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16:30

Verty Music Hall Berlin

Opening Assembly "The Audacity of Peace"

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Modera

Angelika Wagner

Community of Sant’Egidio, Germany

• "A 37 anni dal primo incontro di Assisi, ridestati dalle grida di chi soffre per la guerra, a Berlino per trovare l’Audacia dei cercatori di Pace!" - Angelika Wagner all'apertura del Meeting per la Pace

Oratore

Andrea Riccardi

Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio

• "In this difficult situation, prudence, although necessary, is no longer enough, nor are realism or loyalty, albeit decisive: we need audacity, which leads us beyond the wall of the impossible, which is where we have stopped." Andrea Riccardi at the opening of the International Meeting for Peace

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of the Federal Republic of Germany

• Frank-Walter Steinmeier a L'audacia della Pace: "Vogliamo la pace. Lo vuole soprattutto il popolo martoriato dell'Ucraina. Anche in tempo di guerra, Non dobbiamo mai rinunciare alla speranza di pace, alla lotta per la pace!"

Ahmad Al-Tayyeb

Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Egypt

• Intervento di Ahmad Al-Tayyeb

Umaro El Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló

President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

• Sissoco Embaló, presidente della Guinea Bissau "Vi porto il sogno di convivenza tra popoli e continenti, questo nuovo umanesimo di cui l'Africa ha il segreto"

Zohra Sarabi

Witness, Afghanistan

• Intervento di Zohra Sarabi

INTERVALLO MUSICALE

Oratore

Jerry Pillay

Secretary General of the World Council of Churches

• Pillay, President of the WCC: "The audacity of peace is not a passive pursuit. It's an active choice, one that demands courage, resilience and hope."

Zsolt Balla

Rabbi, Germany

• Zsolt Balla reminds us that our every small deed counts and can bring the message of Shalom, harmonious unity

Annette Kurschus

President of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)

• Kurschus, presidente di EKD, sottolinea la connessione tra tutti gli essere umani nella melodia di voci che si ascoltano a Berlino

Georg Bätzing

President of the German Bishops' Conference

• Mons. Bätzing "Dimostriamo qui a Berlino che le religioni vogliono sempre di più far proprio lo spirito di pace e fratellanza e vivere sempre più risolutamente di questo spirito"

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09:30

Axica Convention Center Berlin

Forum 1 - No wall is forever

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Chairperson

Gualtiero Bassetti

Cardinal, Italy

Contributions

Peter Brandt

Fernuniversität of Hagen, Germany

• Peter Brandt ripercorre la storia tra Muro di Berlino e pace: "Non è stata colta a sufficienca l'opportunità di istituzionalizzare a sicurezza comune e garantire una pace duratura"

Patrizia Giunti

President of the "Giorgio La Pira" Foundation

• "Abbattere ovunque i muri e costruire ovunque i ponti" - Patrizia Giunti ricorda la profezia realista di La Pira

Louise Mushikiwabo

Secretary General of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

Puthan Veetil Rajagopal

President and Founding Member of Ekta Parishad, Niwano Peace Prize 2023, India

• Speech of Puthan Veetil Rajagopal

Mohammad Sammak

Special Adviser to the Grand Mufti of Lebanon

• Mohammad Sammak calls for developing effective multilateral mechanisms for cooperation as the only solution to the meaningless slaughter of war

Matteo Zuppi

Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, President of the Italian Bishops' Conference

09:30

Hilton Hotel Berlin

Forum 2 - The humanitarian emergencies of our time

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Chairperson

Ian Ernest

Anglican Bishop, Italy

Contributions

Keiichi Akagawa

Director of Rissho Kosei-kai International, Japan

• Akagawa reminds us that audacity is taking risks and peace comes from taking the risk of making friends "who love and care for the people of other countries and faiths as they do their own".

Flavio De Sousa Ismael

DREAM Program, Mozambique

• Ismael recounts the political, social and environmental crises that make young people flee Africa and Mozambique in particular

Gaël Giraud

Economist, France

• Per Gaël Giraud è necessaria una competizione etica per riformare il capitalismo ed evitare che la coppia russo-cinese e la NATO degeneri in una guerra mondiale

Mario Giro

Columnist, Community of Sant'Egidio, Italy

• Intervento di Mario Giro

Michael A. Köhler

Deputy Director-General, DG ECHO - European Commission

Vitaliy Krivitskiy

Catholic Bishop, Ukraine

• Speech of Vitaliy Krivitskiy

Bertram Meier

Catholic bishop, Germany

• "Figli dell'unico Creatore siamo tutti responsabili della cura della casa comune: vivere insieme nella giustizia e nella pace dovrebbe essere la nostra missione e il nostro obbligo" spiega mons. Meier

