change language
you are in: home - news newslettercontact uslink

Support the Community

  
January 8 2015 | UVIRA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

In South Kivu, one year after the ethnic clashes, an ecumenical prayer for peace

Promoted by the bishop together with the Community of Sant'Egidio, it has gathered representatives of all faiths

 
printable version

On Sunday 4 January, a day of prayer for peace, which involved all religions and different Christian denominations in the area, was held in Mutarule, in the region of Uvira, in South Kivu.
Only one year ago, there were ethnic clashes in this area that opposed Bafuliru and Barundi and caused 36 deaths.

The initiative of the Community of Sant'Egidio and Bishop of Uvira Mons. Sebastien Muyengo was an opportunity to restore hope to an area that hatred and violence made inhospitable and a desert, and to launch a movement for peace and coexistence between ethnic groups, showing that religions can not be manipulated to start a war. All the tribes of the region were present and signed with the religious representatives the appeal for peace of 2015 promoted by the Community "Peace in all lands."

There were present, with the Catholic Bishop, the representatives of the Anglican Communion, of the Orthodox Church of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the Lutheran Church, the Pentocostale and Kimbanguista Churches, the representatives of Islam, as well as local leaders and the Administrator of the Territory with the Attorney General of the Court of Uvira and the heads of the Armed Forces of the government in the territory.

After the signing, the religious leaders, in procession, went to the cemetery where they all laid flowers and lit lights to remember the victims and leave a sign of commemoration so that such massacres do not happen again.


 ALSO READ
• NEWS
November 6 2017
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

Sant'Egidio at the UN Security Council to report on the situation in the Central African Republic

IT | EN | ES | DE | FR | CA | NL | RU
October 9 2017
ROME, ITALY

German President Steinmeier visits the Community of Sant'Egidio: ''make the world a peaceful place''

IT | EN | DE | ID
October 5 2017

October 5th, World Teachers' Day 2017: Let everyone go to school... of language, culture, and peace!

IT | EN | ID
October 4 2017
ROME, ITALY

A Conference remembering the 25 years from the signing of the peace in Mozambique: The Italian model that has given hope to Africa

IT | EN | DE | PT
October 4 2017

25 years of peace in Mozambique: the history of a country getting out of war and poverty

IT | EN | ES | DE | PT | ID
September 25 2017
JOS, NIGERIA

The Spirit of Assisi in Nigeria: in Jos Christians and Muslims in dialogue to open new Paths of Peace

IT | EN | ES | DE | CA
all the news
• PRINT
February 26 2018
Roma sette

Congo e Sud Sudan, Gnavi: «La liberazione ha il nome di Gesù»

February 23 2018
Domradio.de

"Wir können Frieden organisieren wie andere den Krieg"

February 22 2018
Famiglia Cristiana

La preghiera sia un urlo contro le guerre

February 21 2018
Vatican Insider

Sant’Egidio si unisce alla Giornata di digiuno per Congo e Sud Sudan indetta dal Papa

February 21 2018
SIR

Giornata preghiera e digiuno: Comunità di Sant’Egidio, adesione all’invito del Papa. Veglia nella basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere a Roma e in molte città italiane

February 7 2018
Vaticannews

“Fare pace”: la diplomazia della speranza cristiana di Sant’Egidio

all press releases
• EVENTS
January 25 2018

Ökumenischer Gottesdienst in der Gebetswoche für die Einheit der Christen

ALL MEETINGS OF PRAYER FOR PEACE
• DOCUMENTS

''Entente de Sant'Egidio'': Political Agreement for Peace in the Central African Republic

Libya: The humanitarian agreement for the region of Fezzan, signed at Sant'Egidio on June 16th 2016 (Arabic text)

all documents