number of callouts as diesel freezes
The bitterly cold temperatures have not only been causing problems for humans in Austria but also for cars. In such harsh conditions, diesel in cars is known to crystallise and the engine cut out altogether.

Freezing temperatures claim life in Vienna
The freezing cold temperatures in Vienna, Austria claimed the life of an elderly woman over the weekend. The 86-year-old was found dead in her garden in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Baby taken over speeding fine
Austrian social workers have taken a baby away from his teenage mother because the toddler's grandmother had not paid a speeding fine.

Best of the winter bookshelf, part two
The Austrian Times offers an overview of what German-speaking Europe’s publishing houses have to offer.

ORF forced to leave Facebook
A media rights watchdog has ordered the ORF to exit Facebook.

Have mercy on gays, says Church rebel
The head of a group of "disobedient" parish priests has called for mercy on homosexuals.