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Do you know what is CJS?

Do you know what is CJS?  CJS stands for “Congresso de Jovens Shalom” (in Portuguese) or “Congrès de Juenes Shalom” (in French) which translated into English is Shalom Youth Congress, also SYC. It is an event promoted by Shalom Catholic Community open to all young people who are willing to deepen their experience with the love of […]

Shalom Youth Congress: `Youth for Peace’

One week after the dreadful terrorist attacks in Paris, France, not very far from there something else took place. This time is not something fearful but quite the opposite: it is cheerful and most of all hopeful. The Shalom Catholic Community hosted the Congrès de Jeunes Shalom (CJS), that is, the Shalom Youth Congress. The Community, […]

Walk of faith: 500km of sugar, storms and blisters

The Caminho da Fe is one of the longest Catholic pilgrimage routes in the world, stretching 500km (310 miles) across south-eastern Brazil – it’s also one of the newest. Bob Walker joined the faithful on their trek to Aparecida. There are many places you’d rather not be when a storm of biblical proportions breaks above […]

Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ

  This Sunday , in the Holy Land,  we celebrated the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.  For us, Shalom Nazareth, this Solemnity is more special because we are in the place where the Word became flesh, and this is a big grace that feeds our faith. With this Solemnity the Church, our […]

Co-founder

Maria Emmir Oquendo Nogueira is the co-founder and responsible for all the teachings in the Shalom Catholic Community. Emmir is married and has four children. She was born in Fortaleza (Brazil). She has lived in Rio de Janeiro since she was 5 until her twenties. Her education was given by the Lourdine and Ursoline sisters, […]

Founder

Moysés Louro de Azevedo Filho is the founder and general moderator of the Shalom Catholic Community. He is also a counselor of the Pontifical Council for the laity since 2007, and of the Pontifical Council for the promotion of the New Evangelization since 2011. Moysés was born in 4th november 1959 in Fortaleza (Brazil). He […]

History

The Shalom Catholic Community was founded on 9th July 1982, after that its founder, Moysés Louro de Azevedo Filho, had offered his life and youth to take Christ and the Catholic Church to those who were distant, specially, the youth. On 30th June 1980, Pope John Paul II arrived in Brazil for his first visit […]
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