On the threshold of the pre-Synodal meeting that will be held in Rome from  19th to 24th of  March when young people from all over the world will be gathered to give their contribution to the next Synod of bishops, in the Basilica of st Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore) young people are gathered to pray and to listen to spiritual formation in order to prepare themselves to be active contributors of the Synod 2018 and in preparation for the next World Youth Day. In the last months, they have listened to Moysés Azevedo, founder and general moderator of Shalom Catholic Community,  cardinal Rylko, retired president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity and currently archpriest of the Rome Basilica ...

Every year, the Shalom Catholic Community organizes a spiritual retreat for priests from various dioceses, congregations and places in Brazil and around the world. They have the opportunity to deepen his relationship with God.

Over the weekend of January 20-21, the missionaries of the Shalom Catholic Community in Boston gathered for a retreat to pray and go deeper into what the Church told us during the Shalom Convention in Rome last September. During this annual retreat, 5 members from the Covenant Community, 2 members from the Life community, and 3 people in the discernment year took part and watched videos of talks from Emmir Nogueira (Shalom Catholic Community co-founder), Moyses Azevedo (founder and general moderator) and Emanuella Cardoso (Shalom Covenant missionary in London). Danielle LaPointe, a member of the Covenant Community, who attended this retreat for the first time, shared her experience: “I came to the retreat very tired from an intense week at ...

A remarkable moment of grace took place in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, last Saturday evening. At the foot of the icon of Our Lady, Salus Populi Romani, entrusted by St. John Paul II to the young people, a prayerful journey has started towards the XV Ordinary Synod of Bishops on Young People(2018) and the WYD in Panama next year. Representatives from various catholic communities and ecclesial realities took part of the meeting showing the unity of the Church gathered to respond to the Holy Father’s appeal: “Be courageous, be generous and above all be joyful”. Following the speeches of Cardinal Rylko, the founder and general moderator of Shalom Catholic Community, Moyses Azevedo, and the testimony of the ...

Shalom Catholic Community opens a snack bar in Paris. Maybe you've heard this story before, "A snack bar for evangelization". In this way Shalom Catholic Community was born in 1982 in Brazil. The first Shalom Catholic Evangelization Centre opened as a coffee house in order to announce God’s love to the people who come to have a meal, but could find also joy, help and comfort.

Meetings of prayer, adoration and formation for young people in preparation for the Synod of Bishops and WYD 2019.