German president: Volunteering is the backbone of democratic society

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2026-05-14

Würzburg, Germany (dpa) - Democratic society depends on volunteers, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday as the German Catholic Church marked its two-day lay gathering in the south-western city of Würzburg. "Democracy cannot work without social cohesion," he told the 104th Katholikentag. Democracy is lived, or it is not lived. It is not imposed from above, but is lived through volunteering, Steinmeier said. "Volunteering actu......

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