Rev. João Chagas takes over as head of Youth Section
24 October 2013 Rev. João Chagas is officially the new head of the Youth Section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity. His predecessor, Rev. Eric Jacquinet, worked at the PCL for the five-year period 2008-2013. His mandate concluded with World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, and now his successor is a priest from Brazil. Fr. Chagas was ordained a priest on 21 December 2001. In 2011 he began to help out the Youth Section with preparations for WYD in RIo. He has had extensive pastoral experience with the Shalom Catholic Community, an international association of the faithful recognised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity on 22 February 2007. It is with this community that his priestly vocation ...

Shalom Community in London receives Fr. Fortea as guest speaker
By Cristiane Saint The Shalom Catholic Community in London received a visit from the Father Antonio Fortea, an exorcist known worldwide in the angelology and demonology fields. Initially, he discussed about the religious book of Job. He approached Job story from an exorcist perspective, unveiling a new understanding of suffer in the life of Job.”Job didn´t prayer, but he was always protected. This is our first lesson, we do not need to worry about protecting from the evil. His power is not free on the Earth. God doesn’t want us to fear the devil. There is no verse in the Bible where God teaches us to be afraid.” “I have seen in many cases of exorcisms the demons comments about ...

St Therese. “Little Flower”
Therese Martin was the last of nine children born to Louis and Zelie Martin on January 2, 1873, in Alencon, France. However, only five of these children lived to reach adulthood. Precocious and sensitive, Therese needed much attention. Her mother died when she was 4 years old. As a result, her father and sisters babied young Therese. She had a spirit that wanted everything. At the age of 14, on Christmas Eve in 1886, Therese had a conversion that transformed her life. From then on, her powerful energy and sensitive spirit were turned toward love, instead of keeping herself happy. At 15, she entered the Carmelite convent in Lisieux to give her whole life to God. She took the religious ...

Missionary Weekend in London
“For the Church, for the young people, for mankind…”   Last 28th and 29th of September, Shalom Catholic Community in London, England, was engaged in another Missionary Weekend. The missionaries were able to walk throughout the streets of Hackney borough, east London, knocking on doors in the vicinity of St. Monica’s Catholic Church. At every door, they were able to offer a word of peace, blessing and to invite people to have a deeper experience with God at their local Parish or participating in a prayer group for young people.   Inspired by a higher love that once reached and changed their lives, the missionaries went out ready to accept whatever would come behind each door. “We are called to ...

Videos about Shalom Catholic Community
Let us introduce our Community to you through some videos. First is about our approval from Rome on 2012 at Rome Reports. This second one was made by us in 2009 but it explains how we live and what we do. And also the story of the beginning of Shalom Community told by our Founder (Remember to click on “cc” at the bottom of the video to activate the subtitles in English). Or, spoken in English, by our co-founder in a message for our English speaking members. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP4D_rhCTZM Finally, an aerial view of the Festival Halleluya organized in Fortaleza by our Community with the presence of Catholic singers from all over Brasil and a public of more than 300 thousand people. This ...