PATHS OF PEACE

The International Meeting "PATHS OF PEACE: Religions and cultures in dialogue" will take place from September 10th to 12th 2017 in the German cities of Münster and Osnabrück, where men and women of different religions and cultures will gather for three days of dialogue and prayer.
 
It is possible to follow the meeting online, on this site and on the social channels of the Community of Sant'Egidio, such as facebook and twitter. The programme, the list of speakers for each panel and the schedule of live streaming of "Paths of Peace 2017" most important moments are already available.

Sep 9 2017  ▾
18:30 St. Paul Cathedral Münster  map Eucharistic Celebration  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Greeting Klaus Reder University of Würzburg, Community of Sant’Egidio, Germany • Grußwort, Gottesdienst 9.9.2017, Dom zu Münster IT | DE  text Presided by Felix Genn Catholic Bishop of Münster, Germany • Homily by Mgr. Felix Genn, Catholic Bishop of Münster IT | EN | DE  text
Sep 10 2017  ▾
event 16:15 Congress Center Halle Muensterland Münster  map Opening Ceremony  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Angelika Wagner Community of Sant’Egidio, Germany • Rede von Angelika Wagner IT | DE  text Greetings Felix Genn Catholic Bishop of Münster, Germany • Rede von Felix Genn IT | ES | DE  text Markus Lewe Mayor of Münster • Rede von Markus Lewe IT | DE  text Message from Papa Francesco • Message of H.H. Francis IT | EN | DE | ES | FR | PT  text Introduction Andrea Riccardi Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio  biography • Speech of Andrea Riccardi IT | DE | ES | FR | EN | PT | JA  text Angela Merkel Chancellor of the German Federal Republic • Rede von Bundeskanzlerin Merkel DE | IT  text Mahamadou Issoufou President of the Republic of Niger • Intervention du Mahamadou Issoufou IT | FR  text Antonio Tajani President of the European Parliament  biography • Rede von Antonio Tajani IT | DE  text Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayyeb Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Egypt • Speech of Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayyeb IT | AR  text Intervallo Musicale Contributions Jeffrey D. Sachs Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA Witness Alba Ruiz de Andrés Community of Sant’Egidio, Spain • Speech of Alba Ruiz de Andrés IT | EN | ES | DE  text Contributions John X Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East • Address of His Beatitude John X IT | EN | ES | DE | JA  text Avichai Apel Rabbi of Frankfurt, Germany  biography • Rede von Avichai Apel IT | DE | ES  text Kosho Niwano President of Rissho Kosei Kai Buddhism, Japan • Speech of Kosho Niwano IT | EN | JA  text
Sep 11 2017  ▾
event 09:30 Rathaus Muenster - Rathausfestsaal Münster  map PANEL 1: Europe faces the Test of its Future  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Hilde Kieboom Vice-President of the Community of Sant’Egidio • Introduzione di Hilde Kieboom  text Contributions Athanasios Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Church of Greece Pier Ferdinando Casini President of the Senate Foreign Affairs Commission, Italy Jean-Dominique Durand Deputy Mayor of Lyon, France • Intervention du Jean-Dominique Durand IT | FR  text Agostino Giovagnoli Historian, Community of Sant’Egidio • Intervento di Agostino Giovagnoli  text Albert Guigui Chief Rabbi of Brussels, Belgium Luca Jahier European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), Italy Hans-Gert Pottering President of the Konrad-Adenauer Foundation, Germany • Rede von Hans-Gert Pöttering IT | DE  text 09:30 Bischoefliches Priesterseminar Borromaeum - Aula Münster  map PANEL 2: Environmental Emergency  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Matthias Kopp Speaker of the German Bishops Conference Contributions Katsuji Iwahashi Jinja Honcho Shintoism, Japan • Speech of Katsuji Iwahashi IT | EN  text Sudheendra Kulkarni Hindu, Observer