As announced in Incheon/Seoul during the 4th Congress of the Lausanne movementIn September, the World Evangelical Federation and the Lausanne Workplace Network (LWN) officially announced the launch of World Faith at Work Day. It will be held annually from May 1, 2025, specifying publication on October 3. “This special event aims to bring the global … Read more
Attention, monument! “Witness of motorization”: Basel government places Gellert Garage under protection The garage building on the St. Alban site was built during the economic boom after the Second World War. Its facade stands out. In addition to the garage, the Basel government has also placed a park and a church under protection. Unique in … Read more
Disappointed and angry – that sums up the mood among the employees of the Sophien and Hufeland Hospital in Weimar. Almost half of them have organized themselves in ver.di, elected a collective bargaining committee and called on their diaconal employer to negotiate a collective agreement. However, the church, the diaconate and the hospital management have … Read more
Annual Feast of the Blessed Sacrament Kicks Off in New Bedford NEW BEDFORD — This weekend marks the 108th celebration of the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament, a vibrant four-day festival that showcases the rich Madeiran culture in the city. Taking place from today through Sunday, August 4th, at Madeira Field in New Bedford’s North … Read more
Bought out! A premiere within the Salzkammergut exceeds expectations St. Wolfgang am Wolfgangsee (OTS) – Ceremonial opening of the brand new stage of the Salzkammergut lake on the historic vacation resort in Ried am Wolfgangsee. 800 guests, together with 300 company of honour clergy, Society, tradition, politics and enterprise traveled by boat throughout the lake … Read more
LH Mikl-Leitner: “Trusting cooperation” St. Pölten (OTS/NLK) – The Protestant Church in Lower Austria elected a new superintendent this Saturday at the superintendent meeting in Langenlois. The choice fell on Michael Simmer, previously a specialist inspector for Protestant religious education at secondary schools in Lower Austria. “The state of Lower Austria has had a very … Read more
Superintendent curator Christiaan van den Berge was also confirmed in office Salzburg (OTS) – Olivier Dantine was re-elected as superintendent of the Protestant Diocese of Salzburg-Tyrol with an overwhelming majority at the superintendent meeting on Friday, March 15th. At the end of the first twelve-year term of office, Dantine stood for election again by the … Read more
8.2% of voters and 15 cantons said YES to a 13th AHV, only 8 cantons were against it. This means that the popular initiative of the trade unions, the Left and the Greens was accepted, which was considered rather unlikely at the beginning of the voting campaign. Approval was greatest in the canton of Jura, … Read more
Trouble with the landlord, a dispute between neighbors or an infringement of personality online – a legal case arises quickly and is usually expensive. Find out here what advantages legal protection insurance offers you. Ideally, life is harmonious. But sometimes it’s a never-ending drama: the landlord rejects a new tenant and doesn’t want to terminate … Read more
Hamburg 24-hour trombone concert in Hamburg is over As of: 4:15 p.m | Reading time: 2 minutes Trumpet players play in the main church of St. Jacobi. Source: Markus Scholz/dpa From May 3rd to 5th, Hamburg will shine with the golden shine and sound of countless trumpets during the German Evangelical Trumpet Day. There was … Read more