Krampus is a mythical figure from Alpine folklore, especially popular in Austria, Germany, and other regions of Central ...

It includes St. Peter's Church, Friedhof St. Peter (a cemetery), the oldest library in Austria and the oldest restaurant in central Europe. The cemetery's catacombs date to antiquity, and are ...

Can we think about being right in a world that’s wrong? In a rich city, full of empty houses, which leaves people to sleep in the streets, that leaves people to die in the street?” asked Father ...

There is no such thing as people who only take and never give, Pope Francis told a group of visitors experiencing ...

Interfaith service recalls the violence when Jews throughout Germany and Austria were wrenched from sleep by the crash of ...

Austria's bulwark has held for 309 minutes.Since Aleks Dragovic has returned to the favorites, little has burned. "A credit ...

If your priority is to stay in a picturesque ski resort with a warmly welcoming atmosphere, Austria will deliver. Many of its ski destinations have grown up around traditional farming villages, where ...

Austria’s President, Alexander Van der Bellen, has asked the leader of the conservative People’s Party (OVP) and incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer to form a coalition government - despite the ...

Lansing Library Director Lisa Korajczyk spent about a week in Austria visiting museums, churches, art galleries, and other ...

Austria has not been governed by a three-party coalition since independence in 1955. The OVP and SPO will need to bridge large ideological divides, including on the SPO’s flagship policy of ...

The historic Zittel hut on top of a snow-capped mountain high in the Austrian Alps has weathered many a storm.