November 8, 2012
In Switzerland, an Ecumenical meeting promoted by the Focolare Movement
On the 50th anniversary of the opening of Vatican Council II, the Focolare Movement promoted a one day ecumenical meeting in Berne, Switzerland.
The main speakers were Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, Pastor Gottfried Locher, president of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Switzerland and Maria Voce, president of the Focolare Movement.
Vatican Council II introduced new energy into the ecumenical movement, encouraging Christians of different Churches to unite and discover themselves as brothers and sisters. The aim of this meeting in Berne was to assess the progress made so far on the road to Ecumenism and to discuss future goals, amongst which the need to give a new impulse to ecumenism and to evaluate the signs of hope present today and significant for the future.
Updated on November 6, 2012
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