Stefan Oster SDB, born in 1965, has been Bishop of Passau since 2014. Before he joined the Salesian order at the age of 30 and began his training as a priest, he worked as a radio and newspaper editor.
Peter Seewald, born in 1954, worked as a journalist for STERN, SPIEGEL and the SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG and is considered one of the most successful religious authors in Germany. His most well known books are: "Salz der Erde", "Gott und die Welt" as well as several books on Pope Benedikt XVI. Pattloch published his collection "Kult" in 2007 and the bestseller biography "Jesus Christus" in 2009. Peter Seewald is married and lives with his family in Munich.