The Church in Austria

(04 Sept 07-RV) Pope Benedict XVI makes his first papal visit to Austria in this weekend.
The three-day visit Sept. 7-9 will focus on the 850th anniversary of the Marian sanctuary at Mariazell, which has long been a spiritual beacon for Central Europe. A Viennese parish priest, Fr. Konstantin Spiegelfeld spoke with us about the challenges facing the church in his country…