Focolare Movement
Prevention of Abuse
Media Area
Contacts
Non categorizzato

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    

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Subscribe to Newsletter

Thought of the day

Related post

Living the Gospel: seeing our brothers and sisters

Living the Gospel: seeing our brothers and sisters

Aug 25, 2026

The Word of the Gospel proposed for this month is: “My soul magnifies the Lord”, the opening words of Mary’s song when she met Elizabeth.
The commentary on the Word of Life says, “The words of this hymn invite us to understand God’s salvific intervention in our personal and community life, leading towards the new heavens and the new earth that the social revolution of the Gospel inaugurates.”
These experiences show us that praising God means taking the side of the little ones and believing that the world can, and must, change.

Franco Fortuna, a Saint Next Door

Franco Fortuna, a Saint Next Door

Aug 22, 2026

Franco Fortuna, a religious education teacher and deacon, devoted himself to the service of the local Church and to the formation of many families linked to the Focolare Movement. He has sown a lot of love in those who knew him. He left this Earth on 12th August, 2025,