World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day postponed
Pope Francis has decided to postpone the upcoming World Meeting of Families and World Youth Day because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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“Stay online with Jesus”
The 6th Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE) was held from July 18-21 at the University of Santos Tomas in Manila. The theme of the PCNE was Filipino Youth Walking with Jesus and was chosen to celebrate the Year of the Youth as declared by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines in response to Pope Francis’ Synod on Youth last year. The goal of this year’s PCNE was “to thank God for the gift of the youth, listen to them, and to give the youth opportunity to be protagonists of new evangelization…” 1 There were 4 days with many graces and a great experience with the young people, many of whom were the main speakers. The first day was mostly ...
Shalom Catholic Community at the service of Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the whole world
The Shalom Catholic Community is pleased to announce that Gabriella Dias, missionary of the Community of Life in Aquiraz, Brazil, has been nominated to represent South America in the new worldwide service of the Holy See for all the expressions of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
3 Brazilians nominated for the Dicastery for the Laity
The Prefect of the Congregation for Consecrated Life, Card. João Braz de Aviz, the auxiliary bishop of Rio de Janeiro, Joel Portella Amado and the founder of the Shalom Catholic Community, Moysés de Azevedo Filho, are among the new members.
Holy Family mass in Nazareth (December 31th)
Here where dwelled the Holy Family, this day had a great celebration with all the local christians, with the presence of the main autorities of the Holy Land.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception in Nazareth
In Nazareth the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary started early with a mass held inside of the grotto of the annunciation, the place in where the Gospel passage of this feast was held. Fr. Bruno Varriano (OFM), rector and guardian of the Basilica of the Annunciation, presided the mass and it was concelebrated by Fr. Jack Karam (OFM) who was celebrating 40 years of his perpetual vows in the Franciscan order, Fr. Evandro Lima (Canção Nova Community) who was celebrating the 4th anniversary of his Diaconate Ordination, and also Fr. Tarso Brasil, a priest member of the Shalom Convenant Community from Fortaleza, Brazil. Shalom Community also took part in the celebration with the music and ...
Mons. Leopoldo Girelli, a new pontifical representative, arrives in the Holy Land.
Mons. Leopoldo Girelli, appointed Nuncio Apostolic to Israel and Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine by Pope Francis, is already in the Holy Land.