09:30

Französische Friedrichstadtkirche Berlin

Forum 3 - Democracies on the edge: challenges and perspectives in the contemporary world

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Chairperson

Jean-Dominique Durand

Historian, President of the Judeo-Christian Friendship in France

• Durand "La democrazia non è più un modello scontato ma ha sostenitori tra coloro che mettono l’essere umano al centro, che aprono instancabilmente in favore dell’incontro, della pace e della riconciliazione"

Contributions

Mohamed Alì Bahr Al-Uloom

Director of the Bahr al-Uloom Institute of Political Sciences, Iraq

• "La prima sfida per la giovane democrazia dell'Iraq è combinare fondamenti religiosi con principi democratici e la protezione dei diritti e le libertà pubbliche" dice Mohamed Alì Bahr Al-Uloom

Ram Madhav

President, India Foundation and Former National Secretary-General, BJP

• Ram Madhav explains 'Dharmocracy' - India's version of democracy - and the need for a democratic culture

Reinhard Marx

Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising

Alberto Melloni

John XXIII Foundation for Religious Sciences, Italy

José Manuel Rodrigues

President of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal

• For José Manuel Rodrigues, "the only war that must mobilize us as first soldiers to the front line is the war against poverty and injustice and for Freedom and Democracy" and education for an active citizenship is necessary

Annette Schavan

Former Federal Minister of Education and Research, Germany

• Annette Schavan sottolinea che la democrazia non si autoalimenta ma ha bisogno di democratici, soprattutto giovani

09:30

Allianz Forum Berlin Berlin

Forum 4 - Children’s rights, a responsibility of adults

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Chairperson

Nelson Castiano Chigande Moda

Community of Sant’Egidio, Mozambique

Contributions

Noorjehan Abdul Majid

Clinical Head for the DREAM Programme in Mozambique

• Noorjehan Majid recounts the invention of home-assisted therapy thanks to Sant'Egidio's DREAM programme in Mozambique to overcome the magical mentality that condemns HIV-positive, malnourished and epileptic children

Abdul Mukti

Secretary General of Muhammadiyyah, Indonesia

Adriana Gulotta

Coordinator Schools of Peace

• "To be born is not enough to become a citizen of your country", says Adriana Gulotta about the BRAVO! programme for civil registration of children

Anurag Hans

President of the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation

Keishi Miyamoto

Myochi-kai Buddhism, Japan

• Speech of Keishi Miyamoto

Isabelle Rosabrunetto

Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Principality of Monaco

• Speech of Isabelle Rosabrunetto

09:30

Ekd Berlin

Forum 5 - Prayer at the heart of peace

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Chairperson

Mar Awa Royel

Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, Iraq

Contributions

Abu al-Qasim al-Dibaji

World Organization Pan-Islamic Jurisprudence, Kuwait

Zaid Mohammed Bahr AL-Uloom

Director of the Al-Khoei Institute, Iraq

• Intervento di Zaid Mohammed Bahr Al-Uloom

Zsolt Balla

Rabbi, Germany

Emilce Cuda

Theologian, Secretary of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, Holy See

• Intervento di Emilce Cuda

Ioan

Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Romanian Patriarchate

• Intervento di Ioan

Govinda Giri Maharaj

Head of the Hindu Communities of the North, India

• Speech of Govinda Giri Maharaj

Karl Hinrich Manzke

Lutheran Bishop, Germany

• Speech of Karl Hinrich Manzke

09:30

Akademie der Wissenschaften Berlin

Forum 6 - Prison: failure, resilience, hope

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Chairperson

Paolo Impagliazzo

Secretary General of the Community of Sant'Egidio

• Intervento di Paolo Impagliazzo

Contributions

Silvia Alayo Dávila

Commission for Social Activities, Peruvian Bishops' Conference

• Silvia Dávila points out how women prisoners and even their children are rendered invisible by prison systems designed only from a male perspective

Gnaba Edmond Joseph Dede

Magistrate, Ivory Coast

• " Bisogna preservare la dignità della società attraverso il trattamento dei prigionieri poiché le condizioni di vita all’interno delle carceri sono lo specchio della qualità della società stessa. Troppo spesso, il prigioniero non è considerato dall’opinione pubblica come una persona che ha commesso un errore e che può cambiare, ma semplicemente come un colpevole" riflette Dede, magistrato di sorveglianza in Costa d'Avorio

Daniele Garrone

President of the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy

• Speech of Daniele Garrone

Geoffrey Mayamba

Prisoners' Future Foundation of Zambia

Doris Schaefer

Coordinator for Europe of the ICCPPC (International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastorale Care), Germany

