2023-11-18 11:46:22
“It was ten exciting, intense and also beautiful years. But following ten years as president and more than 28 years in Caritas in Austria, it is time to hand over this office in a good way. And that is exactly what I have now,” said Landau in a broadcast on Saturday.
Caritas will remain in Landau. Last year, the 63-year-old Viennese was unanimously confirmed as President of Caritas Europa until 2027. “I will continue to dedicate myself to this task with all my strength,” said Landau. “Global challenges such as wars, the climate crisis, global hunger and increasing poverty also require global answers. The future of Europe will not first and foremost be decided in Brussels, Berlin or Budapest, but also everywhere where people’s lives have become fragile – because they are affected by growing poverty or unemployment or because they have lost hope in Europe and a positive future in the face of the crises. We need more, not less Europe – and, last but not least, more Caritas in Europe,” said Landau.
To Caritas
Today, Caritas is one of the largest aid organizations in the country and operates in more than 1,600 locations throughout Austria – in mobile and stationary care, in the area of people with disabilities or in social work. Caritas is involved in the fight once morest poverty, in helping the homeless, in the education sector and in hospice work. During the crisis, Caritas, which recently celebrated its 100th anniversary in Austria, has further expanded its help in many areas. For example, there are now 71 social counseling centers throughout Austria that advise and support people in the face of massive inflation.
Die Person Landau
Michel Landau is a priest and, in addition to studying theology, he also received his doctorate in biochemistry. The 63-year-old has been working for Caritas in Austria for 28 years – initially for more than 25 years as Caritas director of the Archdiocese of Vienna and since 2013 also as President of Caritas Austria. He has also been President of Caritas Europa since 2020 and was unanimously re-elected in this role last year until 2027.
Landau clearly refused when asked whether he might succeed Archbishop Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, who was regarding to retire. There was “nothing at all” to these rumors, he said.
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