On November 15th, at the SESI Gymnasium in Caxias do Sul/RS, the IV BOTE FÉ da Juventude (4th Youth Faith Event) took place, bringing together approximately 4,000 people from 10 am to 10 pm, with 12 hours of programming, strengthening, protagonism of Catholic youth, music, meetings, reunions with friends, moments of prayer, confessions, integration, and visits to the Vocational Tents. The meeting was organized by the Youth Evangelization Service of the Southern Region 3 of th

On November 14th and 15th, 2025, the city of Maceió/AL joyfully hosted the Northeast Regional Meeting of the Association of Pauline Cooperators, with the participation of four states: Alagoas, Pernambuco, Bahia, and Ceará. These were days of profound spirituality, fraternal fellowship, and reflection on the mission of cooperators in today's world. The meeting invited us to revisit the characteristics and identity of the Pauline Cooperator. It highlighted their vocation to be

Our community at Bundoora joined the Vocation Awareness, which is usually celebrated annually in Australia during the feast of Mary MacKillop. The event was dedicated to promoting vocations to religious life and the priesthood through prayer. Young people from different youth organisations in St Francis of Assisi Parish were invited, and 10 young men and women from Assisi Young Adult, Life Teen, and Jesus Youth accepted the invitation. The half-day gathering began with a “cup

"Lead young people to see the simple moments, the strength that arises from loss, the security that springs from chaos, the greatness that emanates from small gestures!" Augusto Cury On October 26th, the 2nd FORÇA JOVEM QUILOMBOLA Meeting took place in the Quilombo (descendants of slaves) of Tatupeva – Municipality of Adrianópolis/PR. The gathering took place amidst lush nature and the warm welcome of the Quilombola community of Tatupeva. The environment was very well prepare

From October 10 to 13, 49 Pauline Cooperators from the Hispanic America Province of the Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd “Little Shepherdesses” met in Bogotá (Colombia) to share our first international meeting. The theme that brought us together—in keeping with the Jubilee Year—was “The Pauline Cooperator, Pilgrim of Hope.” Our main objective was to foster understanding and integration among the Pauline Cooperators of our Hispanic America Province, whose delegations came fr

During the month of October 2025, we, the Shepherdess Sisters of the Jesus the Good Shepherd Province, based in Caxias do Sul/RS, joyfully experienced three inter-community meetings marked by prayer, fraternal fellowship, and pastoral reflection. These meetings, part of our ongoing formation in preparation for the mission, took place on October 6th and 7th in Londrina/PR and, subsequently, on October 18th and 26th in Caxias do Sul. They were attended and coordinated by the Pr

St Martin’s parish, Greenacres-Walkerville   St Martin’s parish, Greenacres-Walkerville, joined the universal Church in celebrating the Jubilee of Migrants this year, organising two events that brought together the community, made up of people from different nationalities who now call Australia home. On Sunday, 28 September, we had a multicultural Mass with Readings, Prayers, and songs in different languages. People came wearing their traditional clothes. During the Mass, a g

Led by Father Ivo Seghedoni, parish priest and professor of Pastoral Theology "Parish" or "Generative Community"? From September 22nd to 24th, we gathered in Albano for our annual training meeting. With the help of Father Ivo, parish priest and professor of Pastoral Theology, this year too, we treated ourselves to two days of study and reflection on the reality of the Church, not exempt from the epochal change currently underway. Within this reality, we want to play a leading

Continuing a mission is more than repeating steps: it is renewing our commitment to what we believe in. Since March 2024, our Congregation has been operating in the Diocese of Paulo Afonso, Bahia, with a presence in the Sagrada Família Parish, Tancredo Neves Neighborhood (BTN II), whose pastor is Father José Ronnes dos Santos Santana. Here, we collaborate in the accompaniment, formation, community development, pastoral work, and movements, within our capabilities. Whenever po

On October 11, 2025, we, sisters Ana Maria Lopes, Amálzia Maria da Soledade Dias, Gabriele Camelo Moraes and Lusineide Cardoso de Melo, joined the Nucleus of the Conference of Religious of Brazil (CRB), in Vitória/ES, which celebrated its Jubilee of Hope, with a spiritual journey marked by testimony of faith, formation and communion. The chosen place for the celebration was Anchieta, a city that carries the name and living memory of the Apostle of Brazil, Saint Joseph of Anch

Our month of October has been enriched with prayers. Various intentions help us pray. Highlights include the 87th anniversary of the Foundation of the Sisters of Jesus the Good Shepherd – Pastorinhas in Genzano, Italy, and the 79th anniversary of their arrival in Brazil. On the 7th, we celebrated the anniversary of our founding. In the morning, we read and savored the congratulatory message sent by the Superior General, Sister Aminta Sarmiento Puentes, for which we are deeply

Every year, at the beginning of the 10th month, on the 7th of the month, to remain in the biblical style of indicating an important date, the heart of every Pastorella fills with a profound and grateful joy: the dies natalis of our Congregation. We belong to that "night of light" in which a "dream" took shape in Blessed Alberione's mind: "not a group of ordinary nuns, but rather a group of Pastorelle Sisters who understand and carry out the Pastor's mission" (AD, Appendix IV,

On September 21, 2025, Hsinzhu Diocese hosted the First National Gathering of Migrants and Immigrants in Taiwan with the theme: "Journeying in Hope with love, gratitude and joy."  Most Rev. John Lee, the Bishop of Hsinchu and President of the Chinese Regional Bishops' Conference of Taiwan pursued this big event to take place in oneness with the late Pope Francis invitation to be "Pilgrims of Hope". Migrants and immigrants are considered to be at the "heart of the Church" beca

On September 20, 2025, Sisters Amélio da Soledade Dias, Ana Maria Lopes, and Lusineide Cardoso de Melo participated in the meeting of the...

As an initiative of the Jubilee Year, from September 28th to 30th, the religious men and women, including some priests and seminarians,...