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Auch vier Sternsinger-Kinder from Vorarlberg nahmen am Neujahrsgottesdienst mit Papst Franziskus teil.
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Children and teenagers from Austria reported an “exciting experience” when they were able to participate in the New Year’s Day service with Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Before New Year’s Eve, the Star Singers children from Austria had visited the Pontifical Swiss Guard, delivered the Star Singers blessing and experienced a tour of the Guard’s quarters, Kathpress reported on New Year’s Day. They also brought the blessing to the Austrian embassy in Rome.
Star singers celebrated Mass with Pope Francis
“We were allowed to sit in the front row at the New Year’s Mass with the Pope, it was an exciting experience. The Pope walked past us at the beginning and then sat down on the stage, where we were allowed to stand together for a while. In the photo, all the Star Singers came to him,” the Three Kings Action (DKA) quoted Elena – one of the four Star Singers children from the Vorarlberg parish of Lochau, who this year sang on behalf of the approximately 85,000 Austrian Star Singers.
Anna, Elias and Aaron, the other Three Wise Men, as well as star singers from Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, Italy and Romania also celebrated the service with the Pope. According to the report of the Three Kings Action, the walk through the “Holy Door”, which was opened on the occasion of the beginning of the Holy Year 2025, was a special experience for the children.
About 85,000 star singers on the road for Three Kings Action
Until January 6, approximately 85,000 Star Singers children and approximately 30,000 adult helpers will travel door to door throughout Austria to bring the Christmas message of peace and blessings for the New Year and to ask for donations for the approximately 500 aid projects of the DKA in poverty-stricken regions of the world. Since the start of the Star Singers campaign, approximately 540 million euros in donations have been collected. Last year they sang for a record amount of 19.5 million euros.
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