Fraternal Visits

Finally, we wish to mention the visits of members of Churches of the Reform: the Baptist pastor Peter Haldorff, who is in charge of the community of Biarka-Säby in Sweden, several of whose members have been our guests in this period, including Richard, who spent several months with us; the Compagnie des pasteurs et diacres of Geneva, who again this year came for a brief retreat; and the formation sessions for pastors and deacons of Switzerland, under the guidance of Solveig Perret and brother Luciano. In addition, an ecumenical group from Finland during its visit to the diocese of Ivrea came also Bose for a fraternal encounter.
The seminarians of the Romanian College in Rome, together with their rector, father Mihai Fratila, spent a week of formation in Bose.
At the end of May about twenty diplomats from Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries (Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Montenegro, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates), who participated in a two-week course on “The Catholic Church and the Holy See’s International Politics” in Rome and Turin, intended to improve relations between the Catholic Church and countries with a Muslim majority, made a brief visit to Bose. They were accompanied by father Franco Imoda of the Gregorian University, which organized the course. The group met with our prior Enzo to share thoughts about inter-religious dialogue and peace.