Category: People and Places

Two powerful earthquakes have struck in south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria. Thousands of people are confirmed dead across Türkiye and Syria, with numbers expected to rise. Amongst those affected inside Syria are Syrians who are still displaced in their own country and living in flimsy shelters, tents and partially destroyed buildings. In Türkiye, the impact includes thousands of refugees and the communities that have been generously hosting them for nearly 12 years.   The earthquake has destroyed people’s homes and local infrastructure—families urgently need relief items and shelter. Severe winter storms…

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Anna Yacat-Bader, a Pinay contemporary Artist from Vienna, will be presenting her Art Works in an Art exhibition on February 11, 2023, in Napoleon Museum, Deutsch Wagram, Lower Austria. During the past years, Anna Yacat Bader has often been invited to join international artists to exhibit her fascinating Artworks at the Museum. One of them was the Vernissage “Art across all borders,” where Yacat Bader showed her fascinating works on the theme of dreams. She is also a permanent artist-guest at the annual StreetArt – Art on the fence in…

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More Sinulog 2023 in Austria pictures here: Facebook Filipinos and Austrian devotees came in droves on Sunday, January 15, 2023, to the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy church in Vienna’s 10th District to pay homage to the Sto. Niño and to celebrate the Sinulog Festival. The annual Feast of the Sto. Nino and Sinulog Festival is organized by the Filipino Catholic Chaplaincy and the Kapunongan ng mga Bisaya sa Austria (KBA). The festival highlighted dances of the Filipinos’ pagan past and their embrace of Christianity. The Charge d’Affiares Irene Susan Natividad, Consul…

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85,000 (SternsingerInnen) carol singers will be on the road in 2023 as the Three Wise Men in Austria to bring the blessing.Eighty-five thousand children and young people will be dressed in royal robes after Christmas and until January 8, 2023. The “Three Kings” bring peace and blessings for the New Year throughout Austria. Millions of steps, open hearts and doors and filled donation boxes carry the blessing far and wide to people in need. The Epiphany Campaign, the relief organization of the Catholic Children’s Movement, uses donations to support around…

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A considerable donation was given personally by the president of Babaylan Austria, Ms. Dorcas Aigner, to Hector Pascua, contact person of „Hilfsprojekt Philipppinen“ under the auspices of Pfarre Leopoldau, 1210 Wien. An additional donation had been handed over to Mr. Pascua by the Vice President of the Council of Filipino Associations in Austria (CFAA), Ms. Carmen Pacaigue. The „Hilfsprojekt Philippinen“ aims primarily to offer children and young people from needy families opportunities for the future through meaningful school education. Educational promotion of children from impoverished backgrounds in the Philippines, especially…

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Philippine Charge d’Affaires Irene Susan Natividad inducted and congratulated the new set of officers of the Philippine Association of Niederösterreich (PANÖ). In her remarks, Hon. Irene Susan Natividad lauded the PANÖ for its dedicated efforts in promoting the identity and welfare of Filipinos living in this Federal State of Austria. She also commended their efforts to foster unity and cooperation within the Filipino-Austrian Community. Hon. Irene Susan Natividad likewise congratulated the PANÖ  Officers and members for their benevolent projects that support the needy in the Philippines. She praised the group…

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GMUNDEN, STADL PAURA – after a year of taking bureaucratic hurdles, the time has come: All seven candidates received one “Red-White-Red card “as skilled nurses are now allowed to work at the Liebenau in Upper Austria. After they arrived in Vienna at the beginning of October, representatives of the Austrian Economic Chambers warmly welcomed them as well as the Philippine Embassy, followed by a ceremonial welcome from the staff of Gmunden and Stadl-Paura. Qualified and professionally experienced “We are very pleased to be the first employer accredited in the Philippines…

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On Sunday evening, October 30, 2022, an Illuminated Procession took place at the grounds of the Pfarre Herz Jesu, Töllergasse, in Vienna’s 21st District, marking the end of the Rosary month, October. The parishioners and other friends from other parishes and devotees of Our Lady of Manaoag participated in the procession of lights.“As a parish, we pray the rosary tonight,” said parish vicar Fr. Josef Giggenbacher in his welcome prayer. “I am truly pleased that you have found your way here today. With our prayers, we take our intentions before…

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