Research Foundation, India • Speech of Sudheendra Kulkarni IT | EN | JA  text Manfred Rekowski Evangelical Church, Germany • Speech of Manfred Rekowski IT | EN  text Jeffrey D. Sachs Director of the Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA Leopoldo Sandona' Responsible of the Biblical Festival, Italy • Leopoldo Sandonà - Emergenza ambientale - #Pathsofpeace  text Ambrogio Spreafico Catholic Bishop, Italy  biography • Rede von Ambrogio Spreafico IT | DE  text 09:30 Bezirksregierung Muenster, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Saal Münster  map PANEL 3: Economy and Social Justice  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Theo Paul General Vicar of Osnabrück Contributions Bernhard Felmberg Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany El Mostafa Higazy Gründer der NASAQ-Stiftung, Ägypten  biography Patrick Pouyanné PDG of Total, France  biography David Rosen Former Chief Rabbi of Ireland, AJC, Israel  biography • Speech of David Rosen IT | EN  text Thomas Sternberg President of the Central Committee of German Catholics Laurent Ulrich Catholic Archbishop, France • Intervento di Laurent Ulrich EN | FR  text 09:30 Bischoefliches Priesterseminar Borromaeum, Kardinal-von-Galen-Saal Münster  map PANEL 4: At the Roots of Terrorism  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Jean-Pierre Denis Editor-in-Chief of "La Vie", France Contributions Mario Giro Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy  biography • Intervento di Mario Giro  text Aleksandra Kania Sociologist, Poland • Speech of Aleksandra Kania IT | EN  text M'hamed Krichen "Al-Jazeera", Tunisia  biography Tarek Mitri American University of Beyrouth, Lebanon Frédéric Van Leeuw Federal Prosecutor of the Kingdom of Belgium • Intervention de Frédéric Van Leeuw IT | FR  text Slaheddine Jourchi Journalist and Human Rights activist, Tunisia 09:30 Westfaelische-Wilhelms-Universitaet - Hoersaal JO 1 Münster  map PANEL 5: War is Always a "Useless Massacre"  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Matteo Zuppi Catholic Archbishop, Italy  biography Contributions Anatolij Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Ukrainian Chuch, Moscow Patriarchate • Intervento di Anatolij IT | RU  text Daniel Deckers Journalist, “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”, Germany • Rede von Daniel Deckers IT | DE  text Butros Marayati Archbishop of Aleppo of the Catholic Armenians Parfait Onanga-Anyanga UN Special Representative for the Central African Republic Rita Prigmore Sinta woman, survived at Porrajmos • Speech of Rita Prigmore IT | EN  text Doyu Toda President of the Tendai Buddhist Denomination, Japan • Speech of Doyu Toda EN | IT  text Tep Vong Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Buddhism • Speech of Tep Vong IT | EN  text 09:30 Franz-Hitze-Haus, Saal 1 Münster  map PANEL 6: Prayer, Illness, Healing  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Marco Gnavi Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy • Rede von Marco Gnavi IT | DE  text Contributions Andrej Orthodox Bishop, Serbian Patriarchate Filipos Orthodox Archbishop, Tewahedo Ethiopian Church Karl Hinrich Manzke Lutheran Bishop, Germany Abulhasan Navab President of the University of Religions, Iran • Speech of Abulhasan Navab IT | EN  text Avraham Itzhak Radbil Rabbi, Germany • Speech of Avraham Itzhak Radbil IT | DE | EN  text Thomas Schirrmacher World Evangelical Alliance 09:30 Franz-Hitze-Haus, Oscar-Romero-Saal Münster  map PANEL 7: Defending Children, Building Peace  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Gotthard Kleine Director of Kindermissionswerk, Germany Contributions Leyla Ferman Yazidi Community, Turkey Avraham Giesser Chief Rabbi of Ofra, Israel • Speech of Avraham Giesser IT | EN  text Adriana Gulotta Community of Sant’Egidio • Intervento di Adriana Gulotta  text Pshtiwan Sadiq Abdullah Khoshnaw Minister of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government