• >
  • Community >
  • Anniversaries 2015: Towards a new solidarity
  English
  • Community
  • At the Wellspring of Faith
  • Coming to Taizé
  • Around the World


 
  • Some Recent News
    • Brother Alois received by Pope Francis
    • February 2018: News of the Migrants Welcomed in Taizé
    • New Decorations in the Church: A Work in Progress
    • Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
    • Council 2017: Prayer by brother Alois
    • “Coexister”: Bonds of friendship growing deeper
    • Patriarch Bartholomew in Taizé Tuesday, 25 April
    • Brother Alois received by Pope Francis
    • An Easter Broadcast from Taizé
    • [LIVE] Prayer broadcast from Taizé
    • Refugees: helping fraternity to grow
    • Basel 2017: On social media
    • [LIVE] Broadcast from Taizé
    • [LIVE] Broadcast from Taizé
    • The Prior of Taizé in South Sudan and Sudan
    • Taizé accompanies the preparation of “COP21”
    • Prayers for the Protection of the Creation
    • Prayer by brother Alois after the tragic events in Paris
    • From Darfur to Taizé by way of Calais
    • March 2016: Visit to Taizé by the French National Office for Refugees
    • A Syrian family has arrived at Taizé
    • Meeting between Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill: Prayer by Brother Alois
    • March 2016: Brother Alois received by Pope Francis
    • Garden of Solidarity in Taizé
    • Brother Denis (1934-2015)
    • The year 2015 at Taizé in the media
    • Easter in Taizé: Celebrating the Resurrection in the hope of a better world
    • The Sisters of Saint Andrew have been at Taizé for 50 years
    • Message by Brother Alois for the end of Ramadan
    • Unaccompanied Minors Welcomed
    • Prayer by Brother Alois: After the Attack at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray
    • Prayer for Peace: On Sundays at Taizé, the bell of peace will ring for the city of Aleppo, Syria
    • The Saint Irenaeus Group at Taizé
    • Council of the Community: Prayer by Brother Alois
    • Brother Jean-Philippe (1946-2014)
    • Brother Alois received in private audience by Pope Francis
    • Pope Francis speaks about Taizé and the search for Christian unity
    • Brother Alois in Canterbury
    • Brother Frank (1935-2014)
    • An afternoon of solidarity in the region of Taizé
    • Brother Alois received by Pope Francis for a private audience
    • Brother Alois spent Christmas in Syria
    • Easter, the Joy of the Resurrection, in communion with the suffering of the world
    • Echoes from the Meetings
    • Holy Week in Taizé
    • Lenten Conférence in Paris
    • Weekend of friendship between young Christians and Muslims: Testimonies by Brother Alois and some young adults
    • The big weeks begin again
    • The Photo of the Moment
  • Visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to Taizé
    • Two video clips of common prayer
    • Visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to Taizé: Words of Welcome by Brother Alois
    • Speech during the Common Prayer
    • The Key Moments in Photos
  • Vocation and History
    • A bit of history: The Beginnings
    • A lifelong commitment
    • About Taizé: The Community Today
    • A pilgrimage of trust on earth
    • Brother Alois, Prior of Taizé
  • Brother Roger, Founder of Taizé
    • 12 May 1915 – 16 August 2005: Homage to Brother Roger
    • Why Brother Roger died
    • A way of reconciliation
      • Benedict XVI speaks of Brother Roger: “An ecumenism lived spiritually”
      • Interview with Brother Alois: Something that was without precedent
      • Mgr Daucourt, Bishop of Nanterre: Ecumenism is first of all an exchange of gifts
      • Déclaration by the French Protestant Federation: Let us respect the memory of Brother Roger
    • Photos of Brother Roger
    • Video: Brother Roger: A key word from my youth
  • Other people on Taizé
