The Taizé Community
- Perspectives on Taizé
- Brother Roger
- 12 May 1915 – 16 August 2005: Homage to Brother Roger
- Why Brother Roger died
- A way of reconciliation
- Benedict XVI speaks of Brother Roger: “An ecumenism lived spiritually”
- Interview with Brother Alois: Something that was without precedent
- Mgr Daucourt, Bishop of Nanterre: Ecumenism is first of all an exchange of gifts
- Déclaration by the French Protestant Federation: Let us respect the memory of Brother Roger
- About Taizé: A “parable of community”
- A bit of history: The beginnings
- A lifelong commitment
- Video: Brother Roger: A key word from my youth
- Celebration of the 70th anniversary of Taizé - Echoes
- Photos: 70 years of Taizé
- Celebration of the 70th anniversary of Taizé - Messages received
- Photos of Brother Roger
- Brother Alois in Canterbury
- Pope Francis, hope for renewal in the Church
- Resignation of Benedict XVI - Prayer by Brother Alois
Meetings in Taizé
- Information on the meetings
- What happens each day?
- Who can come?
- Where will we stay?
- What’s a good way to prepare?
- Health matters and safeguarding
- Making your contribution towards costs
- A week in silence
- Volunteering in Taizé
- Frequently asked questions
- Specific information for 2013
- Groups, adults and families
- Multimedia
- UK School & College Weeks
- UK University Weeks
- Life in Taizé : Stories and Personal Accounts
- Contact and Registration
On every continent
- USA: Meeting in Pine Ridge
- Africa
- Algeria: A meeting at Tlemcen: August 2011
- Burundi May 2009: Building new relationships
- Democratic Republic of Congo: A visit to Goma
- Mauritania: A journey from Dakar to Nouadhibou
- Rwanda: Visits in November 2010
- Two Taizé brothers in South Africa
- South Africa: Regular prayers
- In South Sudan : October 2011
- Tanzania: Meetings in June 2010
- Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso: Visits and meetings
- Visits in Uganda
- Africa 2006, 2007, 2008
- 2008: Meeting in Nairobi
- The brothers in Senegal
- The brothers in Kenya
- The brothers in Kenya
- Back in Nairobi
- Meetings and retreats in Nairobi
- Meetings and retreats in Nairobi: program for 2013
- August 2012 : "Looking by ourselves and sharing"
- April 2012: Three international retreats
- Meetings in Nairobi : December 2011
- Meetings in Nairobi: August 2011
- Meetings in Nairobi: April 2011
- Meetings at Nairobi: December 2010
- Meetings at Nairobi: August 2010
- Retreat at Nairobi: April 2010
- Americas
- A pilgrimage: Five countries of Central America
- Argentina: An important small step forward in reconciliation
- Bolivia October 2009: Meetings in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Cochabamaba and El Alto
- Chile: A new stage in the pilgrimage of trust
- Haiti: Messages from young people
- Mexico: Faith is alive everywhere
- Visits in Peru
- 2007: Meeting in Cochabamba
- The brothers in Brazil
- The brothers in Brazil
- A big celebration in Alagoinhas
- The "brincadeira"
- The brincadeira: “It is never too late to learn!”
- The seeing and talking hands club
- Jornada da confiança at Santo Andre
- “Jornada da Confiança” at Vitoria da Conquista
- The "Emmaus" children
- An evening in the neighbourhood
- Three months in Haiti
- A week of prayer for Christian Unity at Alagoinhas
- 2010: Meeting in Santiago
- Taizé and Latin America
- Mötet i Santiago, Chile: Kvällen före palmsöndagen
- The evening before Palm Sunday
- A welcome that is warm, close and simple
- Celebrating life with the people of Chile
- In Argentina: An un-hoped for joy
- For a fraternal world: Meeting in Santiago, Chile
- In Chile: the pilgrimage of trust continues…
- Photos
- 2012: Meeting in Chicago
- Asia Pacific
- Video: An introduction to Taizé
- Australia: News of prayers, meetings and gatherings
- Cambodia: Visits in April 2011
- Cambodia: Visits in March 2012
- Taizé and China
- Holy Week 2012: Prayers in Hong Kong
- India : Regular prayers
- Indonesia: October 2011: At the World Christian Forum in Manado
- Israël, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon: Journal of a pilgrim of trust
- Lebanon, February 2013: Visit of a brother
- Japan 2011: Visits of communion and solidarity
- Japan 2012: A week in Yonekawa and Minamisanriku
- Japan : Regular prayers
- Prayers with songs from Taizé in Jerusalem
- Kazakhstan : A visit in August 2010
- Laos: Young Laotians and the pilgrimage of trust
- East Malaysia: Easter in Kuching
- Middle East: A Jew’s prayer for the children of Gaza
- A visit in Mongolia
- Myanmar: “What is the source from which we draw life?”