Gregorio Rosa Chavez Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador Syuhud Sahudi Marsudi President of the Nahdlatul Ulama Council, Indonesia 09:30 Petrikirche Münster  map PANEL 8: Martyrdom: a Matter of Memory and a Reality for Christians  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Nikola Eterovic Catholic Achbishop, Apostolic Nuncio in Germany Contributions Ian Campbell University of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia • Speech of Ian Campbell IT | EN  text Jean-François Colosimo Editor-in-Chief of the Editions du Cerf, France Epiphanios Orthodox Bishop, Coptic Church, Egypt • Speech of Epiphanios IT | EN  text Gennadij Orthodox Bishop, Moscow Patriarchate • Intervento di Gennadij IT | RU  text Hovakim Manukyan Armenian Orthodox Bishop, Primate of the United Kingdom • Speech of Hovakim Manukyan IT | EN  text Karl-Adolf Schneider Witness, Germany • Rede von Karl-Adolf Schneider DE | IT  text Ernest Simoni Cardinal, Witness, Albania FORUM 10:00 Aula am Aasee Münster  map YOUTH FORUM: Friendship Out of Ruins Religions on the Paths of Peace  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Contributions Mustafa Ceric President of the World Bosniak Congress, Bosnia and Herzegovina  biography Alba Ruiz de Andrés Community of Sant’Egidio, Spain Harutiun Selimian President of the Evangelical Community in Syria event 16:30 Rathaus Muenster - Rathausfestsaal Münster  map PANEL 9: Saving, Welcoming and Integrating Migrants  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Contributions Jean-Claude Petit Journalist and Writer, France Shamim Mohammad Afzal General Director of the Islamic Foundation of Bangladesh • Speech of Shamim Mohammad Afzal  text Eugenio Bernardini Moderator of the Waldensian Church, Italy • Intervento di Eugenio Bernardini  text Regina Catrambone Co-Founder and Director of MOAS, Italy • Intervento di Regina Catrambone  text Ursula Kalb Community of Sant’Egidio, Germany  biography • Rede von Ursula Kalb DE | IT  text José Alejandro Solalinde Guerra Catholic priest, Director of “Hermanos en camino”, Mexico Oded Wiener Former General Director of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel  biography • Speech of Oded Wiener IT | EN  text 16:30 Bischoefliches Priesterseminar Borromaeum - Aula Münster  map PANEL 10: Religions Question Themselves on Nonviolence  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Markus Dröge Evangelical Bishop, Germany  biography Contributions Muhammad Abdul Khabir Azad Grand Imam of the Lahore Mosque, Pakistan Shmuel Aharon Brodman Rabbi, Germany • Speech of Shmuel Aharon Brodman IT | EN  text Sohan Lal Gandhi Anuvrat Global Organization, Jainism, India Nedim Gürsel Writer, Turkey  biography Shoten Minegishi Soto Zen Buddhist monk, Japan • Intervento di Shoten Minegishi IT | JA  text Mohammad Sammak Special Advisor to the Grand Mufti of Lebanon Serafim Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Romanian Patriarchate • Intervention du Serafim IT | FR  text 16:30 Bezirksregierung Muenster, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Saal Münster  map PANEL 11: The Ages of Human Life  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Felix Genn Catholic Bishop of Münster, Germany Contributions Stephen Conway Anglican Bishop, United Kingdom • Speech of Stephen Conway IT | EN  text Mohamad Hassan El-Amine Islamic theologian, Lebanon • Speech of Mohamad Hassan El-Amine IT | AR  text Joachim Hake Director of the Catholic Academy of Berlin, Germany • Rede von Joachim Hake IT | DE  text Ioan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Romanian Patriarchate • Intervento di Ioan IT | RO  text Manfred Lütz Primary Physician of the Alexianer Hospital in Cologne, Germany • Rede von Manfred Lütz IT | DE  text Masaharu Matsuda Tenrikyo Representative, Japan • Speech of Masaharu Matsuda IT | EN | JA  text Vincenzo Paglia Catholic Archbishop, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Holy