Working group of Catholic associations in Austria
The Working Group of Catholic Associations Austria (AKV) is the union of currently 21 Catholic associations in the Republic of Austria .
The clubs / associations are autonomous in themselves and formed a working group to represent them together in 1954, which is intended to give them more weight, especially in public and in politics.
The AKV sees itself as a working group and not as an umbrella organization. According to its statutes, the AKV has no authority to intervene in the affairs of its member associations or even their connections, let alone to pass binding resolutions.
The former State Secretary Helmut Kukacka has been President of the AKV since November 2012 .
aims
The aim is to observe the development of society and to issue statements on behalf of the Catholic lay people who are members of it. The AKV forms Curia 2 of the Catholic Lay Council of Austria .
Members
- Academic Association of Catholic-Austrian Landsmannschaften (KÖL)
- Cartell Association of Catholic Austrian Student Associations (ÖCV) - old gentry
- Cartell Association of Catholic Austrian Student Associations (ÖCV) - Student Association
- Christian teachers in Austria (CLÖ)
- Main Association of Catholic Parents' Associations (HkE)
- Hope behind bars
- Cartel Association of Catholic Non-Colored Academic Associations in Austria (ÖKV)
- Catholic Media Academy (KMA)
- Klemensgemeinde
- Middle Schools Cartel Association of the Catholic Colored Student Corporations of Austria (MKV)
- Middle Schools Cartel Association of Catholic Colored Student Corporations in Austria (MKV) - Altherrenbund
- Austrian Society for Christian Art (ÖGCK)
- Austrian Gymnastics and Sports Union (UNION)
- Austrian Building Order (ÖBO)
- Kolping Austria
- Reichsbund - Movement for Christian Social Policy and Sport (RB)
- St. Michaels Bund (SMB)
- Association of Catholic Writers in Austria (VKSÖ)
- Association of Christian Colored Students of Austria (VCS)
- Association of Colored Girls (VfM)
- Association of Christian Teachers at Upper and Middle Schools in Austria (VCL)
Opilio Rossi Medal
Since 1985 the AKV has been awarding the Cardinal Opilio Rossi Medal every year for services to the Catholic lay apostolate.
See also
Web links
Academic Association of Catholic-Austrian Landsmannschaften | Austrian Cartel Association | Christian teachers of Austria | Families of the Teutonic Order | Main Association of Catholic Parents' Associations | Hope behind bars | Cartel Association of Catholic Non-Colored Academic Associations in Austria | Catholic Media Academy | Klemensgemeinde | Middle School Cartel Association | Austrian Society for Christian Art | Sports Union | Austrian Building Order | Kolping Society | Reichsbund - Movement for Christian Social Policy and Sport | St. Michael's Federation | Association of Catholic Writers in Austria | Association of Christian Student Associations in Austria | Association of colored girls | Association of Christian teachers at higher and middle schools in Austria