Reception for Representatives of Churches and Religious Communities

PeopleOther ♦ Published: September 10, 2019; 21:23 ♦ (Vindobona)

Brigitte Bierlein and Alexander Schallenberg invited the representatives of the churches and religious communities based in Austria to the Federal Chancellery.

Representatives of the churches and religious communities based in Austria at the Federal Chancellery. / Picture: © Bundeskanzleramt (BKA) / Andy Wenzel

"Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental rights of freedom. The state of a society can also be very clearly seen in its status and treatment. In Austria, religion is a self-evident part of the public sphere. Cooperation with one another, understanding for one another and also the bridge functions in an international context are of particular importance to us all and a…