Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:37:17 +0200Property restitution will give us independence, says Mons. Tomáš Holub of Czech Bishops’ Conferencehttps://english.radio.cz/property-restitution-will-give-us-independence-says-mons-tomas-holub-czech-8551444© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalGiven the recent developments on the Czech political scene, the country’s churches and religious groups might have to wait longer for the return of their property confiscated by the communist regime. Under the deal, as proposed by the government, the Roman Catholic Church and some smaller groups would receive around 134 billion crowns in physical property and financial compensation to be paid over the next 30 years. After that, the churches would be completely separated from the state which would no longer contribute to their budgets. RP asked Mons Tomáš Holub is the secretary general of the Czech Bishops’ Conference, a body representing the Catholic Church in the country about how the massive restitution deal might change the Czech Catholic Church.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/holub_tomas_3.jpg?timestamp=1591190577 Property restitution will give us independence, says Mons. Tomáš Holub of Czech Bishops’ Conference https://english.radio.cz/property-restitution-will-give-us-independence-says-mons-tomas-holub-czech-8551444 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9