Cardinal Schönborn: A life for people - farewell to hope!

Cardinal Schönborn: A life for people - farewell to hope!

Wien, Österreich - Cardinal Christoph Schönborn is at the end of his decades of term as an archbishop of Vienna. On the occasion of his 80th birthday on January 22, 2025, Pope Francis announced that he would resign. Schönborn, who led the Archdiocese for almost 30 years, plans to live in the monastery in the monastery in Vienna's Brigittenau, an area that he sometimes describes as disadvantaged. Although the number of Catholics in the Archdiocese of Vienna died by about 20 percent during his term, Schönborn remains optimistic and emphasizes the importance of interest in man and God, as he already explained in a conversation.

Farewell celebration in Stephansdom

On January 18, 2025, a big farewell party in the St. St. Stephen's Cathedral will be held to celebrate the almost 30-year-old path together with Schönborn and to thank him for his services. As katholisch.at reported at 2 p.m., and everyone is invited to take part in this celebration. The invitations are sent to employees of the Archdiocese, companions and representatives of public life. In addition, interested parties can register via the website.

The Archdiocese of Vienna also plans a special campaign in which people can share their memories of encounters with Cardinal Schönborn in order to create a memory chronicle. Prayers and donations for two social projects are also made possible on the website, which underlines the close connection of the cardinal to the community. So far, information about his successor is not known what the interest of the believers and the media increases.