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Check out our photo albums and pictures to see how we take our Catholic faith to the streets. Contact us if you are interested in starting up a location near you.

10/29/2026

God Still Calls

The following report comes to us from team leader Lucy in Boise, Idaho:

We don’t know people’s needs, but God does. Thank you for your prayers for our street evangelization effort.

A woman whose daughter was conducting a student poll nearby stopped at our table. Raised Christian, she hadn’t practiced her faith in years and knew of the Rosary through her Catholic grandmother. An evangelist used its Mysteries to share the Gospel and encouraged her to seek Jesus in prayer. She accepted a Good News pamphlet. Please pray that she hears God calling her back.

A young man nicknamed “Slavic” asked about the Rosary and Chuck’s conversion. He feels drawn toward a liturgical, sacramental church, but his parents strongly oppose his interest in Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. Despite anticipating their disapproval, he chose a Rosary. Pray that he follows the Holy Spirit while honoring his parents.

A Catholic couple with five small children stopped so their older girls could choose Rosaries and prayer cards. The family already prays the Rosary regularly. One baby had medical equipment attached; please pray for the child’s healing and the family’s perseverance in faith.

Clare introduced several visitors to the Rosary in Spanish. We also spoke with Sylvester, a homeless man who had given away a Rosary he previously received. Though unsure about praying it, he expressed trust in Christ. Please pray for his needs and continued growth in faith.

Altogether, we distributed 30–35 Rosaries with pamphlets, several prayer cards, and a Good News pamphlet.

Our repeated joy is seeing God call people to Himself through the Rosary. Please pray that He continues sending people with hearts ready to receive Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church. Thank you for your support, and may God bless you and those you love!

Praised be Jesus Christ!

10/29/2026

Please join us in praying for our world and all of the St. Paul Street Evangelization teams that they bear fruit for the Kingdom of Heaven. Add your prayer intentions in the comments.

Learn more from our newsletter https://streetevangelization.com/newsletter/

10/29/2026

Blessed Memorial of Blessed Chiara Luce Badano!

Ruggero and Maria Teresa Badano lived in the small village of Sassello, Italy. They struggled to conceive a child but a daughter, Chiara, was born on October 29, 1971, after eleven years of prayer. Young Chiara joined the Focolare Movement, a fraternal organization, at the age of nine. The group focused on the image of the forsaken Christ as a way to make it through difficult times. Chiara later wrote that, "I discovered that Jesus Foresaken is the key to unity with God, and I want to choose him as my only spouse. I want to be ready to welcome him when he comes. To prefer him above all else."

Chiara was intelligent and popular as a child but failed her first year of high school. In the summer of 1988
, Chiara felt a strong pain in her shoulder while playing tennis. She ignored it at first but the pain persisted. Badano underwent a series of medical exams before she was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, a severe and painful form of bone cancer. At the diagnosis, she said "It's for you, Jesus; if you want it, I want it, too." Chiara refused painkillers during her treatment and felt it was important to understand her illness and pain so she could offer up her suffering. Despite the pain, Badano remained joyful. One of her doctors, Dr. Antonio Delogu, said "Through her smile, and through her eyes full of light, she showed us that death doesn't exist; only life exists."

Badano underwent chemotherapy and donated her savings to a friend doing missionary work in Africa. She gradually became crippled and nearly died from a massive hemorrhage. Cardinal Giovanni Saldarini, Archbishop of Turin, learned of Badano's illness and visited her in the hospital. He asked her, "The light in your eyes is splendid. Where does it come from?" Chiara replied, "I try to love Jesus as much as I can." During her final hours, Badano made her final confession and received the Viaticum. She prayed "Veni Sancte Spiritus" along with her family and friends. Chiara Badano died at 4:00am on October 7, 1990, with her parents at her bedside. 2,000 people attended her funeral; the mayor of Sassello shut down the town so people would be able to attend. Chiara Badano was beatified on September 25, 2010, by Pope Benedict XVI. (sources: "Our Sunday Visitor" and "Ablaze: Stories of Daring Teen Saints")

Blessed Chiara Luce Badano, pray for us!

10/28/2026

University of Cincinnati

The following report comes to us from team leader Mark with our team in Cincinnati, OH:

This afternoon, we had a great time evangelizing at the University of Cincinnati on “Main Street,” outside the Tangeman University Center. We set up our table with Catholic literature and an invitation for passersby to stop, ask questions, or receive prayer. Our nearby sign offered a simple welcome: “Got Questions? Free Literature. Need Prayer? Find True Joy!”

