The Vatican press office gave no details about the content of their meeting Saturday.
The Holy Father visited the ecumenical community in 1986 during an apostolic visit to France. Taizé numbers some 100 brothers, as well as Catholics and evangelicals from more than 25 countries.
Since the 1950s, some Taizé brothers have gone to live in less-fortunate areas of the world, to be witnesses of peace and to support the suffering. Taizé brothers live in small fraternities in poor areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Each New Year’s holiday, Taizé gathers tens of thousands of young people for several days of prayer in a European city. The last two such gatherings were held in Hamburg and Paris.
