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Prelate Brandmayr is heading to Jerusalem

Prelate Franz Xaver Brandmayr, who served as provost of Wiener Neustadt following his tenure as rector of the Anima, is set to become the new director of the Austrian Pilgrims’ Hospice in Jerusalem in September. Brandmayr, a former member of the RIGG and a supporter of the organisation, who has already demonstrated during the coronavirus pandemic that he does not shy away from challenges or from standing up for the rights of the faithful, is likely to be an excellent choice, particularly in the current situation.

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Call for Papers: III Conference on the History of Liturgy in Cádiz

Deadline: 6 April.

From 15 to 17 October 2026, the University of Cádiz in southern Spain will host the 3rd International Conference on Art and Liturgy. The conference is entitled “Locus Sacratissimus. From Object to Place: The Preservation of the Eucharist between the Fourth Lateran Council and the Council of Trent”. One of the organisers is Pablo J. Pomar Rodil, who was a visiting researcher at the RIGG in 2018.

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Rainald Becker: The Görres Institute at the beginning of the career - Podcast of the University of Augsburg

In conversation with the President of the University of Augsburg, Prof. Dr. Sabine Doering-Manteuffel, Prof. Dr. Rainald Becker describes his career and the importance of the subject ‘European Regional History – Bavarian and Swabian Regional History’. He emphasises the significance of the historical relations between southern Germany and Italy.

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What is Ingo Schaaf up to these days?

Von Ingo Schaaf

As is well known, it is not only the Görres Society that is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year (that of its namesake). The United States of America is also looking back on 1776, the year in which independence from the British mother country was declared.

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Register now for the General Assembly in Koblenz with boat trip!

The 128th General Assembly of the Görres Society in its 150th year of existence will take place from 25 to 27 September in Koblenz, the founding place of the society, and will feature special highlights, including a boat trip on the Rhine/Moselle. Registration is highly recommended. Only those who register online will find their names in the printed participant booklet.

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