Shalom Catholic Community

Shalom Catholic Community is recognized by the Catholic Church as the International Private Association of the Faithful for what the Church today calls "New Communities." Being a community of the Catholic Church, the Shalom Community serves in its work through a consecrated life of its members.

Shalom Catholic Community was founded in 1982 by Moyses Louro Azevedo Filho. At this time, the Church, especially after the Second Vatican Council, called young people to participate in the world, to be seeds of change, builders of peace, following the example set by Jesus Christ. Thus, united by the same ideal, young people came together and formed this Movement, which later expanded to Brazil. Shalom was the word with which they identified themselves, which means harmony, unity, blessing, joy and peace. His charism is the evangelization of the young by the young, with the goal of being the face of Christ in the Church and in society.