Bishop Larry Silva, third from left, sits with leaders of other Christian denominations at the Taize prayer around the cross Jan. 19 at the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii in Manoa. The ecumenical hour-long session of chants, petitions, readings and meditation, hosted by the Diocese of Honolulu, was in observance of the 2017 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18-25. Right, Taize participants kneel around a large iconographic cross, praying for persecuted Christians, the healing of divisions among Christian denominations, or for their own personal intentions. (Photos courtesy of Margaret Morris and Brenda Rodriguez)
