Chaves Expedition 2026.2 promotes integration, care and evangelization at the Espaço de Paz Olympics
From August 17 to 30, the Shalom Volunteer Program held another edition of the Chaves Expedition, on Marajó Island, in the Brazilian state of Pará. The initiative brought together 11 volunteers from different regions of Brazil, who joined the 10 missionaries serving in the mission of the Espaço de Paz (“Space of Peace”) in Chaves, along with volunteers from the region itself. Together they supported the activities of the Espaço de Paz, a socio-educational service of the Shalom Catholic Community, and the work carried out with local families. This time, the expedition centered on the Espaço de Paz Olympics, offering the children, adolescents and young people served by the center moments of fellowship, learning, sport, culture and spirituality. The program ...
Festa da Cátedra de São Pedro

The joy of celebrating the Eucharist in the heart of the Vatican
The experience of being in Rome during the Shalom Convention 2026 will take on an even deeper meaning with the celebration of the Eucharist in the heart of the Vatican. Gathered as one family, members of the Shalom Catholic Community will have the opportunity to profess the same faith beside the tomb of Saint Peter, recalling the centrality of the Church and the mission to proclaim Christ to the world. The celebration has already been confirmed for November 19, when members of the Community will take part in Holy Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica. The celebration will be part of the Convention program and one of the highlights of the pilgrimage to Rome, bringing participants together in prayer at the ...

“It Is Love That Moves the World”: Pope Leo XIV Calls Young People to Responsibility and Hope
During his visit to the 47th Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, Pope Leo XIV highlighted the power of encounter, proposed the “realism of mercy” in the face of war, inequality, and division, and invited young people to take an active role in building a civilization of love. Fr. Silvio Scopel, International Assistant of the Shalom Catholic Community, attended the event.

5 curiosities about the Priesthood in the Shalom Community
Within the Shalom Catholic Community, among the brothers called to celibacy, the Lord awakens certain vocations to the priesthood. Through their way of life, these brothers are called to be, within the body of the Community, an image of Jesus Christ, instruments of reconciliation, an example of dedication to the shepherding of souls and a total offering of themselves for the Kingdom of Heaven. Above all, priests are called to be Shalom. Whether in the Life Community or in the Covenant Community, these intimate friends of Jesus, amid the demands of their ministry, embrace the charism radically, in a deep and intense living out of the threefold pillar of the vocation: Contemplation, Unity and Evangelization. This week, immersed in the ...