Success in the City
FSSP's Growing Congregation in Cologne
Since the foundation of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) in the Fall of 1988 in Germany, the Fraternity has established numerous houses around the world. With an average age of 38 among its more than 400 priests, this thriving Fraternity is now active in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, México, Netherlands, Nigeria, Austria, Poland, Switzerland and the USA.
by Beverly Stevens Photo's by Beverly and Harry Stevens, and the Maria Hilf congregation
he Fraternity's Maria Hilf ("Mary, Helper") parish is located in an Cologne
urban neighborhood rebuilt after the devastating bombing of World War II. The church building has a stripped-down facade and 1950s modernistic stained glass windows. Only in recent years have confessionals have
been added.
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