See 16:30 Bischoefliches Priesterseminar Borromaeum, Kardinal-von-Galen-Saal Münster  map PANEL 12: Making Peace  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Antonio Ferrari Editorialist of "Corriere della Sera", Italy  biography Contributions Mohammed Esslimani Islamic Theologian, Egypt Mauro Garofalo Community of Sant'Egidio Abdulrahman Sedeeq Kareem Islamic theologian, Kurdistan region, Iraq Jean Pierre Kwambamba Masi Catholic Bishop, Democratic Republic of Congo • Intervention du Jean Pierre Kwambamba Masi  text Al-Hajj Murad Ebrahim Chairperson of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Mindanao, Philippines Dieudonné Nzapalainga Cardinal, President of the Central African Bishops' Conference • Intervention du Dieudonné Nzapalainga IT | FR  text Sharon Rosen Global Director of Religious Engagement, Search For Common Ground, Israel • Speech of Sharon Rosen IT | EN  text 16:30 Westfaelische-Wilhelms-Universitaet - Hoersaal JO 1 Münster  map PANEL 13: Moving Towards Disarmament in a Time of Conflicts  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Jean-Pierre Denis Editor-in-Chief of "La Vie", France Contributions Emmanuel Dupuy President of the “Institut Prospective et Sécurité en Europe”, France Enzo Fortunato Sacred Convent of Assisi, Italy Martin Heimbucher Evangelical-Reformed Church, Germany • Rede von Martin Heimbucher  text Martin Leiner Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies, Germany • Speech of Martin Leiner IT | EN  text Katherine Marshall Director of the "World Faiths Development Dialogue", USA  biography • Speech of Katherine Marshall IT | EN  text Cornelio Sommaruga Former President of the International Red Cross Committee, Switzerland  biography • Intervention du Cornelio Sommaruga IT | FR  text Megumi Wada WCRP Japan 16:30 Franz-Hitze-Haus, Saal 1 Münster  map PANEL 14: Living Together  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Johan Jozef Bonny Catholic Bishop, Belgium  biography Contributions Biyanto University of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia • Speech of Biyanto IT | EN  text Pshtiwan Sadiq Abdullah Khoshnaw Minister of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government Faisal Bin Muaammar Secretary General of KAICIID, Saudi Arabia  biography • Speech of Faisal Bin Muaammar IT | EN  text Polycarpus Orthodox Archbishop, Syrian Church • Speech of Polycarpus IT | EN  text Guirguis Ibrahim Saleh Orthodox Coptic Intellectual, Egypt • Speech of Guirguis Ibrahim Saleh IT | EN  text Michel Santier Catholic Bishop, France • Intervention du Michel Santier IT | FR  text Bin Shen Catholic Bishop, People's Republic of China 16:30 Franz-Hitze-Haus, Oscar-Romero-Saal Münster  map PANEL 15: Muslims and Christians in Dialogue on Peace  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Vittorio Ianari Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy Contributions Qays al-Mubarak King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia • Speech of Qays al-Mubarak IT | EN | DE | AR  text Ahmed Saud Said al-Siyabi Directorate of the Grand Mufti of Oman Philippe Barbarin Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon, France  biography Mustafa Ceric President of the World Bosniak Congress, Bosnia and Herzegovina  biography Joan Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Autocephalous Church of Albania • Speech of Joan IT | EN  text Klaus Krämer President of Missio Aachen, Germany Orlando Beltran Quevedo Cardinal, Archbishop of Cotabato, Philippines  biography • Speech of Orlando Beltran Quevedo IT | EN  text 16:30 Petrikirche Münster  map PANEL 16: Christians and Peace  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Heinrich Mussinghoff Catholic Bishop, Germany  biography Contributions John X Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East • Speech of His Beatitude John X IT | EN | DE  text Iosif Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Romanian Patriarchate • Intervention du Iosif IT | FR  text Paulo Lockmann World Methodist Council  biography Jean Paul Messina Catholic University of Central Africa, Cameroon Jean-Pierre Ricard Cardinal, Archbishop of Bordeaux, France Gregorio Rosa Chavez Cardinal, Auxiliary Bishop of San Salvador, El Salvador Anders Wejryd Co-President of the World Council of Churches  biography • Speech of Anders Wejryd IT | EN  text