    • John Paul II: One passes through Taizé as one passes close to a spring of water
    • Paul Ricœur: “Liberating the core of goodness”
    • Olivier Clément: "Trust will have the last word"
    • Celebration of Taizé’s 70th Anniversary
      • Celebration of the 70th anniversary of Taizé - Messages received
  • Brothers living in other places
    • The brothers in Kenya
      • The brothers in Kenya
      • Back in Nairobi
      • Meetings and retreats in Nairobi
        • Meetings and retreats in Nairobi: program for 2017
        • Meetings and retreats in Nairobi: program for 2013
        • August 2012 : "Looking by ourselves and sharing"
        • April 2012: Three international retreats
        • Meetings in Nairobi : December 2011
        • Meetings in Nairobi: August 2011
        • Meetings in Nairobi: April 2011
        • Meetings at Nairobi: December 2010
        • Meetings at Nairobi: August 2010
        • Retreat at Nairobi: April 2010
    • The brothers in Senegal
      • The brothers in Senegal
      • A fraternité in Dakar
      • Sénégal: Young people from the villages around Taizé visiting Dakar
      • Lets go and see ak benn!
      • "Ak benn"
      • Voluntary drains clean-up in Grand-Yoff!
      • Griots at the Taizé house in Dakar
      • Refugees in Dakar
      • Locked and barred?
      • The children in Dakar are also accompanying COP21
    • The brothers in Bangladesh
      • The brothers in Bangladesh
      • Estema, the “assembly” at Tongi
      • The station children’s club
      • Rajshahi – following the meeting in Kolkata
      • Learning for life: The stipend program schools in Mymensingh
      • "Singing as we go"
      • Islam in Bangladesh
      • As Christmas draws near
      • Sing to the tune of a new life
      • Floods in August 2007
      • Visits in Nepal
      • On Christmas Day: a great gust of joy
      • Bangladesh: Festival for street children in Dhaka
      • Meeting in Mymensingh, June 2012
      • October 2012 : News of the brothers in Bangladesh
      • Bangladesh: A clown in Dhaka’s main railway station
    • The brothers in Korea
      • The brothers in Korea
      • A Life of waiting
      • A visit to the North
      • In Seoul: some hours of prayer and silence
    • The brothers in Brazil
      • The brothers in Brazil
      • A week of prayer for Christian Unity at Alagoinhas
      • Apprenticeships: Thirsting for a future: journeys on paths unknown
      • Brazil, October 2015: Pilgrimage of Trust in Salvador
      • The "brincadeira"
      • The brincadeira: “It is never too late to learn!”
      • The seeing and talking hands club
      • The "Emmaus" children
      • “Jornada da Confiança” at Vitoria da Conquista
      • An evening in the neighbourhood
      • Three months in Haiti
  • The Brothers’ Work
    • Books, CDs, DVDs
    • Download recordings and printable music
    • Buy Online
    • The ceramic adventure
    • “Circle Colours”
    • New Publications
    • Acts of the two colloquia held at Taizé in 2015
    • A new film: Moments in the Life of Brother Roger
    • New CD: «LAUDAMUS TE»
  • Solidarity: Operation Hope
    • An action of solidarity in North Korea
    • Portraits of Some Projects
  • Anniversaries 2015: Towards a new solidarity
    • From 1940 to 2015…
    • Prayers and Acts of Solidarity across the world
    • Many Church Leaders and Representatives of Other Religions at Taizé
    • Gathering for a New Solidarity: Workshops in Taizé
    • 16 August 2015: Messages Received from Religious Leaders
    • Meditations on Joy, Simplicity and Mercy
    • Gathering for a New Solidarity: Photos
    • Taizé: 10 May: Festive and collected atmosphere for the centenary of Brother Roger’s birth
    • Summer 2015: ARTtogether : Exhibition and Hands-On Workshops at Taizé
    • The icon of mercy
    • Gathering for a New Solidarity: Echoes from the week
    • Gathering for a New Solidarity: Workshops at Taizé