• "Prisoners need people to take their words outside or to help them put into words what they are feeling and experiencing", Doris Schaefer reminds us
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09:30

Humboldt Carrè Berlin

Forum 7 - Wars, Migrations, Peace: Testimonies

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Chairperson

Tobias Müller

Community of Sant'Egidio, Germany

Contributions

José Alejandro Solalinde Guerra

Director of Hermanos en camino, Mexico

• Intevento di José Alejandro Solalinde Guerra

Olga Makar

Witness, Ukraine

• Intervento di Olga Makar

Zohra Sarabi

Witness, Afghanistan

• Intervento di Zohra Sarabi

16:00

Allianz Forum Berlin Berlin

Forum 8 - Migrant people: from humanitarian crisis to integration policies

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Chairperson

Mario Morcone

Councilor for Legality, Security, Immigration of the Campania Region, Italy

Contributions

Slaheddine Jourchi

Journalist and Human Rights activist, Tunisia

Christian Krieger

President of the Conference of the European Churches (CEC), France

• Discours de Christian Krieger au Forum 8 "Migrants : de la crise humanitaire aux politiques d'intégration".

Daniela Pompei

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

• Daniela Pompei denuncia la mancanza di visione sull'immigrazione e richiama la necessità di passare dal difenderci al soccorrere perché la migrazione divenga leva di prosperità

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter

Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Germany

José Alejandro Solalinde Guerra

Director of Hermanos en camino, Mexico

• La sorpresa per l'arrivo nei centri di accoglienza in Messico di migranti dai Paesi più poveri dell'Africa, commuove per la precarietà e chiede di creare condizioni umane dignitose - esorta Solalinde

Annelies Verlinden

Minister of the Interior, Belgium

• Speech of Annelies Verlinden

16:00

Akademie der Wissenschaften Berlin

Forum 9 - A world free from nuclear weapons is possible

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Chairperson

Andrea Bartoli

President, Sant'Egidio Foundation for Peace and Dialogue, USA

• Speech of Andrea Bartoli

Contributions

Emmanuel Dupuy

President of the “Institut Prospective et Sécurité en Europe”, France

Robert Harrap

Co-chair of Soka Gakki Europe, UK

• Speech of Robert Harrap

Liberata Mulamula

Member of Parliament, Tanzania

• Speech of Liberata Mulamula

Peter Prove

Director International Affairs of the World Council of Churches (WCC)

• Speech of Peter Prove

Yoshinori Shinohara

Secretary-General of Asian Conference of Religions for Peace, RKK

• Speech of Yoshinori Shinohara

16:00

Hilton Hotel Berlin

Forum 10 - The word of God: compass for our time

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Chairperson

Andrej

Orthodox Bishop, Patriarchate of Serbia

Contributions

Avichai Apel

Rabbi, Germany

• Intervento di Avichai Apel

Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

Lutheran Bishop, Moderator of the World Council of Churches

• Speech of Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

Mohammed Esslimani

Theologian, Saudi Arabia

• Intervento di Mohammed Esslimani

Barbara Hallensleben

Theologian, Switzerland

• Intervento di Barbara Hallensleben

Serafim

Orthodox Metropolitan, Romanian Patriarchate

• Intervento di Serafim

Ambrogio Spreafico

Catholic Bishop, Italy

• Ambrogio Spreafico invita a riscoprire ascolto, memoria, visione come attitudini per riportare la parola di Dio a essere bussola per un tempo della libertà delle nostre scelte in risposta alla chiamata-parola di Dio.

