Cotonou 2016: Photos
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2016: Meeting in Cotonou
13 January 2015
Benin: International young adult meeting in Cotonou
Take part in a pilgrimage of trust with thousands of young adults from Benin, from West Africa and elsewhere. Celebrate Christ, the source of peace and communion. Pray, sing, be in silence and talk about the faith. Be welcomed in families, to share with people from other cultures and experience the life of other Christians in Cotonou. Experience the Church as a ferment of unity in the (...)
8 November 2015
Cotonou 2016: Echoes of the Preparation in Bénin and Neighbouring Countries
Visits during Autumn 2015 From 17 October to 17 November, a team of brothers is in Benin for a further phase of the preparation of the upcoming African stage of the pilgrimage of trust on earth in Cotonou. A brother wrote:"This time our first goal was to make contact with young people in each parish to find accommodations for the participants in the meeting. Thanks to some young people who (...)
8 January 2016
Video clip: The preparation of the meeting in Cotonou
Preparation video to the Taizé Pilgrimage of Trust in Cotonou, Benin. The Pilgrimage will take place from 31st August to 4 September 2016:
12 April 2016
Spring 2016: The Preparation Continues in Cotonou and Elsewhere
From February 10th to March 20th, a team of Taizé brothers led a new intermediate phase of the preparation of the next African stage of the Pilgrimage of Trust to be held in Cotonou from August 31st to September 4th. Young people of Tori-Cada, Benin The establishment of local teams in host parishes, inviting and engaging youth in rural areas, other dioceses and neighboring countries were on (...)
7 September 2016
Cotonou 2016: Looking for Paths of Hope Together
The fourth African stage of the pilgrimage of trust on earth, animated by the Taizé Community, was held from Wednesday August 31 to Sunday September 4 at Cotonou, Benin. Here are some echoes. "Where will the next stage of the Pilgrimage of Trust take place? Even if it’s at the other end of the world I want to go there! " The question was on many lips at the departure of the buses near the (...)
19 December 2016
Cotonou 2016: Hope and joyful gratitude
At the beginning of September, the African youth meeting organized by Taizé took place in Cotonou, a new stage in the ["pilgrimage of trust on earth"-art20804]. Here are some testimonies received following the meeting. David (Benin, Cotonou), who came to Taizé as a volunteer after the meeting During the pilgrimage of trust on earth in Cotonou, I can first say that I was struck by the number (...)
