European youth meeting 2025: Hope and community in Paris!

European youth meeting 2025: Hope and community in Paris!

In a significant step for the ecumenical movement, it was announced that the 47th European youth meeting of the Taizé community will take place from December 28, 2025 to January 1, 2026 in Paris and the Île-de-France region. The Prior of Taizé, Frère Matthew, announced this news during the ongoing meeting in Tallinn, Estonia. The invitation came from the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, in cooperation with the Catholic bishops of the region, which is supported by Evangelical and Orthodox church representatives. Together they emphasized the anticipation at the arrival of numerous young participants in Paris, such as kathpress.at reported.

message of the Pope to the youth

In the week of the current meeting in Tallinn, which continues until January 1, 2025, Pope Francis sent a warm message to the participants. In his speech, which was spread over the Cardinal State Secretary, he had the desire that the young people come together in a spiritual community to share their stories and hopes. The Pope recalled that these encounters are particularly important, while our world is affected by serious challenges such as violence, injustice and ecological crises. "Hope beyond hope!" Was the central message of brother Matthew, who also reflects the spirit of the upcoming anniversary year 2025, like Vatican.va reported.