Taizé open for visitors
Since the beginning of June, welcoming visitors to Taizé has once again been possible, following the guidelines set by the (...)
Prayer live from Taizé
The live broadcast of the prayers from Taizé is continuing. This initiative, which began at the start of the lockdown, has enabled a (...)
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Covid-19 | New measures inTaizé
Some Recent NewsFaced with the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic in France, the authorities have adopted further measures. Our local administrative area ("département de Sâone-et-Loire") is now subject to a curfew between 9pm and 6am. Consequently, the timetable has been (...)
New Publications
The Brothers’ WorkSabine LaplaneFrère Roger. De biografie over de stichter van Taizé. Biography of Brother Roger in DutchBerne Media/Halewijn, 2020, 480 p, ISBN: 9789089723703 Frère Roger (1915-2005) was een man van tegenstellingen, begiftigd met een grote geestelijke (...)
News from Taizé by Email | September 2020
Some Recent NewsOn this page we publish the most recent “News from Taizé by Email”. To receive these newsletters regularly, please sign up for them on this page. After an unusual summer, meetings are continuing in Taizé The summer period was unusual in Taizé due to the (...)
A double anniversary in Taizé
Some Recent NewsThis week brings a double anniversary to Taizé: the 80th anniversary of Brother Roger’s first arrival in Taizé on August 20th, 1940, and the 15th anniversary of his death on August 16th, 2005.Words of Brother Alois This date of August 20th brings to mind (...)
Letter from Brother Alois to young people in Belarus
Some Recent NewsDear friends in Belarus, We are following very carefully in Taizé the news from your beloved country. Know that we are feel so close to you during this time. Your country has been mentioned in the intercessions of our community prayer and, together with my (...)
Showroom : Opening times
ShowroomThe "Salle d’Exposition", where the brothers’ work is on display in Taizé, is open through the year, every day from 10.30 am (11.15 am Sundays) to 12 noon and from 2.30 pm to 6 pm. These opening times may be extended during some weeks in the year, (...)
Message from Brother Alois after the explosions at the port in Beirut
Some Recent NewsTaizé, Wednesday 5 August 2020 Dear friends, The images of last night’s explosions in the port of Beirut have reached us in Taizé. We are deeply shaken by these events, which have once again put your people under great strain, after these last few months (...)
Common prayer in Taizé
Some Recent NewsThe common prayers are open to the public in Taizé in accordance with French government guidelines.The prayer times are shown on this page of the site, including any changes due to night curfews. In accordance with French government guidelines, everyone is (...)
Brother Alois received in audience by Pope Francis
Some Recent NewsOn Thursday 25th June, the Prior of Taizé, Brother Alois, was received in a private audience by Pope Francis at the Vatican. This audience, originally scheduled for the end of March, had been postponed because of the current pandemic. During this half-hour (...)
Statement by Brother Alois : Ascertaining the Truth
Vocation and HistoryTuesday, June 4, 2019 At a time when society and the Church are attempting to shed light on sexual abuses and assaults, notably towards minors and fragile persons, my brothers and I have judged it necessary to speak out as well. For decades now at Taizé we (...)
Commented Bible Passages
Meditations and ReflectionsThese Bible meditations are meant as a way of seeking God in silence and prayer in the midst of our daily life. During the course of a day, take a moment to read the Bible passage with the short commentary and to reflect on the questions which follow. (...)
Let us set out towards one another
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)It is a great joy for us brothers to see you gathered here in our Church of Reconciliation. You know, because of the pandemic, we had to close the welcome in Taizé in mid-March and we were very sad about that. We cannot imagine our community life without (...)
Daily Prayers by Brother Alois
Prayers by Brother AloisSunday, 25 October 2020 Eternal God, enable us to welcome your love. In us, may it more and more become praise and kindness towards others. And so, in great simplicity, we can follow Christ, who is gentle and humble in heart. He awaits us in our (...)
An article by Brother Alois: Five years after Laudato Si’
Meditations and ReflectionsFive years ago, Pope Francis published his encyclical Laudato Si’ in which he expressed “an urgent invitation to a new dialogue about how we build the future of the planet.” He added: “We need a conversion that unites all of us, because the environmental (...)
“What is best in our life grows out of a simple trust in God.”
