Teens disrupt Vienna Mass with shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’
October 31, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: Shouting “Allahu Akbar” (Allah is the greatest), a group of teenagers disrupted Mass at an unnamed parish in Vienna, Austria, earlier this month.
“There was no danger; it was not a threatening situation: I want to make that clear,” said the parish priest. “It was likely just youthful high spirits.”
The priest told Die Presse that he did not file charges and asked, “What would that achieve?” Citing concern about potential Islamist attacks, he asked the newspaper not to print the name of his parish.
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