Middle East

International meeting in Beirut

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

Ecumenical gathering of young adults in Homs, Syria

28 April - 1 May 2022 At Christmas 2015, Brother Alois went to Syria, visiting Latakia and Homs. He was very impressed by the hospitality he received at a time when the destruction in the city of Homs was terrible to see. During the international ecumenical youth meeting that took place in Lebanon in March 2019, organised by the Taizé Community in conjunction with the Middle East Council (...)

29 April

Visits to United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2019

A brother will visit the UAE on two phases in October and November. The first phase will include meeting youth groups of various countries who are based there for job and studies like those from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, Philippines and several countries of Africa. This will be a first visit to the UAE on the invitation of the Vicariate of Southern Arabia. Many young people are (...)

1 September 2019

Lebanon 2019: International Ecumenical Youth Meeting in Beirut

Churches in Lebanon and the Council of Churches in the Middle East are pleased to welcome the international ecumenical youth meeting organized by the Taizé community from Friday, 22 March to Tuesday, 26 March 2019 in Lebanon. 1000 young people aged between 18 and 35 are expected from Lebanon, various countries in Europe and the Middle East.Why hold this meeting? We want to bring together (...)

24 May 2018

Egypt 2017: Pictures of the pilgrimage

4 October 2017

Egypt 2017: Taizé on Pilgrimage to Egypt with Coptic Christians

200 young people came together in Egypt from 26 September to 1 October 2017 at the initiative of Taizé. Half of them came from various cities in the country, and the other half from several countries in the Middle East and Europe. Among the countries represented were Ethiopia, Iraq and Lebanon as well as Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Poland. The main site of the pilgrimage was the (...)

4 October 2017

2017: Pilgrimage of Trust in Egypt

From 26 September to 1 October 2017, Brother Alois will visit the Christians of Egypt together with some brothers and around one hundred young adults from different countries. These few days of meeting and visits will help us discover and find out more about: two millennia of Christian presence and praying tradition in the land of Egypt the call of the desert, which gave birth to monastic (...)

18 April 2017

2017: A Christian-Muslim initiative of hope in northern Lebanon

After having spent two weeks in November 2016 in Egypt, two Taizé brothers continued their journey with a three week visit to Lebanon in November and the beginning of December. Among the many wonderful meetings they had during their stay in Lebanon, here a brother tells of a meeting in Tripoli, a town in northern Lebanon, with Muslim and Christian leaders in which he took part."Tripoli is (...)

18 February 2017

Prayers in Jerusalem

Prayers with the songs of Taizé take place in Jerusalem in 2016-2017Ratisbonne Salesian Monastery26, Shmuel Hanagid Str.91072 JERUSALEM At 8.30 pm Sunday the 11th of December 201 6 Sunday the 8th of January 2017Sunday the 12th of February 2017Sunday the 12th of March 2017Sunday the 9th of April 2017Sunday the 14th of May 2017Sunday the 11th of June 2017 Picture by Krisztina (...)

23 November 2016

Autumn 2015: Two Brothers in the Middle East

In late September, two brothers began a long journey to the Middle East. On this page we will publish information on meetings and prayers in which they will participate, and echoes of their visits.The visit of two brothers to the Middle East continues. Below, you can find new echoes of their visits to refugees in Jordan. Before Christmas, Brother Alois also arrived in the Middle East. The (...)

20 December 2015

Lebanon 2013: Visit of a brother

From a Taizé brother who was present in Beirut on 17 February for the installation of the new Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, John X : It was an unexpected joy to be in Lebanon once again after having spent ten days there in last December. The invitation sent to our community of Taizé by the Patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch to be present for the installation of their (...)

28 November 2014

A Jew’s prayer for the children of Gaza

In these months of conflict, prayer for the peoples of the Near East, for all who are seeking a just and lasting peace in that region, has become more intense in Taizé. Especially since several Palestinians have recently taken part in meetings on the hill, among them three children whose grandparents live in Gaza. We are thus republishing a prayer which a friend of the community, Rabbi Levi (...)

25 August 2014

Israël, Palestinian Territories, Lebanon: Journal of a pilgrim of trust

A brother of Taizé recently spent a fortnight in the Holy Land and Lebanon (from November 21st to December 6th). Here is an account of his journey. Jaffa Arrival in the middle of the night and a few hours’ sleep in a welcoming Franciscan community at Jaffa, a few yards from where the apostle Peter had his vision (see Acts 10:9-16) whilst he was lodging with Simon the (...)

13 December 2011