International Thanksgiving Potluck Brings People from Around the World Together in Shalom Toronto Mission
In its third edition, the Shalom Mission initiative celebrates cultural diversity, sharing and fraternity, welcoming people living far from their home countries. In a culturally diverse city like Toronto, holidays can bring special emotions, particularly for those living far from their home countries and families. With this reality in mind, the International Thanksgiving Potluck was born as an initiative of the Shalom Catholic Community in Toronto, bringing together young people from different nationalities to celebrate Thanksgiving through food, shared stories and the joy of being together. This year’s gathering welcomed participants from Russia, Poland, different regions of India, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Philippines, Ecuador, Iraq, Italy, and Canadians. Participants brought traditional dishes from their countries and cultures, turning the shared table ...

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 ...

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 ...

Acamp’s Summer Festival Hosts Formation Program in Lourdes Inspired by the YOUCAT Foundation Methodology
The course marks the first implementation of the F.I.A.T. Shalom 7 method, developed through collaboration between the Shalom Catholic Community and the YOUCAT Foundation, during Acamp’s Summer Festival 2026. Acamp’s Summer Festival 2026 is hosting an in-depth formation course for young people from July 16 to 18 at the Village des Jeunes in Lourdes. The initiative marks the first implementation of the F.I.A.T. Shalom 7 method, developed through the integration of the Shalom Catholic Community’s formation pathway and the YOUCAT Foundation’s methodology, which is centered on listening and dialogue. Under the theme, “Peace Be With You! The Christian and Social Life,” the course offers a reflection on living out the faith in society in light of the Church’s Social Doctrine. ...

Sing a New Song: Missionaries Bring the Halleluya Music Festival to New York City
On the pleasant afternoon of May 30, locals in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn heard a new kind of music filling the streets—soulful R&B songs, Brazilian samba lyrics comparing God to a soccer game, and an electric guitar riffing to shouts of “Praise the Lord!” The public square next to San Damiano Church, which normally hosted pigeons, instead hosted about four hundred young people who came to hear the music for free. Shalom missionaries from countries like Brazil, Italy, and Colombia set up a stage, sound system, and LED screen to create a bite-size Christian Coachella in the heart of Brooklyn. They called it Halleluya. AFTERMOVIE Halleluya NYC 2026 This area of Brooklyn is not known for religious zeal; in ...