From window-washer, during the Socialist period, to Archbishop of Prague. For eight years he moderated a group of some thousand Bishop Friends of the Focolare Movement.
Gospel & Inculturation
Living the Gospel to the letter illumines the diversity of cultures and restores their dignity in the truth. Klaus Hemmerle (1992-1994) was convinced of this. He spoke of it in a speech he gave when he was the bishop of Aachen Germany in 1993. Below are excerpts from that talk.
That all may be one
On this Thursday of Holy Week, the reflection of Bishop Klaus Hemmerle on the prayer Jesus addressed to the Father, asking for unity of the human family.
Bishops: a Church which generates unity
“Always keep alive the charism of unity”. Pope Francis’ invitation to the 60 bishop friends of the Focolare Movement during the general audience on 24 February.
Unity, the leaven of society
Klaus Hemmerle was in love with the Word of God. We offer an excerpt from the homily he gave at his episcopal ordination in Aachen, November 8, 1975.
An Appeal for Peace from the Monastery of Halki, Turkey
Bishops from different Churches meeting on Heybelidad Island, Turkey, call for peace in the Middle East and pray for the reopening of the School of Theology on the island.
Who are the saints?
The German theologian, Klaus Hemmerle (1929 – 1994), described the profile of the saints in one of his homilies in 1993 when he was the Bishop of Aachen. He spoke about anonymous saints, mostly unknown, but certainly well known in God’s eyes.
The Power of Easter!
Our Easter greetings through the words of Klaus Hemmerle
The Lord’s Manifestation to the Magi
The Star that guided the Three Wise Men to the Babe of Bethlehem, invites us also today to help those around us. Bishop Klaus Hemmerle’s reflection written in 1993.
An interview with Christian Krause: “Going to Christ together”
This is the wish of the Lutheran bishop, former president of the Lutheran World Federation, for 2017, the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Visiting Italy, for the ecumenical meeting of Bishops Friends of the Focolare, Bishop Emeritus Krause replies to some questions.