Digital sacrificial stick in the Feldkirch Cathedral: Modern donations for everyone!

Digital sacrificial stick in the Feldkirch Cathedral: Modern donations for everyone!

The churches of Austria and Germany bravely go to the digital age in order to meet the needs of their believers. In the Feldkirch Cathedral, digitization has now introduced the country's first digital sacrificial stock system. Visitors can ignite a candle for their relatives for 1 euro - and conveniently with a card, which particularly appeals to young people, as Domfurer Fabian Jochum pleases. This could initiate a new era of financial willingness to donate, especially in times when cash has less and less important, the Orf Vorarlberg .

modernization in Cologne Cathedral

The Cologne Cathedral is similarly innovative, which now offers a digital donation terminal in the entrance area. In cooperation with PAX-Bank eG, this terminal enables cashless submission of donations between 1 and 20 euros. Domdechant Msgr. Robert Kleine explains that the church wants to take modern payment habits into account, because the demand for alternative payment methods increases especially in the tourist area. The test phase of the device, which accepts both giro and credit cards and smartphones, could arrive well with the daily 5,000 visitors, reports the These developments not only reflect on the change of times, but also the primary focus of the churches on the support of the poor and the preservation of the churches. Especially now that due to the Corona pandemic, many churches have to struggle with bitter financial losses, such digital solutions are more in demand than ever. In Cologne it is emphasized that the donations of the population cover around 18 percent of the annual fixed costs, which underlines the relevance of these modern approaches.