16:00

Axica Convention Center Berlin

Forum 11 - From self to us: a route to be chartered

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Chairperson

Mario Marazziti

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

• Intervento di Mario Marazziti

Contributions

Donatella Di Cesare

Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

• Intervento di Donatella Di Cesare

Riccardo Di Segni

Chief Rabbi of Rome, Italy

• Intervento di Riccardo Di Segni

Latifa Ibn Ziaten French

Witness, “Association Pour le Jeuness et la Paix” (IMAD), France

• Intervento di Latifa Ibn Ziaten French

Heiner Koch

Catholic Archbishop, Germany

Jong Chun Park

President of the World Methodist Council (WMC), South Korea

• Speech of Jong Chun Park

Olivier Roy

Orientalist and political scientist, France

• Intervento di Olivier Roy

16:00

Ekd Berlin

Forum 12 - The cry for peace: the voice of the martyrs

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Chairperson

Matthias Kopp

Spokesman of the German Bishops' Conference

Contributions

Khajag Barsamian

Orthodox Archbishop, Armenian Apostolic Church

• Speech of Khajag Barsamian

Anba Damian

Orthodox Bishop, Coptic Church

Grigorije

Orthodox Bishop, Serbian Patriarchate

Joan

Orthodox Metropolitan, Albania

• Speech of Joan

Alfons M. Kloss

President of Pro-Oriente, Austria

• Speech of Alfons M. Kloss

Angelo Romano

Rector, Basilica di San Bartolomeo all'Isola Rome, Sanctuary of the New Martyrs

• Intervento di Angelo Romano

Thomas Schwartz

President of Renovabis, Germany

• Speech of Thomas Schwartz

16:00

Französische Friedrichstadtkirche Berlin

Forum 13 - Fragmentation and uncertainty: the other side of globalization

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Modera

Friederike Krippner

Director of the Evangelische Akademie zu Berlin, Germany

Contributions

Isabelle de Gaulmyn

La Croix, France

• Intervento di Isabelle de Gaulmyn

Mahdi El-Amine

Islamic Theologian, Lebanon

Abdessalam Kleiche

International Relations Expert, Morocco

Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt

Vice-President of the National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation in Germany

• Intervento di Kristina Kühnbaum-Schmidt

Shoten Minegishi

Soto Zen Buddhist monk, Japan

• Speech of Shoten Minegishi

David Rosen

Rabbi, Special Advisor to the Abrahamic Family House (AFH) in Abu Dhabi, Israel

• Speech of David Rosen

16:00

Humboldt Carrè Berlin

Forum 14 - Interreligious dialogue: an asset for global peace

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Chairperson

Din Syamsuddin

President of the Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation among Civilizations, Indonesia

• Speech of Din Syamsuddin

Contributions

Antonio Tajani

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italy

Jawad Al-Khoei

Secretary General of Al-Khoei Institute, Iraq

• Speech of Jawad Al-Khoei

Indunil J. Kodithuwakku

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, Holy See

• Speech of Indunil J. K. Kodithuwakku

Markus Dröge

Evangelical Bishop, Germany

• Speech of Markus Dröge

Naftali Haleve

Member of the Rabbinical Council of America and the Conference of European Rabbis, Turkey

• Speech of Naftali Haleve

Gijun Sugitani

Chief Priest of the Myoho-in Temple, Tendai Buddhism, Japan

Yenny Zannuba Wahid

Wahid Institute, Indonesia

• Speech of Yenny Zannuba Wahid

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09:30

Humboldt Carrè Berlin

Forum 15 - Embracing vulnerability

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Presided by

Marco Gnavi

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

Contributions

Grégoire Ahongbonon

Activist for the Rights of Vulnerable People, Benin

Frère Alois

Prior of the Community of Taizé, France

Guila Clara Kessous

Unesco Ambassador for Peace, France

Satish Kumar Modi

President of the Shri Durga Charitable Society, India

• Speech of Satish Kumar Modi

Sharon Rosen

Global Director of Religious Engagement Search for Common Ground, Israel

• Speech of Sharon Rosen

Francesca Zuccari

Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

• Francesca Zuccari: "A partire dalle persone fragili può nascere una umanità nuova costituita non dai legami di sangue ma dall’amore vicendevole" E' il modello di abitare che Sant'Egidio propone nelle sue caseA partire dalle persone fragili può nascere una umanità nuova, una nuova famiglia umana costituita non dai legami di sangue ma dall’amore vicendevole

09:30

Hilton Hotel Berlin

Forum 16 - Religions in Asia and the pursuit of peace

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Chairperson

Agostino Giovagnoli

Historian, Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy

Contributions

Shoko Abe

Tendai Buddhist Denomination, Japan

Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad

Grand Imam of Lahore Mosque, Pakistan

• Speech of Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad

Yoshihisa Hasegawa

Tenrikyo, France

Felix Anthony Machado

Catholic Archbishop, India

• Speech of Felix Anthony Machado

Touch Sarith

Head of the Khmer Pagoda, Cambodia

• Intervento di Touch Sarith

Didi Talwalkar

Leader of the Swadhyaya Movement, India

• Speech of Didi Talwalkar

Atsushi Ushio

Shintoism, Jinjya-Honcho, Giappone

09:30

Akademie der Wissenschaften Berlin

Forum 17 - The rise of artificial intelligence: opportunities and challenges

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Chairperson

Oded Wiener

Chief Rabbinate of Israel

• Speech of Oded Wiener

Contributions

Paolo Benanti

Professor of Technological Ethics, Pontifical Gregoriana University, Italy

Hmida Ennaifer

Theologian, Member of the Académie tunisienne des sciences, des lettres et des arts

