Pope meets new leader of the Taize community
-06/01/05
Pope Benedict XVI yesterday met
Pope meets new leader of the Taize community
-06/01/05
Pope Benedict XVI yesterday met with Brother Alois, the new leader of the ecumenical Taize community in France, which has brought together Catholics and Protestants throughout the world.
Brother Alois, a German, became head of the peacemaking group at the end of August 2005 ñ the first Catholic to hold this position.
He succeeded Brother Roger Schutz, the founder of Taize, who was killed on 16 August when he was stabbed by a mentally disturbed woman during a public prayer service.
Schutz, a prolific writer, was from a Reformed background, though he became increasingly intimate with to the Catholic faith in his later years.
Since the time of Pope John XXIII, the head of Taize has met with the Pontiff each year in a private audience. This is the first such meeting for Brother Alois in his new capacity.
Pope Benedict welcomed Brother Alois to the Vatican shortly after the conclusion of an annual European meeting of the Taize community.
From 28 December 2005 through to 1January 2006, the community hosted around 50,000 young people in Milan. It was the twenty-eighth annual gathering of young European Christians sponsored by Taize.
In a message sent to the meeting, Pope Benedict encouraged the participants to follow the example of Brother Roger and of Pope John Paul II by being ìpeacemakers in your turn.î
The Taize community was founded in 1940. Dedicated to fostering unity among Christians, it now includes 100 religious of different Christian denominations from 30 different countries.
Each year tens of thousands of pilgrims, mostly young people, visit the communityís centre in Burgundy.
The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams is known to be supportive of the work of Taize, and there have been positive relations with peace churches, charismatics and others.
The late Brother Roger Schutz’s many books include God is Love Alone and Sources of Taize.
Taize is especially known for its compelling musical work, taking traditional chant and developing it in fresh ways for modern worship settings.
Pope meets new leader of the Taize community
-06/01/05
Pope Benedict XVI yesterday met with Brother Alois, the new leader of the ecumenical Taize community in France, which has brought together Catholics and Protestants throughout the world.
Brother Alois, a German, became head of the peacemaking group at the end of August 2005 – the first Catholic to hold this position.
He succeeded Brother Roger Schutz, the founder of Taize, who was killed on 16 August when he was stabbed by a mentally disturbed woman during a public prayer service.
Schutz, a prolific writer, was from a Reformed background, though he became increasingly intimate with to the Catholic faith in his later years.
Since the time of Pope John XXIII, the head of Taize has met with the Pontiff each year in a private audience. This is the first such meeting for Brother Alois in his new capacity.
Pope Benedict welcomed Brother Alois to the Vatican shortly after the conclusion of an annual European meeting of the Taize community.
From 28 December 2005 through to 1January 2006, the community hosted around 50,000 young people in Milan. It was the twenty-eighth annual gathering of young European Christians sponsored by Taize.
In a message sent to the meeting, Pope Benedict encouraged the participants to follow the example of Brother Roger and of Pope John Paul II by being ‘peacemakers in your turn.’
The Taize community was founded in 1940. Dedicated to fostering unity among Christians, it now includes 100 religious of different Christian denominations from 30 different countries.
Each year tens of thousands of pilgrims, mostly young people, visit the community’s centre in Burgundy.
The current Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams is known to be supportive of the work of Taize, and there have been positive relations with peace churches, charismatics and others.
The late Brother Roger Schutz’s many books include God is Love Alone and Sources of Taize.
Taize is especially known for its compelling musical work, taking traditional chant and developing it in fresh ways for modern worship settings.