Recollection Day
A day of recollection about Lent, conversion and preparation to Easter.
The Patriarch of the Holy Land’s meeting
On March 24th, the Patriarch of the Holy Land, Fouad Twal met with congregations and religious communities in Nazareth. The Catholic Community Shalom attended this meeting. With words of courage and hope, took us to a meditation on interreligious dialogues and investments of our efforts in promoting peace, family and Christian values. “Charity is the […]
Solemnity of the Saint Joseph – Nazareth – Israel
Wednesday , March 19 , true to tradition , the entire Church celebrated the Solemnity of St. Joseph in Nazareth , the Latin parish , surrounded by numerous friends communities , met the entrance of the Basilica of the Annunciation , the sound of Scouts and drums . Fr Bruno , Rector and Guardian of […]
Solemnity of the Annunciation – Nazareth – Israel
“Let us not fear, the Holy Spirit is coming upon us.” These are the words that His Beatitude Patriarch Fouad Twal spoke during his homily on the Solemnity of the Annunciation on the 25th of March in the Basilica in Nazareth. It was in this church, where since the earliest times Christians have venerated the […]
Pope Francis canonizes new Saints
(Vatican Radio) This morning the Holy Father Francis received in audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, S.D.B., prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, during which he extended the liturgical cult of the following blesseds to the universal Church, inscribing them in the book of Saints: -Francois de Laval, French bishop of Quebec, Canada (1623-1708). […]
A missionary season!
“Each Christian and every community must discern the path the Lord points out, but all of us are asked to obey his call to go forth from our own comfort zone in order to reach all the ‘peripheries’ in need of the light of the Gospel.” (Evangelii Gaudium, Pope Francis) Lent is a special time […]
We pray for the Pope
We pray for the Pope
Hemoce realiza coleta de sangue no Renascer
Há 11 anos, o Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Ceará (Hemoce) mantém parceria com a Comunidade Católica Shalom, disponibilizando anualmente posto de coleta durante o evento Renascer, que acontece no Ginásio Paulo Sarasate durante o carnaval. Clique aqui e confira as cidades que realizarão o Renascer/Reviver. A unidade móvel, nos dias 2, 3 e […]
Westminster’s cardinal-elect is on his way to Rome
Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, was named cardinal by Pope Francis. “The Catholic Church in our countries has always had a profound and loving loyalty to the Holy Father, the Successor of St Peter. This appointment enables me, on behalf of all, to serve the Pope in a direct and prolonged way”, said the designated-cardinal. […]
Pope Francis at weekly General Audience: the scandal of division
Pope Francis devoted the catechetical portion of his weekly General Audience on Wednesday to the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which this year is dedicated to a question taken from the First Letter to the Corinthians: “Has Christ Been Divided?”. The English-language synthesis, read out after the main reflection delivered by Pope Francis in […]