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Holy Week Retreat 2015
For the third consecutive year Shalom Catholic Community organises a retreat during Holy Week to help people to pray and deepen their understanding on the mysteries of Our Lord Jesus’ Passion, Death and Resurrection. As Christians, we know how important this season is to our faith and lives. It is in fact THE most important […]

Poetry and Beauty
21th of March is World Poetry Day. The word “poetry” has a Greek origin which means “I make” or “I create”. Therefore, it is something someone makes or creates. It is an art form where the poet uses human language “to create”, to express himself or express something. “Poetry is when an emotion has found […]

Pope Francis: homily with announcement of Year of Mercy
Pope Francis presided over a penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday afternoon, during which he announced an extraordinary Jubilee dedicated to Divine Mercy. Below, please find Vatican Radio’s English translation of the Holy Father’s homily, in which he made the announcement. ******** This year as last, as we head into of the Fourth […]

Pope Francis’ message for 2015 World Day of the Sick
The theme of Pope Francis’s message for the World Day of Sick being celebrated on 11 February 2015 is “I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame,” taken from the book of Job. Please find below the English translation of the full text of the Pope’s message:  Sapientia Cordis “I was eyes […]

Pope Francis: pleased about U.S. and Cuba agreement
Pope Francis spoke on Thursday at his joy over the rapprochement between the United States and Cuba, two nations who have been estranged for many years, saying this was a result of diplomacy. His remarks came in a  brief off-the-cuff address to non-resident Ambassadors to the Holy See; Bahamas, Bangladesh, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Malaysia, […]

Shalom Community’s song recorded in Ecuador
The Ecuadorian singer Juan Pablo Alvarado and the Dominican Celinés Díaz recorded “Como fuego abrasador”, Spanish version of the song “Como fogo abrasador” (in English, “As a blazing fire”), written by Nicodemos Costa and interpreted by Ana Gabriela, both missionary members of Shalom Catholic Community. The song is in the album “Cinco Más” and its […]

Pontifical Council speaks out against terror in name of religion
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has issued a statement deploring the upsurge in violence in Iraq, calling on religious leaders, those involved in interfaith dialogue and on all men and women of good will, to unequivocally condemn terror in the name of religion. The Council also calls on religious leaders “to exercise their influence […]

Galaxies come to the Vatican
Galaxies, collections of billions of stars in beautiful spirals or elegant elliptical clouds, were once called “island universes” because they seemed so distant that they couldn’t possibly impinge on us. But the study of galaxies, near and far, young and old, has touched the Vatican this past month. It is the topic of the Vatican […]
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