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Newsletter 5
"We will ask forgiveness from this sea that is ours"
Welcome address by Mgr. Vartan Kirakos Kazanjian at the Armenian Cathedral on Saturday, July 5th. Learning from the sea: an appeal for purification and fraternity. «Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, dear bishops and priests, beloved brothers and sisters, and the young members of the Med25 team, I have the great honor of introducing myself to you…”
Read More“Dialogue is not an optional choice, it is an evangelical obligation”
Welcome address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on July 6, 2025, at Phanar on the occasion of the visit of the young people of the 5th session, Environment and Development. Eminence, dear Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Archbishop of Marseille and President of the Conference of Bishops of France, Dear fathers, Dear pilgrims of the…
Read MoreVildana, Bosnia and Herzegovina
MED ’25 – More Than Just a Journey « In life, we often have the chance to meet new people and build friendships, but many of them remain just memories – fragments of time we once shared. My experience with MED ’25, however, was far more than that. I want to begin with what meant the most to me: the people I met, the experiences I had, the memories I created…
Read MoreNissrine, Morocco
Living with Heart on the Bel Espoir : A Journey of Connection, Discovery, and Surrender « My time aboard the Bel Espoir wasn’t just a journey across the Mediterranean; it was a journey I lived with my whole heart. From the very beginning, I knew this would be more than just a trip. It became an unforgettable…
Read MoreRami, Palestine
« I want to begin this reflection from the very start—the moment I first learned about MED25. I discovered the program through my workplace, Bethlehem University, where I was chosen as one of the candidates to apply. At first, I felt happy and excited, but as I started thinking more deeply, many questions and doubts surfaced…
Read MoreYoussef, Tunisia
« J’aimerais vous faire part, dans cette tribune, des éléments clés qui constituent cette odieuse aventure mémorable vécue sur le Belleespoir, naviguant entre Malta, Chypre, puis Chania, au sein des rangs animés des personnes issues des différentes régions méditerranéennes. C’était au cœur même des cultures différentes : 2 Georgiennes, 1 Romaine, 4 Egyptiennes, 1 Marocaine, 4 françaises, 2 palestiniennes…
Read MoreUN Conference in Nice, Med25 Bel-Espoir was there
In Nice, on June 12th, for the United Nations Conference on the Ocean, UNOC3, Med25 Bel Espoir was present represented by Father Alexis Leproux, Laetitia who supports A.Leproux in organizing med25 and Romain, a young participant of med24 and med25, on civic service as a communication officer. We presented the project and the…
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Elizabeth, France
«35 people, 17 days, on a 38-meter yacht off the Mediterranean coast, each of different nationality, religion, age, commitments and genders ⛵️☀️???? From Palermo to Bizerte and from Bizerte to Palermo, we explored together what peace, love, respect, curiosity and piracy but also discomfort, promiscuity, illness, limitations of freedom and freedom of movement mean…
Read MoreLeonie, Lebanon
« I don’t know where to start from. The beginning of this adventure that felt like a dream, or the end of it and all the memories it brought; a new me, a new life. At first, everything felt so magical, A random person telling me to abort the project, applying to it and getting accepted, then…
Read MoreRoberto, Italy
« Hello there, the second leg of the Bel Espoir journey has ended, the anchor has been dropped in the waters of Palermo a second time and now the sailing ship is ready for the next adventures, while each of us adventurers is returning home. It was a journey physical, metaphorical and for the non-religious metaphysical…
Read MoreLaurence, France
« It was a journey inward, nourished by the life of others, by doing and sharing very eclectic ways of life, by simply being there, not even seeking joy and beauty but finding it, as daily miracles, everywhere and in everyone. It was the experience of really becoming through others, inhabiting a sea horizon together, sharing…
Read More“Young people united for peace,” La Vie
Marine Samzun. Departing from Barcelona on March 1, 2025, the young people participating in the 2025 Mediterranean Meetings will take turns every two weeks to build peace on the shores of this sea. Report from the second stop in Palermo (Italy), after a visit to Bizerte (Tunisia). Published on May 23, 2025
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