Sep 12 2017  ▾
event 09:00 Rathaus Muenster - Rathausfestsaal Münster  map PANEL 17: New Responses to Migration  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Crescenzio Sepe Cardinal, Archbishop of Naples, Italy  biography Contributions U Aye Lwin François Clavairoly President of the Protestant Federation of France • Intervention du François Clavairoly  text Ulrich Möller Evangelical Church, Germany • Rede von Ulrich Möller IT | DE  text Mario Morcone Ministry of the Interior, Italy Daniela Pompei Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy  biography • Speech of Daniela Pompei IT | EN  text Maria Paz López President of the “International Association of Religion Journalists”, Spain 09:00 Bischoefliches Priesterseminar Borromaeum - Aula Münster  map PANEL 18: The Spirit of Assisi: a Prophecy for Our Time  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Alberto Quattrucci Secretary General of Peoples and Religions, Community of Sant’Egidio Contributions Homi Dhalla Zoroastrianism, India  biography • Speech of Homi Dhalla IT | EN  text Jaron Engelmayer Rabbi, Israel  biography • Rede von Jaron Engelmayer IT | DE  text Ole Christian Maelen Kvarme Lutheran Bishop, Norway • Speech of Ole Christian Maelen Kvarme IT | EN  text Felix Anthony Machado Catholic Archbishop, India • Speech of Felix Anthony Machado IT | EN  text Muhammad Khalid Masud Supreme Court, Pakistan  biography • Speech of Muhammad Khalid Masud IT | EN  text Lluis Maria Martinez Sistach Cardinal, Spain  biography Didi Talwalkar Leader of the Swadhyaya Movement, India • Speech of Didi Talwalkar  text 09:00 Bezirksregierung Muenster, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Saal Münster  map PANEL 19: Rebuilding Iraq  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Khadija Bengana "Al Jazeera", Qatar Contributions Jawad Al-Khoei Al-Khoei Institute, Iraq Abdulwahhab Ahmed Al-Taha Al-Sammaraee Fiqh Council of Senior Scholars, Iraq Nikodemos Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Syrian Church Breen Tahsin Yazidi Community, Iraq 09:00 Bischoefliches Priesterseminar Borromaeum, Kardinal-von-Galen-Saal Münster  map PANEL 20: Europe and Africa Moving Towards a Shared Future  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Mario Giro Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Italy  biography • Speech of Mario Giro IT | EN  text Contributions Ahmed Abbadi Muhammadiyyah Association for Scholars, Morocco Paola Germano Community of Sant’Egidio, Italy • Speech of Paola Germano IT | EN  text Hermann Gröhe Minister of Health, Germany Venance Konan Writer, Director of "Fraternité Matin", Côte-d'Ivoire • Intervention du Venance Konan IT | FR  text Jean Mbarga Catholic Archbishop, Cameroun Philippe Ouedraogo Cardinal, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso • Intervention du Philippe Ouedraogo IT | FR  text 09:00 Westfaelische-Wilhelms-Universitaet - Hoersaal JO 1 Münster  map PANEL 21: Tunisia, Democracy and the Expectations of Society  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Tarek Mitri American University of Beyrouth, Lebanon Contributions Majed Hamzaoui Free University of Belgium, Tunisia Slaheddine Jourchi Journalist and Human Rights activist, Tunisia M'hamed Krichen "Al-Jazeera", Tunisia  biography 09:00 Franz-Hitze-Haus, Saal 1 Münster  map PANEL 22: Health, a Human Right in the 21st Century  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Mario Marazziti President of the House of Representatives Commission for Social Affairs, Italy  biography • Speech of Mario Marazziti