- The Philippines, 2012: Holding firm in the faith
- Singapore: Regular prayers
- Singapore 2012: Three years searching...
- Sri Lanka: Visits in 2012
- Thailand, Autumn 2012: A visit to Ranong, close to Burmese immigrants
- Timor Leste: Visits in 2012
- Japan, 2013: Prayers with the songs from Taizé
- In Vietnam
- The brothers in Korea
- The brothers in Bangladesh
- The brothers in Bangladesh
- Estema, the “assembly” at Tongi
- The station children’s club
- Rajshahi – following the meeting in Kolkata
- Learning for life: The stipend program schools in Mymensingh
- "Singing as we go"
- Islam in Bangladesh
- As Christmas draws near
- Sing to the tune of a new life
- Floods in August 2007
- Visits in Nepal
- On Christmas Day: a great gust of joy
- Bangladesh: Festival for street children in Dhaka
- Meeting in Mymensingh, June 2012
- October 2012 : News of the brothers in Bangladesh
- 2006 Meeting in Kolkata
- 2010 Manila, Philippines
- Europe
- Albania: “Visits from abroad”
- Austria, March 2011: Meeting in Vienna
- Belarus : Visits in November 2010
- After the meeting in Sarajevo
- Bulgaria: 2010: Welcomed as long lost friends
- Croatia: “Something that they want to share with others”
- Denmark: Visits in May 2010
- Estonia 2012: Renewing trust
- Finland: Meeting in Helsinki
- The Taizé Community and Finland : A Chain of Friendship
- Finland: Meeting in Helsinki
- France: Brother Alois at the Synod of the United Protestant Church of France
- Germany, 2012: A visit to Cologne
- Present day Greece: a land of contrasts
- Hungary Octobre 2009: Meeting in Pécs
- Italy: March 2011: Prayers and visits
- Latvia 2012: Seeking signs of hope
- Lithuania: Meeting in Vilnius in May 2009
- Mantova, September 2012: Brothers and volunteers visit a sorely tried region
- Malta: “A silent cry that no one hears”
- Pilgrimage of trust in Norway: Weekend meeting in Oslo and Trondheim
- Poland: Meeting in Cracow: 14-16 October
- Portugal: Evening prayer in Porto
- Romania: Brother Alois’ visit in May 2008
- November 2012: Preparation of “Vigils of Trust” in Prague
- Ljubljana, May 2012: A mosaic of encounters in the midst of the Slovenian springtime
- Spain: Meeting in Seville: May 2009
- Sweden 2011: Two volunteers visiting in September - October
- Turkey: Prayers in Istanbul
- Ukraine, may 2011: United by Christ’s Resurrection
- Ukraine, September 2012: An Experience of Fellowship in Christ
- Europe 2006 2007 2008
- Austria: A journey through Austria
- Bosnia-Herzegovina and Taizé
- Denmark: “The great day of prayer"
- Germany: In the North of Germany
- In Greece and the Republic of Macedonia
- Kosovo, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina
- In Latvia and Estonia: 2008
- Russia: Brother Alois in Moscow in 2006
- Russia: In Moscow in 2006: Taizé’s gratefulness for the Russian Orthodox Church
- Russia: A visit in October 2006
- Russia: A visit in November 2007
- In Spain: 2008
- Sweden: 2007 Meeting in Stockholm
- Sweden: 2007 Stockholm meeting day by day
- UK: 2006: Prayers in Bradford Cathedral and Westminster Abbey
- Ukraine 2006: Just before the elections
- Russia: Easter 2011
- Easter Celebrations in Taizé and Moscow
- A Pilgrimage to Moscow
- The pilgrimage to Moscow day by day
- Pilgrimage to Moscow: Saturday 23 April
- Pilgrimage to Moscow: Sunday 24 April
- Message from Metropolitan Hilarion
- Words of thanks of Brother Alois to Metropolitan Hilarion
- Short film of the pilgrimage
- Russia: Easter 2011: What did you experience in Moscow during the pilgrimage?
