Chastity as a remedy to combat the temptations of lust
It is time to be at one with God and respectful of others. Are you up to this challenge?
Check the possible warning signs of lust present in you
Let us do an examination of conscience and see if these "symptoms" are present in our life, in order to recognize if we are being contaminated by the addiction of lust.
The virus of lust and the delights of an insatiable flesh
When the passions of the flesh dominate the whole being.
Shalom Catholic Community “On Mission with Peter.”
Moysés Azevedo participates this June 22nd in the Annual Meeting with moderators promoted by the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
Let’s go to Rome! Pope Francis confirms presence at Shalom’s Convention for the 40th Anniversary of the Community
In a private audience held last Monday April 25th, the founder of the Shalom Community invited the Holy Father to the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the Community and presented the activities developed by the Shalom Project "Friend of the Poor" during the pandemic.
Shalom Missionary Expedition in Cape Verde celebrated the feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle
On July 3rd, volunteers and missionaries of the Shalom Missionary Expedition in Cape Verde celebrated the feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle in the needy community Sao Tomé in the outskirts of Praia. As is their custom, with great joy the residents celebrated St. Thomas’s Day by offering a great banquet to their neighbors and all visitors. The volunteers […]
Registration to the next WYD are in full gear
Less than a year to go to the WYD in Panama (January 22-27 2019). Preparations in the Central American country are in full gear especially after Pope Francis officially opened registrations last February. Over 40 thousand signed up in less than a week, divided into 1000 groups. The preparations to welcome over half million youths are in full gear. We discussed the organization of the event with Fr João Chagas, Director of the Youth Office of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life.
A proposal for Lent 2018
“Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Rom 12:2). In a society in which everyone feels called to transform the world or the Church, this word of God breaks […]
Mons. Leopoldo Girelli, a new pontifical representative, arrives in the Holy Land.
Mons. Leopoldo Girelli, appointed Nuncio Apostolic to Israel and Cyprus and Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine by Pope Francis, is already in the Holy Land.
9 Easter quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on his 90th birthday
Ever since his birth and Baptism, Pope Benedict has been tied to the mystery of Easter. Pope Benedict XVI was born 90 years ago on April 16, 1927, which happened to also be Holy Saturday. On that same day, Pope Benedict’s parents brought him to the church to be baptized at the Easter Vigil ceremonies, a […]