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A team from Taizé has just spent several weeks in Ukraine. From the west to the east of the country, two brothers and a couple of Hungarian origin who have lived in Taizé for more than twenty years were able to visit some fifteen cities. They share some of their impressions here. Zhytomyr became our home for two weeks. The warm welcome and the many people we met left a deep impression on us. It took only a few days for us to feel at home—not only at the parish, with the Pallottine Fathers who w

To mark the anniversary of the dedication of the Basilica and the centenary of the death of Antoni Gaudí, a prayer with Taizé chants will be held. It will be an opportunity to live a time of prayer, silence, welcome and encounter, especially for young people, but open to everyone. Saturday 7 November at 18h. You can follow the prayer live here It is a great joy for me to be with you all this evening, together with some of my brothers, in this most beautiful and highly significant Basilica of

In view of the worsening war against Ukraine and its consequences for the civilian population as winter approaches, Taizé is launching a new solidarity collection, in which the “Communauté de Communes du Clunisois” (the local authority of the area around Taizé) is also taking part. The aim is to deliver the donations collected by the end of the year, in cooperation with the association “Les Convois Solidaires” (“Solidarity Convoys”) of the city of Besançon. For practical reasons, the collection

Throughout October, a delegation from Taizé is staying in Ukraine as a sign of solidarity and friendship with this deeply afflicted country. It is a simple, concrete way of telling Ukrainians that they are not forgotten. Everywhere, the welcome has been very warm, involving many young people and leaders from the various Christian denominations present in Ukraine. Over the past two weeks, a brother of the community has travelled across Ukraine to meet the people who live there. He has visited a

Various prayers and meetings, including a weekend retreat for young adults, will take place in the United States in October 2026. Please see below for events open to the public. 6 October Hoboken, New Jersey, 7:30pm: Prayer in Saint Ann Catholic Church, 704 Jefferson Street, Hoboken, NJ, 07030. For more information, contact Liz Kitamura, [email protected] 8 October, New York City, 6 pm: Prayer at Church of the Heavenly Rest (Episcopal), 1085 Fifth Avenue (at the corner of 90th Street on the

The National Youth Gathering (JNJ) of Peru took place from July 30 to August 2. Our community was invited by the National Youth Ministry to lead times of prayer and, for this purpose, we worked together with the Augustinian Sisters of the Monastery of the Incarnation in Lima. The city that hosted the National Youth Day (JNJ) was Chulucanas, a city of around 70,000 inhabitants located in the north of the country. With an average temperature of 25°C throughout the year, it is best known for the wa

On the feast of Pentecost, 24–25 May 2026, two brothers from the Taizé Community took part in a meeting in Baden entitled “A Day Like in Taizé.” Around 300 people participated in the gathering, and about 600 people joined the Sunday evening prayer. Most came from different parts of Switzerland, while others travelled from abroad, including Germany, England, and Finland. “A Day Like in Taizé” was part of DisputNation, through which the town of Baden is marking the 500th anniversary of the Baden D

Two brothers from Taizé, and a consecrated laywoman who has lived for many years with the brothers of Taizé in Brazil, spent five weeks as a temporary community in Alta Gracia, in the province of Cordoba, Argentina. They were joined by three young volunteers, two of whom had previously served as volunteers in Taizé. Here is their account: The fact that there were six of us, of different ages, genders, personalities, and church backgrounds, was a great source of richness. It provided a diversity

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, the 2026 Taizé Asian Youth Gathering was held from April 30 to May 3 at St. Benedict Parish, Sha Tin. Over 330 young Christians from mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and Europe gathered for a four-day spiritual journey under the theme “Messengers of Hope.” Cardinal Stephen Chow Sau-yan, Bishop of Hong Kong, welcomed the youth, stating, “Even though we come from different cultures and different churche

Following Pope Leo's invitation to pray for peace in the world, Saturday evening the prayer will be dedicated to peoples suffering from war. Prayer Risen Christ, we hear you say, as you said to your friends after rising from the dead, "Peace be with you!" In our troubled world, in our wounded creation, we want to welcome your peace, so that it may transform our lives and the lives of those suffer because of war. By your Holy Spirit, inspire and strengthen all who are seeking dialogue so that a

The threat of war with Iran was already looming when I flew to Tel Aviv on January 31. Was I going to be able to return? I couldn't count on it too much. My first night at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute allowed me to see the team again from Tantur. Many young people have bright memories of the beauty of the place and where the first welcome took place during our meeting in the Holy Land in May 2022. The wall that separates Israel from Palestine is only a few hundred meters away. The the next da

Fifteen days visiting cities plunged into darkness and “islands of resilience”: Brother Benoit tells SIR about a Ukraine that is wounded but not defeated. Young people showing solidarity, committed churches, families suffering from Russian attacks. Amid the cold and fear, hope becomes a daily choice and a tangible sign of freedom. “We told the young people we met: ‘We have no message to convey to you, except that of our spiritual solidarity through prayer and our presence. It is they, and all th