M'hamed Krichen

Journalist of Al-Jazeera, Tunisia

Shabnam Mousavi

Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany

Vincenzo Paglia

Catholic Archbishop, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Holy See

• Vincenzo Paglia "E' importante sviluppare una sensibilità etica, pedagogica e giuridica perché le nuove tecnologie siano al servizio dello sviluppo umano"

09:30

Französische Friedrichstadtkirche Berlin

Forum 18 - The art of living together in a shattered world

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Chairperson

Hilde Kieboom

Community of Sant’Egidio, Belgium

Contributions

Sayyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi

President of the Institute for Interreligious Dialogue, Iran

• Speech of Mohammad Ali Abtahi

Sudheendra Kulkarni

Hindu, Founder of the “Forum for a New South Asia", India

• Speech of Sudheendra Kulkarni

Martin Leiner

Director of Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies, Germany

Tarek Mitri

President of Saint George University of Beirut, Lebanon

• Speech of Tarek Mitri

Abdul Mukti

Secretary General of Muhammadiyyah, Indonesia

• Speech of Abdul Mukti

Laurent Ulrich

Archbishop of Paris, France

• Intervento di Laurent Ulrich

10:30

Axica Convention Center Berlin

Forum 19 - The Audacity of Peace

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Modera

Angelika Wagner

Community of Sant’Egidio, Germany

Contributions

Marco Impagliazzo

Historian, President of the Community of Sant’Egidio

• Marco Impagliazzo: In Berlin we questioned ourselves on how to build peace in many different parts of the world where peace is threatened by war. We are all bound by a common destiny, and therefore the responsibility to make this world better can only grow

Olaf Scholz

Federal Chancellor, Germany

• Olaf Scholz: Sant'Egidio non si è mai rassegnata all'aritmetica della guerra. Per questo sono molto felice di essere oggi con voi, perché condivido la vostra fiducia e il vostro obiettivo: l’audacia della pace.

09:30

Allianz Forum Berlin Berlin

Forum 20 - Facing the reality of climate change

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Chairperson

Katherine Marshall

Vice-President, G20 Interfaith Association, USA

• Speech of Katherine Marshall

Contributions

Mohamed Abdelsalam Abdellatif

Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Egypt

Cécile Duflot

General Director of the NGO Oxfam France

Jaron Engelmayer

Chief Rabbi of Vienna, Austria

• Intervento di Jaron Engelmayer

Gennadios

Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Patriarchate of Alexandria

Gaël Giraud

Economist, France

• Intervento di Gaël Giraud

Ruzbeh Hodiwala

Zoroastrianism, India

• Speech of Ruzbeh Hodiwala

Kira Vinke

Head of Climate and Foreign Policy, German Council for Foreign Relations (DGAP)

FINAL MEETING

17:00

Berlin

Prayer for Peace

in various places, according to different religious traditions

CHRISTIANITY: Brandenburg Gate - 18 March Square.

EBRAISM: Holocaust Memorial in Europe - Cora Berlinerstrasse 1.

ISLAM: Axica Convention Center - Pariser Platz 3 (looking at the Gate on the left).

BUDDHISM: EKD Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland - Charlottenstrasse 53,54.

OTHER ASIAN RELIGIONS: Humboldt Carrè - Behrenstrasse 42 (side street of Charlottenstrasse near Hilton)

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17:00

Berlin

Ecumenical Prayer of the Christians

interventions 

Meditation

Matteo Zuppi

Cardinal, Archbishop of Bologna, President of the Italian Bishops' Conference

• Meditation of Matteo Zuppi

Serafim

Orthodox Metropolitan, Romanian Patriarchate

• Meditation of Serafim

Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

Lutheran Bishop, Moderator of the World Council of Churches

• Meditation of Heinrich Bedford-Strohm

17:45

Berlin

Peace Procession

from the places of prayer, in procession through the Brandenburg Gate

Concluding speeches

Message of Pope Francis

Minute of silence in memory of the victims of wars

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18:00

Berlin

Final meeting

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Lettura del messaggio di Papa Francesco

Pope Francis

• Message of H.H. Francis

Contributions

Angela Kunze-Beiküfner

University and student pastor, Germany

• Speech of Angela Kunze-Beiküfner

Marco Impagliazzo

Historian, President of the Community of Sant’Egidio

• Speech of Marco Impagliazzo

18:40

Berlin

Proclamation and delivery of the Peace Appeal 2023

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APPEAL

• APPEAL FOR PEACE 2023

18:45

Berlin

Lighting of candelabra, signing of the Appeal and exchange of a sign of peace