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“Towards a Better World”
Sunday 19th January the Church marks the 100th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. In his     message to mark this occasion, Pope Francis urged countries to welcome and respect    migrants and refugees and not to treat  them as “pawns on the chessboard of humanity”. In a world in which there are some 200 million migrants – 44 million of whom are refugees          and internally displaced people – the Pope said “They are children, women and men who          leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more.”He also repeats his condemnation of “slave labour” ...

Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, appointed to the Congregation for Bishops
Pope Francis has appointed the Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, to the Congregation for Bishops, among other new members. Archbishop Nichols was installed as the 11th Archbishop of Westminster, London, after Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor’s retirement. He is also President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales since 2009. Archbishop Vincent said after his nomination on December 16th: “It is a privilege to assist in the important task of appointing Bishops and I am honoured to have been asked to undertake this role by Pope Francis. I look forward to making whatever contribution I can to the work of the Apostolic See.” The Congregation for Bishops meets regularly on alternate Thursdays in Rome and has a key role in ...

Shalom Community at MEKT
From 22 to 24 November took place in Sarajevo the Mekt conference (Mitteleuropäischen Katholikentag – Central European Catholic Day) a meeting that was attended by representatives of the youth sector of episcopal conferences in Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as representative guests such as Pablo Manuel Vilareal from Youcat , Father João Chagas from the youth sector of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, Fr Michel Remery of European episcopal Conference among others. The theme was ” Faith – Facebook – Face ” and sought a dialogue about the importance of living the faith, witness it on social networks and face to face meetings. The Shalom community was represented by Felipe Bezerra, Covenant Community in ...

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 ...

HOLYween
Come and celebrate with us All Saints in Heaven! Dress up as your favorite saint and join us in this night of heavenly joy. An amazing opportunity to know new people, share your faith and have fun. Bring some food to share and come ready to a great time. We also have a prayer group starting at 5:30pm and Adoration. November 2, 2013 5:30pm Prayer Group – Come and renew your experience with the Holy Spirit! 7:30pm HOLYween All are welcome!!!

Greed destroys …says Pope Francis
(Vatican Radio) Greed, attachment to money, destroys people, destroys families and relationships with others: That was Pope Francis’ message this morning during Mass in Santa Marta. The invitation is not to choose poverty per se, but to use the wealth that God gives us to help those in need. Commenting on the day’s Gospel, in which a man asks Jesus to intervene to resolve a problem of inheritance with his brother, the Pope spoke about the problem of our relationship with money: “This is a day-to-day problem. How many families have we seen destroyed by the problem of money? Brother against brother, father against son. This is the first result that this attitude of being attached to money does: it ...

At the General Audience Pope Francis explores the Apostolic nature of a Church rooted in Christ
   2013-10-17 L’Osservatore Romano At the General Audience on Wednesday, 16 October, in St Peter’s Square, the Holy            Father spoke about the Church handed down through the centuries, like a river, and         the source is and always Christ himself. Thus, the topic of his reflection was the                  Apostolic nature of the Church, continuing the catechizes on the Creed. The following      is a translation of the Pope’s discourse, which was given in Italian. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Good Morning! When we recite the Creed we say “I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic                   ...

Pope Francis: Beware of idolatry and hypocrisy
(Vatican Radio) Idolatry and hypocrisy do not spare even the Christian life. Pope Francis put us on guard against both these vices in his homily at this morning’s Mass at the Casa Santa Marta. In order not to give in to the dangers of these sins, he said, it is necessary to put into practice the commandments of love of God and love of neighbour. Once again, the liturgy of the Mass elicits from Pope Francis a reflection on the traps that punctuate the life of faith: To become an apostle of one’s own ideas, or a devotee of one’s own well-being, rather than that of God; speaking ill about someone because he does not conform to certain formalities, forgetting ...

Credible Christian witnessses wanted
Vatican Radio) The importance of credible Christian witness to overcome indifference and religious illiteracy: that was the theme at the heart of Pope Francis’ message on Monday to members of the Pontifical Council for New Evangelization. Noting that so many people are indifferent or have grown away from the Church, the Pope said what we need most is credible witnesses, who show the beauty of God’s love through their words and their lives. While there are individuals and ideologies within the history of the Church that may be partly responsible for the current crisis, he said, we must continue on the path indicated by the Second Vatican Council to str ip away those things which damage the face of the ...
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