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At the invitation of Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris and all the Catholic bishops of the Paris province, Protestant and Orthodox leaders at the national and regional level have joined forces.

The three co-presidents of the French Council of Christian Churches, Bishop Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Pastor Christian Krieger and Metropolitan Dimitrios, have signed a joint press release.

Over the past few months, the Taizé brothers have also been visiting local government officials and civil authorities, including Paris City Hall and the Île-de-France region, whose support will be vital to the success of the event. The Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has recorded a video message, and others will follow over the coming weeks.

The announcement of the Paris meeting was made on Monday at the end of the evening prayer, broadcast live on the Taizé YouTube channel.

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich of Paris, who was present in Tallinn for the entire meeting, took the floor in the Arena Tondiraba to invite the young people to Paris in one year’s time.

The announcement of the forthcoming European meeting was made under embargo at a press conference on Monday December 30 at the Consistory of the Estonian Lutheran Church. The video is available on request.

media taize.fr

Press release | Monday décembre 30, 2024