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  1. Küng tackles Schüller group

    » General News 2012-05-24

    Another top-tier representative of the Austrian Church has warned the Preachers’ Initiative from consequences.

  2. Rebel priest deplores Church's 'leadership crisis'

    » General News 2012-05-22

    A Catholic preacher who established a group of "disobedient" priests reacted coolly to Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn’s warnings.

  3. Schönborn warns disobedient priests

    » General News 2012-05-18

    Viennese Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn is upping the pressure on Helmut Schüller’s Preachers’ Initiative.

  4. Catholic sceptics get Swiss accolade

    » General News 2012-04-24

    A critical Catholic movement from Austria has received a renowned award in Switzerland.

  5. Kothgasser to retire

    » General News 2012-04-19

    Alois Kothgasser, the archbishop of the Diocese of Salzburg, has decided to apply for retirement.

  6. Homosexual's success scares off priest

    » General News 2012-04-10

    A Catholic preacher plans to withdraw from his local parish after a gay man entered the community council.

  7. Preachers' Initiative head happy about Pope’s reaction

    » General News 2012-04-06

    The head of the Austrian Preachers’ Initiative has reacted positively to the Pope’s criticism.

  8. Green light for gay Catholic

    » General News 2012-04-03

    A gay man has been allowed to participate in his local parish’s activities.

  9. Kapellari fears clerical split

    » General News 2012-03-15

    An end to the feud between the Austrian Church’s leaders and a "disobedient" group of preachers seems out of reach.

  10. Strong support for Schüller

    » General News 2012-02-22

    A vast majority of Austrians approve a controversial group of Catholic priests’ demands.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. Disobedient priests plan global movement

    » General News 2012-01-23

    A parish priest who encouraged clergymen to be "disobedient" towards the Vatican plans to go international.

  15. Church membership cancellations in decline

    » General News 2012-01-11

    The number of people leaving the Catholic Church has decreased dramatically.

  16. Lawmakers clash over Church deserters charge

    » General News 2012-01-09

    The Social Democrats (SPÖ) have spoken out against a charge on people who left the Church.

  17. Church considers charging apostates

    » General News 2012-01-06

    A conservative politician has started a countrywide debate by suggesting that people should be ordered to pay a charge after leaving the Church.

  18. Anger as archbishop gives church away

    » General News 2011-11-15

    Members of a small parish in Vienna are outraged by Archbishop Christoph Cardinal Schönborn’s decision to hand over the church to the city’s Serbian-Orthodox community for free.

  19. Catholic rebels gather pace

    » General News 2011-11-08

    A group of priests opposing the Vatican’s principles finds more and more support, according to its head and a new survey.

  20. Experts to check kid's home rape ordeal claims

    » General News 2011-10-17

    A former lawyer or a retired state prosecutor is set to head a special investigative commission after former residents of a children’s home spoke out about serial rapes by carers.

  21. Vienna to get 'multi-million' interreligious centre funded by Saudi Arabia

    » General News 2011-10-14

    The Austrian Greens and moderate Muslims are infuriated after the Austrian foreign minister agreed with Saudi Arabian officials to set up an interreligious centre in Vienna.

  22. Clinic doc 'teamed up with exorcist'

    » General News 2011-09-29

    A public hospital’s doctor and psychologist are under scrutiny for allegedly cooperating with an exorcist.

  23. Pope Cross rescued from ruin

    » General News 2011-09-08

    A steel cross erected to celebrate the pontiff’s visit to Austria nearly 30 years ago will undergo a complex renovation after concerns were voiced it could collapse.

  24. Pensioner dies after mountain mass

    » General News 2011-08-22

    An elderly man died as he collapsed walking down a mountain after a mass.

  25. Most Austrians back extended abortion services

    » General News 2011-08-18

    The majority of Austrians are in favour of an expansion of abortion services.

  26. Start of school costs young families dear

    » General News 2011-08-17

    Parents of first-formers are bracing themselves to spend hundreds of Euros in the coming weeks, a poll has shown.

  27. Clerical shrine for late governor could cause a stir

    » General News 2011-08-09

    Conservative lawmakers have waded into controversy by erecting a wayside shrine depicting a late governor’s portrait – surrounded by a halo.

  28. Offertory box pilferage series in Lower Austria

    » General News 2011-08-09

    Lower Austrian police are investigating over money allegedly stolen from a church’s offertory box in the past weeks.

  29. Conservative outcry over minister's abortion appeal

    » General News 2011-08-05

    Social Democratic (SPÖ) Health Minister Alois Stöger has been harshly criticised over plans to expand abortion services in Austria.

  30. Nationwide offer of abortions planned

    » General News 2011-08-03

    Social Democratic (SPÖ) Health Minister Alois Stöger has revealed ambitious endeavours regarding induced abortion.

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