"Long Night of the Churches" recorded around 300,000 visitors

Around 700 places of worship invited people across Austria on Friday to the ecumenical "Long Night of Churches." According to the organizers, as in the previous year, around 300,000 visitors took advantage of the offer, as feedback from all federal states indicated, reported Kathpress.

"Long Night of Churches" also abroad

The event took place simultaneously in all Austrian dioceses as well as in parts of Switzerland, in the Italian South Tyrol, and in the Czech Republic. This year's program was under the theme "We can #open." It was intended to convey a "double-edged message," "which includes the opening of churches, but also, through the hashtag, addresses the theme of 'hope' - the central message of Christianity," it was said.

Services, Lectures, Concerts

In total, there were more than 2,000 program offerings - from services to lectures, discussions, concerts, and cultural as well as culinary offerings.

(APA/Red)

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