- Istanbul, January 2013
- A pilgrimage of trust on earth
- Australia : Regular prayers
- In Canada and California
- Canada: Some meditative prayers
- India, February-March 2013: Visits to Vasai and Mumbai
- Ireland: Prayers and visits in September 2011
- Ireland: Eucharistic Congress 2012
- New Zealand: Regular prayers
- UK: News from Britain
- UK: Prayers
- USA: Prayer Contacts
Prayer and song
- Preparing a time of prayer
- Prayer for Each Day
- Meditative singing
- Young adults and prayer at Taizé
- The value of silence
- Preparing a welcoming space for a meditative prayer
- Icons in worship
- Prayer intentions
- MP3 and podcasts
- Learning the songs
Bible and faith
- Letter for the year
- Brother Alois 2012-2015: Towards a New Solidarity
- Brother Alois 2013: Four Proposals to Uncover the Wellsprings of Trust in God
- Brother Alois 2011: Letter from Chile
- Brother Alois 2010: Letter from China
- Brother Alois 2009: Letter from Kenya
- For an open Europe, a land of solidarity
- Brother Alois 2008: Letter from Cochabamba
- Brother Alois: Letter to those who want to follow Christ
- Brother Alois: A call for the reconciliation of Christians
- Brother Alois 2007: Letter from Kolkata
- 2006: Brother Roger’s unfinished letter
- Brother Roger 2005: A future of peace
- Letter from Taizé: Testimonies
- Questions on the Bible and the Christian Faith
- Baptism
- Children: What does it mean to “welcome God’s kingdom like a child”?
- The Mystery of Christmas
- The Church
- Church and State: What does the Bible tell us about the attitude of believers towards the wider society?
- The commandments
- The Cosmos: The Cosmos: What is the place of human beings in the universe?
- The Cross
- Death: What enables us to say that Jesus died “for us”?
- Dialogue: Religions and The Gospel
- Eucharist
- The Eucharist Seen by a Christian of the Second Century
- What does it mean to evangelize?
- Faith
- Faith: How does the New Testament speak about faith?
- Faith: What Is Distinctive About the Christian Faith?
- Fear of the Lord
- Forgiveness: If Jesus knew that Judas was going to betray him, why did he keep him in the circle of his close companions until the end?
- Forgiveness: Does forgiving mean forgetting?
- Freedom: Am I still free if I obey a call from Christ?
- Freedom: Is everything that happens decided by God in advance?
- Happiness: Do we have the right to be happy when others are suffering?
- Hell: Must a Christian believe in the existence of hell?
- Christian hope
- Judgment: Why did Jesus tell his disciples not to judge?
- Love of enemies
- Mercy
- Mercy: If God is merciful, why does the Bible contain threats?
- God’s presence: If God is present in everyone, what does faith add?
- Reconciliation: What are the presuppositions for a true dialogue between Christians of different confessions?
- Reconciliation: How can we bring together diversity and reconciliation?
- Sin: Should we regret our sins?
- The suffering of the innocent
- Are the differences between Christians a problem or an asset?
- The world : Can we really make the world better?
