Peace Light from Bethlehem reaches Regensburg District Office
The Peace Light from Bethlehem arrived at the Regensburg District Office on 18 December 2025. This year’s campaign carries the motto A Spark of Courage, highlighting unity and resilience amid global challenges. The tradition, which began in 1986, continues to spread hope across Europe each Christmas season.
The Peace Light is usually kindled by a child in Bethlehem before volunteers transport it across the continent. However, in 2024, due to unrest in the Middle East, the flame was taken from the Christkindl pilgrimage church in Upper Austria instead.
District Administrator Tanja Schweiger received this year’s light from Isabella Thom, an education officer with the German Scout Association St. Georg. Schweiger then passed it to Tobias Karl and Matthias Walk, who will distribute the flame to churches, hospitals, and care homes by Christmas Eve. In previous years, the light was formally received by Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer in Regensburg before being handed to organisations like the Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe Ostbayern. A map of this year’s display locations in the Diocese of Regensburg is available at [www.dpsg-regensburg.de/friedenslicht](http://www.dpsg-regensburg.de/friedenslicht).
The Peace Light will now travel to communities across the region. Organisers aim to share its message of courage and solidarity during the festive period. The flame’s journey reflects a decades-long tradition of bringing people together at Christmas.
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