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Designs of the stoles

Deacon stoles shown in the the liturgical colours.

For a donation of 100.- € one can obtain a stole. The proceeds go to the women in the slums of Mumbai and their families.

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Pro Diakonia

The Pro Diakonia Project is devoted to strengthening the permanent diaconate and its independence within the relationship existing between the ranks of the hierarchy, for otherwise the permanent diaconate would not be sustainable.

The project started in the year 2001 in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Now it will be continued at the scale of the whole German-speaking area. In collaboration with the IDC, a researcher from the St. Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology will carry out the project for the next four years.

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Stola Project

The “Health Promotion Trust” project of the the Archdiocese of Bombay tries to make it possible for families to have a stable income. Now, women from the slums also sew stoles for the deacons.

Deacon stoles from the Mumbai slums

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Honorary Doctorate for Professor Klaus Kießling

On June 20th, 2014 the Latvian Christian Academy bestowed on its visiting faculty Klaus Kießling, PhD in Philosophy – History, PhD habil. In Theology, B.A. in Psychology, an Honorary Doctorate.

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Velehrad 2013

The deacons addressed Diakonia in an Intercultural Context

Deacons from all over the world see some good opportunities for the Christian faith in the countries of Eastern Europe. In their Study Conference which took place in Velehrad near Brno, Czech Republic, a place of pilgrimage, they came to the conclusion that the Church can credibly transmit the Christian values of unconditional love and mercy by means of an open attitude towards other cultural traditions.

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