Jonathan LiedlClockwise from left: Bishop Stefan Oster, shown speaking with Register senior editor Jonathan Liedl, is committed to the New Evangelization. Praise and worship is offered at HOME Base; religious imagery adorns the public places of Passau, once the largest diocese of the Holy Roman Empire and still the most Catholic in Germany. Catholics like Joseph and Sophia Biedermann and their young daughter and Katharina Hauser, an adviser for the New Evangelization in the diocesan office, are committed to their faith.
In contrast to prevailing trends in German Catholicism, the Diocese of Passau is embracing an approach that emphasizes articulating the Catholic faith in new ways.