Last weekend I was invited (along with three other Bossey students) to represent the World Council of Churches at an "Interreligious Youth Gathering on Peace" in Assisi, Italy, sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church. The event was in commemoration of a peace-focused gathering of religious leaders invited to Assisi by Pope John Paul II in 1986. There were about 100 young adults between the ages of 20 and 35 ("youth" is broadly understood in Europe) who attended, and although there was not much substance to the meeting, we had a good time. Some photos, for your viewing pleasure:
First stop, Rome. Above, I'm standing in front of St. Peter's Cathedral with my friend Eva from Slovakia, who is studying at Bossey with me. Below, the all important Italian gelato - even though it was cold outside.
Below is me standing outside the gorgeous Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, where Francis is both commemorated and buried. I highly recommend a pilgrimage to Assisi if you ever get the chance - it's preserved almost as it was in the middle ages, with winding cobblestone streets carved into the side of a hill.
2 comments:
Aimee...you don't look nearly as hot and miserable here as we were in China!
Do you notice the similarity in the St. Francis Basilica and Stewart Chapel/Geneva Hall? Bob Coote used to have a cool article on his bulletin board about the designer's intention to replicate this very place!
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