- Portraits of witnesses to Christ
- Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
- Mother Teresa
- Saint John Chrysostom (344 – 407): an astonishing modernity
- Saint Augustine (354-430)
- The Relevance of Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)
- A Path of Reconciliation : Brother Roger
- Jeremiah
- Dorotheus of Gaza (Sixth Century) Humility and Communion
- Franz Stock (1904-1948), a Life Given for Reconciliation
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955): Taking the World Seriously
- A prophet who comforts (Isaiah 40–55)
- Short Writings from Taizé
- 1. I Believe; Help My Unbelief
- 2. Saved by the Cross of Christ?
- 3. What Is Distinctive About the Christian Faith?
- 4. Dialogue and Sharing with Believers of Other Religions
- 5. Thrice Holy God
- 6. Do We Need the Church?
- 7. The Eucharist and the Early Christians
- 8. It Is the Word That Is the Bread of Silence
- 9. The Two Faces of the Cross
- 10. Brother Roger, Founder of Taizé
- 11. Blessed in Our Human Frailty
- 12. Easter Voices
- 13. Is Christ Divided?
- 14. Pleasure, Happiness, Joy
- 15. “Rooted and Built Up in Christ”
- 16. Icons
- 17. “Make the Unity of Christ’s Body Your Passionate Concern”
- 18. “I Have Come That They May Have Life”
- 19. The Rainbow After The Flood
- 20. Does the Book of Revelation have something to say to us today?
- 21. Toward God, in God
- 22. Voices from the Beginning
- 23. Should We Fear God?
- 24. Unfailing Faith
- Weekly Meditations by Brother Alois
- Christ turns us into peacemakers
- Focus on the joy and peace of the Risen Christ
- God is alongside those who suffer
- Every human being has an immeasurable dignity for God.
- Brother Roger was a man of peace and reconciliation
- Prayer stimulates us to reach out to others
- Choosing to Trust, Choosing to Love
- Two Commitments to Live Intensely
- A Spirit of strength,love and self-control
- Easter: “Trust in the resurrection of Christ” an anchor “to keep us surely attached to hope”
- A Dynamism of Solidarity
- God needs witnesses
- Reconciliation lights a fire in our life
- The Church of Reconciliation at 50
- Saying a lifelong yes to God
- The anniversary of Brother Roger’s death
- Christ brings us together beyond all borders
- Let’s allow ourselves to be led by the joy of the resurrection!
- “A very simple reality”
- Daily Bible readings
- Short daily meditation
- Commented Bible Passages
European Meeting in Strasbourg
- At the end of every year
- 2006: 40,000 young Europeans fill up with hope
- 2005: Milan filled with the spirit of Brother Roger
- 2004 Lisbon: The Urgency of Peace
- 2003 Hamburg: The Face of the Church as Communion
- 2002 Paris: A Larger Europe Breathes the Good News
- 2001 Budapest: Hospitality, A Face of God
- 2000 Barcelona: Sharing a Hope
- Poznań 2009
- Brussels 2008
- Geneva 2007
- Rotterdam 2010
- Berlin 2011
- Rome 2012
- Provisional Programme of the meeting
- Practical information
Pilgrimage of trust in Rwanda
- Preparation of the meeting
- Practical information
- Rwanda 2011: A new stage towards the meeting in Kigali in 2012
- Kigali: The preparation in March
- February-March 2012: Travel Log
- June 2012: Travellog
- Rwanda, September 2012 : News of the preparation
- Kigali : Testimonies from Young People
- Kigali Meeting: The last stage of the preparation...
- Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth
- How to prepare for the meeting
- Kigali: Echoes from the Meeting
- Contacts
- Photos
- From Kigali to Rome
Towards a new solidarity
- Themes
- "Towards a new solidarity": 2012-2015: Three Years of Searching
- Towards a New Solidarity: Evening of Prayer and Sharing
- Reflection Group "Towards a New Solidarity": In Taizé, deepening the reflection with the young people
Books, recordings, other products
- Books, CDs, DVDs
- Download recordings and printable music
- From the Taizé workshops
- Collages by Brother Ghislain
- The ceramic adventure
- Brother Eric, etchings
- Exhibition of recent creations of frère Daniel
- African Crafts
- New Publications
- New CD: Ô toi l’au-delà de tout