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Tributes mark 70 years of Taizé spiritual community

World Christian leaders are paying tribute to the ecumenical community of Taizé in eastern France, which is marking its foundation in 1940 by Brother Roger Schutz, who died in 2005, reports Ecumenical News International.

In a message in advance of the 14 August commemoration to Brother Alois, who now heads the community, Pope Benedict XVI described Schutz as a "pioneer in the difficult paths toward unity among the disciples of Christ".

The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit, described the community, "as a model for attending to the spiritual and physical needs of the whole people of God and in particular the needs of young people".

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TAGS: France ecumenical community of Taizé Brother Roger Schutz Pope Benedict XVI Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit World Council of Churches

[08/13/2010]

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