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Flourishing Conservative Abbey in Austria to Receive Apostolic Visitation Reportedly Ordered by Francis

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The orthodox Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz, the largest monastery in Austria, will receive a Vatican-ordered visitation this fall, with visitors including a religious sister without a habit.
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More and more details are emerging surrounding the announced Apostolic Visitation of the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz in the Baden district. Following a complaint filed by the abbey for slander and libel in connection with circulating anonymous letters, the Lower Austrian State Office of Criminal Investigation is now also investigating. The letters will be examined for evidence, and interrogations at the abbey are also planned, ORF NÖ repor…

The focus is on the directional style. There are also first vague information about the period of apostolic visitation in the Austrian Cistercian monastery.

·Germany
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Even the head of the local Catholic Church does not know the exact mission of the Apostolic Visitation of the Cistercian Monastery of Heiligenkreuz. "Everything happens under papal secret," said the chairman of the Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Franz Lackner of Salzburg, after the summer plenary meeting in Mariazell in conversation with the APA and "Kathpress". It is a "progressive procedure", in which interim reports are not helpful.

·Salzburg, Austria
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The Apostolic Visitation in the Monastery of Heiligenkreuz investigates allegations of abuse and misconduct. Prince John Paul Chavanne assures transparency.

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www.kleinezeitung.at broke the news in on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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