Shalom Catholic Community celebrates 42 years of foundation 9 July 2024 This new year is marked by the divine call to return to the origins of the offer of life and 'cast the nets' in view of the evangelization of humanity.
Rome hosts International Youth Pastoral Congress in preparation for WYD Seoul 2027 31 May 2024 The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life organized in Rome, from May 23-25, the International Congress on Youth Ministry, which brought together more than 300 people from 110 countries.
“Young people always surprise, they are hope for the Church and for the world” 13 March 2024 Father João Chagas, priest and missionary of Life Community, has been on mission in Rome for more than 20 years at the service of the Shalom Catholic Community and the universal church. They were years of "richness", full of experiences marked by the protagonism of young people from all over the world, years which now culminate in his return to Fortaleza, Brazil.
After this WYD, I feel duly sent back to the mission 14 August 2023 World Youth Day was a great opportunity for me to renew, within the Shalom charism, the primacy of young people in our vocation. It was my first journey, I didn’t know what to expect, but I was excited about what God was going to give me. I was surprised as soon as I arrived in Lisbon, the whole city was focused on the event, the public transport systems wished the pilgrims welcome on their signs, everything revolved around this meeting. At the opening Mass, there was a crowd of young people, all different flags and all with the same spirit. I was able to get to know young people from the most diverse nationalities. Even though I didn’t speak other ...
Halleluya Lisbon: Shalom Evangelization, a charism without borders 2 August 2023 Theater performance Canto das Írias and person-to-person welcome are the focus of the second day of evangelization in the Festival arena.
Get to know the Halleluya Festival program at WYD Lisbon 2023 28 July 2023 Rain or shine, Halleluya attracts young people from all over the world during World Youth Days.
Shalom at WYD: Halleluya is part of the Youth Festival program 11 July 2023 It's the fourth time the festival is included in the World Youth Day schedule.
Packed and ready: First Shalom Missionaries arrive in Ferrara 14 June 2023 After months of preparation, the first missionaries of the Shalom Community arrived in Ferrara on June 13.
Shalom, Boston 29 May 2023 The city known for being home to great centers of innovation and research where young people from all over the world is gathered, eight years ago welcomed the first Shalom missionaries