EN | IT  text Contributions Ulrich Heide German AIDS Foundation, Germany • Rede von Ulrich Heide IT | DE  text Jean Paul Messina Catholic University of Central Africa, Cameroon Leonardo Palombi Community of Sant'Egidio, Italy • Intervento di Leonardo Palombi  text Jacques Pellet International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Stefan Zekorn Catholic Bishop, Germany • Rede von Stefan Zekorn IT | DE  text 09:00 Franz-Hitze-Haus, Oscar-Romero-Saal Münster  map PANEL 23: Religions in Asia: the Dignity of Life Facing the Global Market interventions ▾   Chairperson Indunil J. Kodithuwakku Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Holy See Contributions Maria De Giorgi Shinmeizan Centre for Interreligious Dialogue, Japan • Intervento di Maria De Giorgi  text Itsuki Hiraoka Oomoto, Japan Gensho Hozumi Rinzai Zen Buddhism, Japan Moriyasu Ito Shinto, Meiji Jingu, Japan Tejkaran Jain Jainism, India • Speech of Tejkaran Jain IT | EN  text Ryoko Nishioka Advisor to the Patriarch of Tendai Buddhism, Japan • Speech of Ryoko Nishioka IT | EN  text Mohinder Singh Punjab Studies Sikh University, India Din Syamsuddin President of the Ulema Council, Indonesia  biography • Speech of Din Syamsuddin  text 09:00 Petrikirche Münster  map PANEL 24: 500 Years After the Reformation: the Word of God and the Life of Christians  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Chairperson Christoph Hegge Catholic Bishop, Germany Contributions Frère Alois Prior of the Community of Taizé, France • Speech of Frère Alois IT | EN | DE | FR  text Chris Ferguson World Communion of Reformed Churches, Canada  biography • Speech of Chris Ferguson IT | EN  text Walter Kasper Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Holy See Jürgen Johannesdotter Lutheran Bishop, Germany • Rede von Jürgen Johannesdotter IT | DE  text Armand Puig I Tàrrech Catholic Theologian, Spain  biography • Speech of Armand Puig IT | EN  text Gerhard Ulrich Lutheran Bishop, President of VELKD, Germany • Speech of Gerhard Ulrich IT | EN  text Munib Younan World Lutheran Federation FORUM 10:00 University of Osnabrueck, Building 1, Room E01/02 Osnabrück  map YOUTH FORUM: Peace on the Way Paths of Peace Instead of Violence  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Contributions José Alejandro Solalinde Guerra Catholic priest, Director of “Hermanos en camino”, Mexico Angelika Wagner Community of Sant’Egidio, Germany Final 17:00 Old Town Centre Osnabrück  map Prayer for Peace in various locations, according to the different religious traditions 17:00 Old Town Centre Osnabrück  map Ecumenical Prayer Of Christians  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Meditation Markus Dröge Evangelical Bishop, Germany  biography • Meditation of Markus Dröge IT | DE | EN | FR  text Walter Kasper Cardinal, President Emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, Holy See • Meditation of Walter Kasper IT | DE | EN | FR  text Serafim Orthodox Metropolitan Bishop, Romanian Patriarchate • Meditation of Serafim IT | DE | EN | FR  text Final 18:30 Old Town Centre Osnabrück  map Peace Procession from the prayer locations, in procession towards Marktplatz 19:00 Marktpatz Osnabrück  map Closing Ceremony Concluding Addresses and Testimonies  gallery of the event interventions ▾   Contributions Franz-Josef Bode Bishop of Osnabrück • Speech of Franz-Josef Bode IT | EN | ES | DE | FR  text Andrea Riccardi Historian, Founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio  biography • Speech of Andrea Riccardi IT | EN | ES | DE | FR | PT  text Butros Marayati Archbishop of Aleppo of the Catholic Armenians • Speech of Butros Marayati IT | EN | ES | DE | FR  text 19:45 Marktpatz Osnabrück  map Proclamation and delivery of the Appeal for Peace 2017 interventions ▾   APPEAL • APPEAL OF PEACE 2017 JA | IT | EN | DE | ES | FR  text 20:00 Marktpatz Osnabrück  map Lighting of the candelabras, signing of the Appeal and exchange of a sign of Peace