21 March 2022
CommunitySome Recent NewsOn Monday 21 March 2022, Brother Alois, prior of the Taizé Community, was received in private audience by Pope Francis. Since 2013, this audience has taken place every year, as before with Pope Benedict XVI, in the same way as Brother Roger used to visit Rome every year.The first topic covered was the war in Ukraine and the initiatives of solidarity taken by Taizé towards the Ukrainian (...)
28 February 2022
CommunitySome Recent NewsFaced with the humanitarian crisis caused by the war in Ukraine, Taizé is opening a platform to put host people in contact with exiles who have had to leave Ukraine.In recent years, many young people from Ukraine have participated in the meetings of the Pilgrimage of Trust in Europe. At present, many families, especially mothers with their children, have had to leave their country as a matter (...)
28 February 2022
CommunitySome Recent NewsWednesday 2 March
In communion with the initiative of fasting and prayer proposed by Pope Francis, the community will participate in the prayer for peace in Ukraine on Wednesday 2 March. Saturday 26 February
Yesterday evening, the prayer vigil for peace in Ukraine was characterized by a long time of silence, introduced by the following prayer spoken by Brother Alois:
Risen Christ, as we (...)
21 January 2022
CommunitySome Recent NewsEvery year, from 18 to 25 January, Christians around the world participate in the Week of Prayer for Unity. This year, the week of prayer has been prepared by the Middle East Council of Churches. Here are some suggestions to help you take part in this week in connection with Taizé.Pray with the Middle East Council of Churches
The theme chosen by the Middle East Council of Churches this year is (...)
26 December 2021
CommunitySome Recent NewsDear family and friends,
On this day when Archbishop Desmond Tutu has entered into the life of eternity, I would like to express my affection, and that of all the Taizé Community, to you who have shared his life and his struggles for nearly sixty-five years.
The Spirit of the Risen Christ made him a source of wisdom and courage for South Africa and the rest of the world during the darkest (...)
29 November 2021
CommunityThe Brothers’ WorkAn elder said to one of the brothers: Go and stay in your kellion * and your kellion will teach you everything.
In around the fourth century, in Egypt, but also in Syria, Palestine and other areas of the Middle East and Asia Minor, a few men, and also some women, left their possessions, their families, and the everyday life of their time and went to live alone in the desert. They are known as the desert fathers and mothers.
There they lived an austere life. They made their homes in caves or in little kellia which they built themselves. (...)
29 November 2021
CommunityThe Brothers’ WorkThe rulebook for Kellia can be downloaded here:
in English- in French- in German- in Portuguese- in Italian- in Spanish- in Catalan- in Dutch- in Polish- in Czech- in Slovenian To learn the rules of the discovery version with video :To learn the rules of the full version :Here are the answers to questions that are sometimes asked about Kellia.- What does Kellia mean?
Kellion (plural kellia) (...)
27 November 2021
CommunityThe Brothers’ WorkEn français Le jeu de société “Kellia” Règles du jeu Qui étaient les abbas (“pères”) et les ammas (“mères”) ?In English The cooperative game “Kellia” (en) Rules of the game (en) Who were the abbas (“fathers”) and the ammas (“mothers”) ? (en)Em português O jogo «Kellia» As regras do jogo Quem eram os abbas («padres») et as ammas («madres»)?In italiano Kellia – il gioco da tavolo Regole del gioco Chi erano gli abbas (’padri’) e le ammas (’madri’)?Auf Deutsch „Kellia“ – ein Brettspiel Spielregel Wer waren die Abbas („Väter“) und Ammas („Mütter“) der Wüste?En español (...)
9 October 2021
CommunitySome Recent NewsBrother Alois was invited to speak on Saturday 9 October 2021 in Rome at the opening of the Catholic Church’s two-year synodal journey on the theme of synodality. Here is the text of the speech he gave on this occasion.
Thank you, most Holy Father, for convening this synod. In Taizé, we were moved to be invited to its opening. Thank you also for the tradition of inviting delegates from other (...)
15 July 2021
CommunitySome projects supported by Operation HopeSince 2021, Operation Hope has supported the Church in Myanmar to accompany the vulnerable and marginalised people following the military coup. Here is an account of the current situation and the initiatives supported."Myanmar is today’s ‘forgotten emergency’. The military coup in 2021 threw the country into darkness and brought great suffering. Two years on, the country is in a state of great (...)