Overview
- Children and youth across Germany and Austria are now blessing homes with “20*C+M+B+26” and collecting for children in need via house visits and public stations.
- The 2026 campaign carries the motto “School instead of Factory,” focusing donations on education and efforts against child labor.
- An Austrian group attended the Pope’s general audience, presented their engagement, gifted a blessed photo, and posed for a group picture with the pontiff.
- Urban organizers rely on sign-ups and fixed locations, with parishes publishing neighborhood schedules such as those listed across Wesel.
- Volunteer shortages have prompted adjustments in some areas, with Bottrop’s St. Cyriakus replacing inner‑city house calls with a short blessing station, while organizers differ on this year’s focal country, citing Bangladesh or Tanzania.