On this page, the messages sent to the participants of the 42nd European Meeting in Wroclaw from ecclesial and political leaders. Pope Francis The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew The Patriarchate of Moscow Dr John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, Primate of England The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Dr Olav Fykse-Tveit #06-GCF] The Secretary General of the Lutheran (...)
In Wrocław, where the 42nd annual European meeting of the Taizé community is bringing together 15,000 young people from across the continent, the Prior of Taizé, Brother Alois, announced that the next European meeting of Young Adults will take place in Italy, in the city of Turin, from December 28, 2020 to January 1, 2021. Archbishop Cesare Nosiglia, from whom came the invitation, traveled (...)
At the end of 2017, representatives of the various Churches of Turin signed a letter inviting Brother Alois and the Taizé Community to organize a European meeting in their city. Here is that letter, which highlights the ecumenical reality of the Christians in the capital of the Piedmont region of Italy. Dear Brother Alois, We entrust to a group of young people from Turin, who are taking part (...)
Every evening during the European Meeting brother Alois spoke to the participants. Here is the transcript of his talks. Saturday, December 28, 2019 Today was a big welcome day – I wish you a good start to the meeting! It is a great joy to be here together in Wrocław, and to be in Poland, a land which has already hosted four European meetings: two here, one in Warsaw, and lastly in Poznań. (...)