Salvatorians focus on up-to-date information and clear guidance online
More Than Just a Digital Business Card
The Salvatorians in Austria have launched a newly redesigned website that does more than simply introduce the religious order. It aims to show what matters to the Salvatorians today, where they are active, and the issues they are engaging with in the Church and wider society.
Latest news and developments therefore feature prominently alongside information on spirituality, history, social initiatives, and the community’s international work. The website also brings together events, publications, and the podcast “Weiter gehen – weiter denken”.
Visitors can also explore key information about the order’s founder, Fr. Francis Jordan, the Salvatorian Manifesto, the community itself, and the places where Salvatorians live and work. In this way, the website combines up-to-date reporting with accessible background information about the order.
Easy Access to Current Topics
A key feature of the new website is its clear and intuitive structure. Despite the wide range of content, navigation remains straightforward. News and current activities are given prominent space, while more in-depth information about the order is only a few clicks away.
The homepage is therefore designed less as a traditional institutional showcase and more as a continuously updated information platform.
„It was important to us that the new website not only explains who we Salvatorians are, but also shows what we do today and what matters to us. It should be up to date, provide clear guidance, and encourage people to explore further“,
says Robert Sonnleitner, spokesperson for the Salvatorians and the person behind the concept for the new website.
The Salvatorian Family
The website also highlights the wider Salvatorian family. It provides links to the Salvatorian Sisters and the Lay Salvatorians, underlining that the Salvatorian mission extends beyond the Salvatorian religious community itself.
Developed by Sonnleitner, the concept combines up-to-date content with institutional information. The Vienna-based web agency Zeitpunkt translated this approach into a clear, contemporary digital presence.
Where Tradition Meets the Present
The relaunch also reflects the importance the Salvatorians place on communication. Tradition and history remain integral parts of the website, while its focus is firmly on the present: What are the Salvatorians doing today? Which issues matter to them? And where can people encounter them and take part in their activities?
Rather than answering these questions solely through texts about the order, the new homepage features current stories, projects, and first-hand insights into Salvatorian life. The result is a website that informs while inviting visitors to discover more about the community.
Information on Fr. Titus Helde
The new homepage also provides information about the life of Salvatorian priest Titus Helde (1905–1945) and the ongoing process for his beatification. The website brings together biographical information, documents, and the latest developments concerning his cause. The process is currently in the information-gathering phase, Postulator Martin Kolozs told the Austrian Catholic news agency Kathpress.
Helde was shot dead by a Red Army soldier in Mistelbach during the final days of the Second World War in 1945 after placing himself between the soldier and a group of women in an effort to protect them. He was venerated as a martyr soon after his death. Today, there are also efforts to raise greater public awareness of his actions as an example of moral courage.
The new website is divided into three sections: Life, Documentation, and Inspiration. It is intended to accompany the ongoing research into Helde’s life and legacy while providing an accessible introduction to the Salvatorian priest and his work.
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