Meditations and ReflectionsTo commemorate Brother Roger’s birthday, Brother Emile wrote the following meditation.In a time of trial, we can sometimes latch onto a verse from a psalm or from the gospel as to a life preserver. And perhaps the more the words we are using are simple and (...)
Biblical meditation online: See, I am doing a new thing
Meditations and ReflectionsBiblical passage Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Commentary by Brother (...)
Easter 2020: A new light dawns
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)Sunday 12 April 2020 | Taizé With grim news besetting us every day, we ask God to come to the help of our humanity, tested not only by the havoc of the coronavirus, but also by so much other suffering. We entrust to God all who have fallen ill, their loved (...)
Lent 2020: Message from Brother Alois
Meditations and Reflections“Not simply to endure events but, in God, to build with them.”As we come nearer Easter, anxiety is growing across the world in the face of the spread of the coronavirus. At Taizé, it seems that for the first time we will probably spending Holy Week and the (...)
Attentive to the presence of God in our lives
Weekly Meditations by Brother (...)Tuesday February 25, 2020 | Taizé, Church of Reconciliation It is a great joy for us brothers to see so many of you gathered here this week. Already, during the past two weeks, the French have come in large numbers to the hill. And now more than 2000 of (...)
Brother Alois 2020: Always on the Move, Never Uprooted
Letter for the year“Proposals 2020”PDF format: In September, we held a new stage of our “pilgrimage of trust on earth” in the city of Cape Town. South Africa is a great and beautiful country; 25 years ago, it showed the world the power of the protest against apartheid and of a (...)
Covid-19 | Health measures
Youth MeetingsIn order to guarantee maximum protection for all, it is imperative that all of us in Taizé carefully and constantly adhere to the "barrier measures". These gestures are acts of care for others, especially the most vulnerable. In particular, everyone is (...)
Travel to Taizé: By train and local bus
Travel to TaizéIf you are travelling from Paris, choose Mâcon-Loché TGV as your destination station (this is the nearest station to Taizé).Note: Ticket prices on the fast (TGV) train vary a lot, depending on how far in advance they are bought.The slower trains which run (...)
“Always on the move, never uprooted”: Late summer 2020 | An online initiative
Online MeetingsFollowing on the first online meeting last Pentecost, a new and similar initiative is being proposed for the weekend of August 28-30, 2020. The main theme will be “Always on the move, never uprooted” (Proposals 2020); the weekend will comprise a variety of (...)
Online family meeting | Sharing groups "Onlineda"
Online MeetingsThis meeting is for families that have followed the "Onlineda" programme and would like to share their experiences with other families. It will be held during the weekend of 28-30 August 2020. It is aimed at parents with children between 3 and 14 years (...)
Saturday workshops
Specific information for 2020An imaginative initiative for this summer of 2020: every Saturday afternoon, a workshop will be live-streamed from Taizé. Workshops will be open to the public and broadcast on-line on Taizé’s Facebook pages and on this page of the site.They will take place (...)
An online programme for families
This year for the first time we have put together an online version of the family programme. This is for all the families who will not be able to travel to Taizé this year because of the pandemic, and also for any other families who want to take part. The (...)
Pentecost 2020 | Key Moments of the Programme
Online MeetingsOn this page, we are publishing the various videos put online as part of the Pentecost weekend. The times indicated correspond to the time zone "Central European Summer Time" (CEST) or two hours ahead of the coordinated universal time (UTC +2).Friday May (...)
Pentecost 2020 | An online initiative
Online MeetingsWith the Covid-19 epidemic and health measures in many countries, it will be difficult to hold summer meetings in Taizé as in previous years. We hope to welcome young people and adults again as soon as possible. In the meantime, we would like to propose a (...)
Safeguarding in Taizé
SafeguardingFor many people, Taizé is a place of trust. The brothers of the community, the sisters of St Andrew and the Ursuline sisters, as well as the volunteers [9] and all who are associated in the running of the meetings [10], are committed to making Taizé a safer (...)
Reflection week for 18-35 year-olds | Postponed until summer 2021
Specific information for 2020Due to the Covid-19 epidemic and the restrictions in force in many countries, the week of reflection for 18-35 year olds has been postponed by one year, to August 22-29, 2021. To find out more about the arrangements for welcoming people in Taizé this (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online: Provisional programme
European Meeting in TaizéTo take part in the European Meeting from home - whether as a group, with a few people from your area, or on your own - several elements of the programme will be transmitted each day. We are still trying to find out whether we will also be able to (...)
