Acamps Summer Festival International Edition Hungary
During August 8th to the 12th, 2018, almost 500 young people from all over the world are expected in Hungary, at the largest and most famous lake in central Europe, Lake Balaton.
Finding in Jesus one’s own dignity: Shalom Mission in Madagascar
Compassion, culinary, sports and evangelization Antsiranana is located at north end of the island of Madagascar, 24 hours’s drive from the country’s capital, a port city of a population of almost 300,000 people. Since August 2007, the Shalom Community’s mission has been quietly growing there. The missionaries seek to give an answer to the Church, […]
Iceland knows the secret to stopping teen substance abuse
In the past 20 years, teen alcohol and drug abuse plummeted among Icelandic youth… but why? In the past 20 years, Iceland’s rates of teen drinking, smoking, and drug use rates have drastically plummeted. Mosaic Science reports that in 1998, the percentage of 14- to 16-year-olds who reported being drunk in the previous month was 42 percent […]
What is it that drives Simone Biles to be the best?
To answer that question, Us magazine recently asked Biles to empty her gymnastics bag in hopes of finding a secret formula to her success. While most of the contents of her bag were no surprise, the reporter noticed a white rosary that fell out. Biles explained, “My mom, Nellie, got me a rosary at church. […]
For Michael Phelps, all that gold couldn’t glitter until he found God
Medals and media accolades proved empty, and couldn’t fill a void that was turning his thoughts to suicide […]
Halleluya Festival: the celebration of mercy in the land of Mercy
Halleluya Festival is known as the biggest integrated arts festival in Brazil, leading young people to have an experience with God through arts, sports, courses and Eucharistic celebrations. But one of the main places in the event is the area dedicated to the Sacrament of Reconciliation held in the so-called “Mercy Area”. In Fortaleza city, Brazil, […]
Shalom Youth Camp: “I felt renewed”
The Shalom Youth Camp or Acamp’s (as our young people like to call it) is a leisure and entertainment option during the holidays of the students. The event brings together young people from 13 to 28 years old for six days of adventure, extreme sports, concerts, lectures and eucharistic celebrations offering an experience of joy and lasting fun. It […]
Pope meets Italy’s National Olympic Committee
“Sports are at home in the Church” – that’s what Pope Francis told managers and athletes of Italy’s National Olympic Committee Friday. In a meeting in the Vatican, the Pope congratulated them on Rome’s candidacy as a possible venue for the 2024 Olympics, but quipped; “I won’t be here!” He observed that Italy’s National Olympic […]
With the sign of the Cross, US soccer player dedicates goal to sister
U.S. soccer fans went wild on Monday as team captain Clint Dempsey scored a goal during the first minute of the club’s opening World Cup game against Ghana. The goal is among the quickest in World Cup history and the fastest scored by an American during the World Cup games, adding to numerous records held […]