Anniversaries 2015: Towards a new solidarity

10 April 2014

From 1940 to 2015…

In August 1940, at the beginning of the Second World War, Brother Roger arrived in the village of Taizé. He had just turned 25, and was laying the foundations of a community which he hoped would be as a parable of communion, a ferment of reconciliation in the human family: “I think that, ever since I was young, the intuition that a life of community could be a sign that God is love, and love (...)

19 July 2015

Prayers and Acts of Solidarity across the world

Brother Roger was born May 12, 1915 in the village of Provence, Switzerland. To give thanks for his life following Christ, the Taizé Community suggested to those who wished to organise prayer services and acts of solidarity to mark the occasion. Groups who regularly pray with the songs of Taizé, and others too, responded to this call, from all over the the world: Here are a few echoes from (...)

19 August 2015

Many Church Leaders and Representatives of Other Religions at Taizé

On August 16, 2015, many Church leaders and representatives of other religions were present at Taizé. Here is the list. Church LeadersInterdenominational Christian Organizations World Council of Churches (WCC): Secretary General, Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit Global Christian Forum: Secretary General, Rev. Larry Miller World Evangelical Alliance: Associate Secretary General, Wilf Gasser (who also (...)

3 August 2015

Gathering for a New Solidarity: Workshops in Taizé

In the context of the international gathering taking place at Taizé from August 9 to 16, a hundred presenters have agreed to lead meetings dealing with a variety of aspects of the search for a "new solidarity." These workshops will be held every afternoon from Monday to Saturday at 3pm, and on Sunday at 2pm. Monday 10/08/2015 Faith, spirituality, inner life "A Gospel walk": walk and pray in (...)

21 August 2015

16 August 2015: Messages Received from Religious Leaders

Pope FrancisThe Ecumenical Patriarch BartholomewThe Patriarchate of MoscowThe Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, representing the Anglican CommunionThe Secretary General of the World Lutheran Federation, Rev. Martin Junge #06-CMER] >The Secretary General of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Olav Fykse-TveitThe Deputy Secretary General of the World Evangelical Alliance, Rev. Wilf GasserThe (...)

25 August 2015

Meditations on Joy, Simplicity and Mercy

During the Gathering for a New Solidarity, every morning a brother gave a short bible meditation at the end of the prayer to introduce the theme of the day. These meditations are published here and will be used in the coming months on the "Commented Bible Passages". Thursday evening, Brother Alois also gave a meditation. Monday: A daring joyJesus said: "The kingdom of heaven is like (...)

24 August 2015

Gathering for a New Solidarity: Photos

19 July 2015

Taizé: 10 May: Festive and collected atmosphere for the centenary of Brother Roger’s birth

On Sunday 10 May, the community of Taizé invited the people of the local region to celebrate the memorial of its founder, Brother Roger, two days before the centenary of his birth. Born on 12 May 1915 in the Swiss village of Provence, Brother Roger arrived in Taizé on 20 August 1940. This year 2015 is therefore a time to give thanks for his life and for the foundation of the community, 75 years (...)

27 June 2015

Summer 2015: ARTtogether : Exhibition and Hands-On Workshops at Taizé

In this year of anniversaries celebrated by the community, “ARTtogether” is an exhibition and series of hands-on workshops (Weaving, Word Art, Earth Art, Upcycling, Making Marks) in Taizé Sunday 6th September. It’s about young people from all around the world who make art together, which becomes a source of hope and inspiration to their communities. Creating art with others, as a means of (...)

8 June 2015

The icon of mercy

Throughout the year 2015, the Community celebrated the 75th anniversary of its foundation, inviting people to remember its founder, Brother Roger, 100 years after his birth and ten years since his passing to into eternal life. The theme specially proposed for reflection during the year was “Towards a new solidarity”; and the Community decided to have an icon painted telling the story of the (...)

29 August 2015

Gathering for a New Solidarity: Echoes from the week

Lots of people have written about their experiences during and after the Gathering for a New Solidarity, which took place from 9 to 16 August in Taizé. Here is a small selection of them. Life in Taizé The Festival of Peoples Prayers Life inTaizé Ana Leonor (Portugal) It was heartwarming to take part in a week where history was being made in Taize. Within the community (...)

9 October 2015

Gathering for a New Solidarity: Workshops at Taizé

During the week from August 9 to 16, some 20 workshops were proposed each day. Here are some echoes of them. Other texts written by young people about the gathering for a new solidarity have been published elsewhere. Faith, spirituality, inner life Inter-religious dialogue Ecology Economics Church Justice Migrations Solidarity The life of Taizé brothers in the world Faith, (...)


Community

  • Some Recent News
  • Visit of Patriarch Bartholomew to Taizé
  • Vocation and History
  • Brother Roger, Founder of Taizé
  • Other people on Taizé
  • Brothers living in other places
  • The Brothers’ Work
  • Solidarity: Operation Hope
  • Anniversaries 2015: Towards a new solidarity

At the Wellspring of Faith

  • Prayer
  • Songs
  • Meditations and Reflections

Coming to Taizé

  • Youth Meetings
  • Specific information for 2018
  • Travel to Taizé
  • UK School & College Weeks
  • UK University Weeks
  • Testimonies by young adults
  • Multimedia
  • Some Recent News

Around the World

  • Small Provisional Communities
  • Africa
  • Americas
  • Asia Pacific
  • Meeting in Cape Town
  • Europe
  • Middle East

Copyright © Ateliers et Presses de Taizé

This website

[ top | Sitemap | Home]

  • Contact
  • News by email
  • Times of prayers at Taizé