European Meeting in Taizé and online : Three ways to take part
European Meeting in TaizéThe current context of the pandemic presents us with the challenge of living an experience of communion and sharing in new forms. Even if you are unable to participate in a stage of the pilgrimage of trust in the usual way, we are delighted in Taizé to (...)
The Pilgrimage of Trust at the start of 2021
Prayers at the start of 2021Young adults from different countries participating in the European Meeting in Taizé are invited to travel back to their countries together with one or two brothers to lead a prayer on their return in the beginning of January 2021.The Pilgrimage of Trust (...)
European Meeting: At the end of 2020, an exceptional event in Taizé and online
European Meeting in TaizéAs announced elsewhere, the Turin European Meeting has been postponed for a year. At the end of 2020, we are inviting young adults aged 18 to 30 to take part in an exceptional stage of the Pilgrimage of Trust on Earth.From 27 December 2020 to 1 January (...)
The European Meeting in Turin will take place at the end of December 2021
European Meeting in TurinDue to the Covid-19 pandemic, in consultation with the Churches and civil authorities, the European Meeting in Turin has been postponed for one year: it will take place from Tuesday 28 December 2021 to Saturday 1 January (...)
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land : Practical Information
Pilgrimage to the Holy LandDuring the European Meeting of Young People in Poland, that ended on 1st January, Brother Alois announced that there would be a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. This new step of the Pilgrimage of Trust is being prepared by the Taizé Community in collaboration (...)
Hong Kong: Prayers and meetings to "uncover the wellspring of trust in God"
Asia PacificEvery year, Young people from Hong Kong are visiting Taizé and also are attending the meetings in Europe and other continents. Back home, they gather to pray. Here are several places where people can join them. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (...)
Regular prayers in Australia
Prayers with songs from Taizé exist in many places in Australia. We would hope that they be opportunities to gather young adults to let them deepen their faith in Christ and commitment in their Churches. The prayers appearing on this page are regular prayers known directly or indirectly to the brothers and which are in touch with the reality of the local Church in that area. The "pilgrimage of trust on earth" is not a movement in the formal sense of the word at all. So no one has a list of (...)
Taizé Brothers in the USA in March 2020
AmericasTaizé brothers will be travelling in the USA in March 2020 for the following events.Ann Arbor MI Monday, March 9, 7pm, St. Mary Student Parish (Catholic)focused on: "Always on the move ... fully present to those around us" Tuesday, March 10, 7pm, First Baptist Church (American Baptist) focused on: "Always on the move ... together with exiles" Wednesday, March 11, 7pm, Campus Chapel (Christian Reformed)focused on: "Always on the move ... as part of the whole creation" Information: Stacey (...)
A Taizé brother in Canada in 2020
Saturday, March 21st, Prayer with a Taizé brother in Montreal Church of Saint Albert, 2715 Chemin Côte Ste Catherine, Montréal. 7 pm: Time of sharing 8 pm Prayer Contact: Madeleine Bonnard: | tel.514 791 4858 | emailIn 2018 Several prayers and times of (...)
Times of prayers at Taizé
Monday to Saturday 8.15 am Morning prayer 12.30 pm Midday prayer 8.30 pm Evening prayer (due to the curfew, this prayer is brought forward to 7:45 p.m.) Friday evening 8.30 pm Evening prayer, followed by prayer around the cross. (brought forward to 7:45 (...)
News by email
We send out brief news by email approximately once a month: what is happening in Taizé; information about meetings and activities in many countries; commentaries on bible passages and questions of faith; new publications, music and recordings, etc. (...)
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For technical questions concerning the website, contact webadmin. For other questions, please see on this page whom to contact. This site is made with SPIP, an Open Source content management system. We try to keep all the pages on this site valid XHTML. If you notice mistakes, please tell us. Email links Because Spam has become such a problem, we are very careful about how we make email addresses publicly available. The email addresses shown on the Taizé site do not exist in the source of (...)
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By email: meetings taize.fr (meetings team; but for enquiries about coming to Taizé preferably use the registration form) community taize.fr (to contact one of the brothers) editions taize.fr Les Presses de Taizé (only for publishing matters.) media taize.fr For journalists seeking further information on Taizé and the international youth meetings. webadmin taize.fr (only for technical questions concerning the website) The Taizé web site: http://www.taize.fr By telephone: The welcome team: (...)
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