Peace Child - Friedenslichtkind 2025 - Thirteen year-old Florian Mitter with ORF Peace Light "Peace Child" "The Peace Child" or "Friedenslichkind" - Each year, a child from Upper Austria is picked to travel to the Holy Land to collect the Peace Light from the Nativity Grotto in Bethlehem. The Peace Light is then flown back to Vienna for distribution at a Service of Dedication attended by Scout and Guide delegations from across Europe. From there the Scouts and Guides from across Europe collect the Light, with it's message of Peace and take it back to their own countries and communities passing on the Light on to others along the way. In addition the Light is flown America and Canada for distrubtion across those countries. The ORF Light of Peace will be shared again by millions of people across the world this Christmas, this years Peace Child Florian Mitter, aged 13.

The Peace Children - Friedenslichtkind

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2025 - Florian Mitter

2024 - Matthias Secklehner (see note below)

2023 - Michael Putz

2022 - Sarah Noska

2021 - Tobias Nussbaumer (see note below)

2020 - See Note Below

2019 - Victoria Kampenhuber

2018 - Niklas Lehner

2017 - Tobias Flachner

2016 - Melanie Walterer

2015 - Niklas Dumhart

2014 - Tizian Ronacher

2013 - Michael Wiexbaumer

2012 - Christina Mader

2011 - Sarah Schinwald

2010 - Stefan Ivatovic

2009 - Simon Binder

2008 - Marlene Irndorfer

2007 - Elisabeth Nemee

2006 - Judith Pitzer

2005 - Jurgen Lenguer

2004 - Elke Wiesmair

2003 - Birget Gotte

2002 - Nadeen Kamar

2001 - Ronni and Tali Epstein

2000 - Benjamin Forstinger

1999 - Patrick Mangelberger

1998 - Hanna Steinmair

1997 - Simon Infanger

1996 - Judith Baumgartner

1995 - Elizabeth Pichlmann

1994 - Ernst Piesl

1993 - Stefan Brenner

1992 - Sabine Jungwirth

1991 - Jochen Kriel

1990 - Silva Sylvester

1989 - Sabine Hainzl

1988 - Chy Meng Ing

1987 - Wolfgang Dobias

1986 - Marcus Fodinger

"Due to the current situation in the Middle East, the usual collection of the Light at the Nativity Grotto in Bethleham was not possible this year, the Peace Light collected in 2023 will be distributed as the Peace Light 2024 .

"The Peace Child" or "Friedenslichkind" 2021. Due to the Covid restrictions across the world, the Peace Light was collected by nine year old Rianna Danho who comes from Bethlehem. Once collected, the Light was then transported back to Austria by Austrian Airlines redy for the Dedication Service in Salzburg .

"The Peace Child" or "Friedenslichkind" 2020. Due to the Covid restrictions across the world, a Peace Child was not selected for 2020, however the Peace Light was collected by nine year old Maria Khoury. Maria comes from a Christian family in Bethlehem, volunteered to take the task with great joy, saying she was very proud to be part of the International Christmas tradition.

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Last Updated 9-12-2025