Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Optional offer for the Corbinian Year
from 15:00
Guided tours through the Bavarian State Exhibition (optionally)
in the Diocesan Museum Freising in German and English,
start every quarter of an hour, last tour at 15:45
Duration: approx. 75 minutes, further information at: www.hdbg.de (in german)
from 16:30
Registration
and distribution of congress documents at the congress reception in the Asam Building
17:30
Dinner (Buffet)
in the Asam Building
19:00
Vespers in the Byzantine rite
in the parish church of St George in Freising (Marienplatz)
with Auxiliary Bishop Volodymyr Hrutsa, Archeparchy of Lviv/Ukraine and Auxiliary Bishop Wolfgang Bischof, Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
Vocals: Schola of the Collegium Orientale, Eichstätt
approx. 20:00
Opening of the exhibition „Icons against the War“
in the parish church of St George, followed by drinks, informal talks and a get-together in the parish hall of St George
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Venue: Asam Building
from 08:00
Registration and distribution of congress documents
9:00
Opening of the congress
by Rev. Prof. Dr Thomas Schwartz, Managing Director of Renovabis, Freising
Welcome and introduction to the congress
Welcome by Tobias Eschenbacher, Mayor of the City of Freising
Introduction to the Corbinian Year by Dr. Theresia Reischl, project manager for the Jubilee of the diocese
09:30
Will the Son of Man (still) find Believers when He returns? (cf. Lk 18,8) Understanding the Faith and Church Crisis in Europe
Keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Detlef Pollack, Sociologist of religion at the University of Münster
Subject: „Life without God? Causes and Background of the Current Faith and Church Crisis in Europe“
- Moderation: Sabine Winkler, SWR, Stuttgart
10:00
Highlights on Religiosity, Faith and the Church in various Central and Eastern European Countries
- Prof. Dr. Bojidar Andonov, former Head of the Department of Systematic and Practical Theology, University of Sofia/Bulgaria
- Sr. Lindita Spaqi, directress of Loyola-Fillore, Prizren/Kosovo
- Marta Titaniec, St Joseph Foundation of the Polish Bishops' Conference, Catholic Intelligence Club, Warsaw/Poland
followed by a panel discussion
10:45
Coffee break
11:15
What now, Church? – Mission in the Tension between Universal Mandate and Concrete Living Conditions
- Pastoral Care in the Face of Emptiness. Challenges and Perspectives of Future Christianity in Europe – Keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Jan Loffeld, Pastoral theologian at the Tilburg Uni-
versity, Utrecht/Netherlands - The Czech Republic as a Laboratory of Secularisation and a Place of Christian Hope – Keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Tomáš Petráček, Church historian at the University of Hradec Králové/Czech Republic
13:00
Lunch (buffet) in the Asam Building
Coffee, tea and cake
15:00-16:30
Dialogue groups on various topics (venues to be announced)
Healing and Salvation – The Therapeutic Dimension of Religiosity – with Father Andrij Rak CSsR and Prof. Dr phil. Dr med. Gabriele Stotz-Ingenlath
Search for Silence and Contemplation: Method, Time-out, Lifestyle? – with Rev. Imre Rencsik, Sr. Ursula Hertewich OP and Sr. Zsuzsanna Beáta Mikusi OCD
„Influencers in the name of the Lord“ – Church and media communication – with Prof. Viktor Khroul and Fr Lukas Boving OSB
Going to the Edges – Calling and Testimony of Faith in Social Commitment – with Sr Prioress Dr Katalin Ágnes Juhász OPraem and Father Stanko Perica
Raising your Voice in Concern for the Common Home – The Prophetic Dimension in the Commitment to Environmental and Climate Protection – with Nataliia Kulya and Andrea Rückert
Young People as the Future of the Church? Desires and Reality for the Path to Faith – with Maria-Theresia Kölbl and Rev. Paul Popa
17:00
Eucharistic celebration
at Freising Cathedral
18:15
Dinner (buffet)
in the Asam Building
19:30
Theatre, panel and discussion on the topic „Where is God today?“
Public evening event in cooperation with the Domberg-Akademie Freising in the Asam Building
We all want to lead a successful life. For many people today, this is possible without reference to a higher power and religious practice. Scenes from a theatre play lead us to the questions of what role religion and faith play today, in order to survive in this world full of crises, and where God can still be sought and found today. We talk to guests from church, society and culture from East and West about resources for meaning and hope.
- Dr. Yasemin El-Menouar, Senior Expert Religion, Values and Society at the Bertelsmann Stiftung, Head of the project „Religion Monitor“, Gütersloh
- Michaela Burch, freelance wedding and funeral speaker, Landshut
- Bischof Dr. Tomáš Holub, Pilsen/Czech Republic
- Christian Springer, Cabaret artist, Munich
- Moderation: Dr Claudia Pfrang, Directress of the Domberg-Akademie, Freising
approx. 21:00
Opportunity to meet and talk informally over a drink in the foyer of the Asamtheatre
Thursday, 12 September 2024
Venue: Asam Building
7:30
Opportunity to attend a mass in Freising Cathedral and in the Pallotti-Haus
(Concelebration option for bishops and priests)
from 08:30
Registration and distribution of congress documents at the congress reception in the Asam Building
09:00
Spiritual impulse of the day
09:10
Reports from the previous day's dialogue groups
09:30
Keynote speech by Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, Rome/Italy
Subject: „Crisis and Future of Christianity in a Globalised World“
10:00
Panel discussion with audience participation
„For it is in Hope that we are Saved“ (Rom 8,24) – Future Prospects for the Church and the Christian Faith in Europe
- Archbishop Dr Gintaras Grušas, Vilnius/Lithuania
- Archbishop Dr Heiner Koch, Berlin
- Dr Doris Reisinger, Würzburg
- Sr Dr Marie Pavlína Kašparová OP, Brno/Czech Republic and Cambridge/Great Britain
- Moderation: Prof. Dr Claudia Nothelle, Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, Magdeburg/Berlin
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Continuation of the discussion
12:15
Closing words
by Rev. Prof. Dr. Thomas Schwartz, Freising
12:30
Lunch (buffet)
in the Asam Building
approx. 13:30
End of the congress