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Ecumenical Prayer Service for Europe

Nov 12, 2017

On 9 November, 2017, at the Vienna Cathedral – dedicated to St Stephen – hundreds of people gathered to pray for peace together with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn with an ecumenical group of ecclesiastical authorities. Members of the ecumenical network Together for Europe at the heart of the Austrian capital city, at the vigil of their annual Congress. They […]

On 9 November, 2017, at the Vienna Cathedral – dedicated to St Stephen – hundreds of people gathered to pray for peace together with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn with an ecumenical group of ecclesiastical authorities. Members of the ecumenical network Together for Europe at the heart of the Austrian capital city, at the vigil of their annual Congress. They came from countries such as Portugal, Russia, England, and Greece. Their aim: unity and reconciliation among various Christian denominations and cultures, as well as solidarity and integration within Europe. See press release    

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