Who we are

The Canção Nova Community was born from the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi (Pope Paul VI).
Based on this inspiration and with the authorization of the Bishop of the time, Dom Afonso de Miranda,
Mons. Jonas Abib made the first call to young people who felt the need to give their lives entirely to God,
in community. The community grew and formed with men and women, young and old, single, married, and celibate,
priests and deacons. Currently, there are more than 600 members spread across different mission fronts throughout
Brazil and the world.

Recognized in 2008 by the Pontifical Council for the laity as a private international association of believers,
endowed with legal personality, it has headquarters in the city of Cachoeira Paulista, Diocese of Lorena, São Paulo – Brazil.
The term Canção Nova corresponds to a new song, a theme that runs through the entire history of salvation: it is the song of
the redeemed, the song of new women and men for the New Word. The Canção Nova Community is committed to being this song
for the Church and for the world and intends to be, in the Church, the “House of Mary”, understanding this expression in
the biblical sense: of the descent of Mary, of the race of Mary, her mother and educator.

The foundation of the Canção Nova Community and the Gospel: to live and communicate it in an integral way, in the effectiveness
of the Holy Spirit, while waiting and presenting the glorious coming of the Lord, it must be the commitment of all members.
The Canção Nova is called to be the House of Mercy.