Nicosia Jounieh
June 6 – June 21, 2025
Peoples in dialogue
Program
Saturday, June 7
8:30 a.m. Introductory meeting at the Sisters of Saint Joseph house.
9:00 a.m. Departure for the Archbishopric of the Church of Cyprus in Nicosia
9:30 a.m. Arrival and welcome by HE Mgr Porfyrios Bishop of Neapolis and visit of the Byzantine Museum.
11:30 a.m. Interreligious Meeting “Dialogue for Religious Freedom, Peace and Reconciliation”
1:30 p.m. Lunch
3:00 p.m. Exhibition Sector 2 (Buffer Zone - Nicosia)
5:00 p.m. Vespers of Pentecost at Saint Barnabas
7:30 p.m. Dinner with the Maronite community at Lady of Graces Church
9 p.m. Group meetings and sharing
Sunday, June 8
9:00 a.m. Working group (Franciscan community)
10:30 Pentecost Mass with Bishop Varriano
12:00 Lunch with Latin Catholic parish communities
3:30 p.m. Visit to the refugee camp, Pournara
7:30 p.m. Barbecue and night in Nicosia
Monday, June 9
8:30 a.m. Working group
9:30 a.m. Visit to the Saint Lazare Church
11:30 Visit to the Larnaca Mosque
12:30 p.m. Lunch on the Bel Espoir
2 p.m. Departure for navigation from Limassol
Tuesday, June 10 – Saturday, June 14 Navigation
Sunday, June 15
Evening welcome by the youth committee of the diocese of Jounieh
Monday, June 16
9:00 a.m. Group presentation and Lebanese breakfast
10:00 Visit to the Bkerké Museum
10:45 Meeting with Patriarch Bechara Al Rai
11:30 a.m. Visit to Saint Paul's Cathedral
12:00 Visit to the sanctuary (Harissa) and mass
1:15 p.m. Lunch
2:15 p.m. Presentation of the history of Deir el Sharfe with Bishop Jules
3:00 p.m. Visit to the Armenian Ghosta Monastery
5:00 p.m. Visit to the Muslim NGO Al Mabarat
5:30 p.m. Working group
6:30 p.m. Visit to Jbeil
7:00 p.m. Lively dinner in Jounieh
Tuesday, June 17
9:30 a.m. Visit to the Adyan – Sin El Fil Foundation in Beirut
10:00 a.m. Meeting with the “peace fighters”
11:00 Introduction to Dialogue for Life and Reconciliation
11:30 Working Group on Lebanese Diversity, with Dr. Ziad Fahed
1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00 PM Working Group on the Theology of Diversity, with Dr. Nayla Tabarra, Founder of Adyan
3:30 p.m. Tour of downtown Beirut
5:00 p.m. Concluding session
5:30 p.m. Free time in the Beirut Souk
8:00 p.m. Dinner on the boat
9:00 p.m. Free time in Jounieh
Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 June : Navigation to Cyprus
About
The fourth stage of the MED 25 Le Bel Espoir odyssey takes us to visit the religious riches of the Mediterranean basin. There are certainly the three great monotheistic traditions that emerged on its shores. But there are also the inestimable remains of very ancient religions that are still precious for understanding human history, whether in Egypt, Greece or the Middle East. The discovery of the demands of reason was also the great event that changed man's relationship with infinity and the unknown beyond death. Called to enter into an ever more fruitful dialogue, religion and reason will set out to find the truth that leads to freedom and peace.
"We bear witness to the importance of reviving the religious sense and the need to revive it in the hearts of new generations, through healthy education and adherence to moral values and just religious teachings, to confront individualistic, selfish, conflictual tendencies, radicalism and blind extremism in all its forms and manifestations." Joint statement by Pope Francis and Grand Imam Ahmad Al-Tayyeb.
Published on June 25, 2023 in Featured
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