Gatchina, Russia - January 2025 - This year, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was celebrated by the Salesian Catholic parish of Gatchina with other denominations over two days. All events took place in the Catholic parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The ‘hird interreligious festival of religious hymns and organ music took place on 18 January. The charity festival was jointly celebrated by Catholics and Lutherans in Gatchina and brought together about 50 listeners. All donations were divided equally for three social projects: Salesian Oratory; care for the elderly in the Evangelical Lutheran Parish; Orthodox Charitable Foundation for the Poor. The following day, 19 January, the traditional annual meeting, dedicated to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, brought together representatives of the Catholic, Lutheran and United Methodist Churches. This year, the meeting brought together about 30 Christians. Traditionally, Taizé hymns are performed during this meeting.