Nikolaus ensures solidarity: Cardinal Schönborn calls for help!
Nikolaus ensures solidarity: Cardinal Schönborn calls for help!
Wien, Österreich - on December 6, 2024, the festive day of St. Nicholas, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn launched an urgent call to solidarity and human grant. In his column in the free newspaper "Today" he emphasizes the timeless message of Nicholas, who lived in the 4th century and was famous for his secret benefits. He provides a particularly moving insight when he reports on an anonymous donor who donated 100,000 euros to a family in Lower Austria, whose house was destroyed by floods. Schönborn encourages to do even in the small good and emphasize how significantly small gestures can be like a friendly word to give others hope, such as kathpress.at reports .
Family achievements in Austria: A year of success
At the same time, Family Minister Susanne Raab draws a positive record of family political progress in Austria. On the occasion of the international day of the family on May 15, 2025, she emphasizes that Austria has been considered a "European champion" in family performance in recent years. The valorization of family services, which has been in force since January 1, 2023, led to an increase of 9.7 percent in 2024. In addition, the family time bonus was more than doubled, from 740 euros to around 1,600 euros, while the family bonus plus was increased to 2,000 euros. These measures underline the government's commitment to support families in all situations, which is determined has .In addition, it is emphasized that the federal government has been supporting childcare since 2008, which has led to a doubling of the visiting quota for under-3 year olds to 32.1 percent. The creation of almost 96,000 new care places is another example of the government's efforts. The political strategy is rounded off by initiatives to strengthen fathers participation, which not only benefits the families, but also has positive social effects. These gratifying developments show how important families for society is, as Raab emphasizes.
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