Just up Main Street, the Catholic Bearcats were there with Fr. Vinh, inviting students to bring their questions to a Catholic priest. Their sign made it clear that they welcomed a challenge: “Ask this Catholic priest anything. And we mean anything!” I only wish we’d had more time to speak with them, but we were having too many wonderful conversations at our own table.

Don and Pat prayed with a student who had stopped to speak with us. With heads bowed together, they offered a visible reminder that prayer has a place amid the activity of campus life. Meanwhile, Tom and John had some good conversations of their own.

It was encouraging to see these opportunities for students to encounter the Catholic faith right on Main Street. A table, a welcoming sign, and a willingness to listen can open the door to a conversation that might otherwise never happen. Please pray for everyone we encountered, that the Lord will continue to draw them closer to Himself.

Praised be Jesus Christ!

10/28/2026

Blessed Feast of Saints Simon and Jude!

A reading from the Letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians:

"Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord; in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit."

- Ephesians 2:19-22

Saints Simon and Jude, pray for us!

10/27/2026

I Have Faith!

The following report comes to us from team leader Colin with our team in Raleigh, NC:

Last month, Will and I stumbled into Fr. Paul and the St. Joseph’s coffee run by accident, so this time Mario (his first outing!) and I went looking for it! After a week of 90 degree days, Sunday morning dropped into the 40s. We joined Fr. Paul and two others at a bus stop where many homeless people wait. We handed out sixty to ninety coffees, every last bag of snacks, warm jackets (including the one I’d brought), more than twenty rosaries, and about twenty St. Benedict and Miraculous Medals.

Mario was doing a much better job than I was of running the coffee run (ha!), and people kept asking him for rosaries before he could even offer one. “The Holy Spirit was definitely at work,” he told the team afterward. What a first outing!

The cold made deep conversation hard, but near the morning’s end, Mario realized he had exactly three rosaries left. Right then, we met three young men who wanted prayer. Jay, very tall and clearly freezing, soaked up every word. Ivan wanted prayer too, but at one point ducked away, seemingly ashamed. That was sad to see, because we weren’t there to judge anyone. All three received a rosary and a St. Benedict medal, but the third (Cordarius?), has stayed with me.

After praying, he shook my hand and said, “Thanks so much, I really needed that.” When I gave him his medal and explained that it’s no superstitious charm, but powerful when paired with faith, he declared, almost defiantly, “I have faith!” He was excited to receive a few extras to share. I told him I’m not on the street because I’m super holy, but because the Lord healed my mental health struggles and my wife’s incurable illness, and I believe He can do the same for him. We encouraged him not to walk that road alone and invited him to St. Joseph’s for support.

Looking back, I wish I’d invited him to pray. Cordarius seemed ready to accept Jesus as his Lord and Savior, something I’d never seen before. Helping him put that faith into prayer might have opened him to a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit and strengthened our invitation to St. Joe’s. It’s a lesson I’m carrying into every outing. Please pray for Cordarius, Jay, and Ivan, and join Mario in praying that those seeds grow by the power of our Lord. And if you’ve been waiting for warmer weather to come out with us, don’t! Come see what the Lord can do with a cup of coffee, a rosary, or literally nothing at all!

10/27/2026

Our Virtual Street Evangelization Workshop is a practical seminar designed specifically for street evangelization. When so many efforts to promote the New Evangelization are focused primarily on catechesis about evangelization, this workshop teaches Catholics, no matter their previous education or experience, how to share their faith effectively and enthusiastically with the people they encounter out on the street.

You will hear presentations by experienced evangelists that teach and model the SPSE method of direct evangelization. After each lesson participants will get a chance to practice and sharpen their skills in small group breakout sessions. The workshop equips participants with the skills and confidence they need to start evangelizing.

10/26/2026

A Few Interesting Turns

The following report comes to us from team leader Jared with our team in Winnipeg, Canada:

It was a somewhat chilly autumn day when our small group of evangelists went out to Winnipeg’s Assiniboine Park. We took up our familiar spot by the foot bridge, and this time interactions with passersby took a few interesting turns.

This was the very first time we had ever received a negative and antagonistic comment from a passerby. A young man approached us, and upon seeing our “Catholic Truth” sign, said in an angry tone “So, are you talking about the child abusers today?” Then he immediately began walking away from us. We were caught off guard by the comment, and the only response I could get out in time was “No, but I hope you have a blessed day. God bless you.” He responded “Oh,” and kept walking away from us.

After that negative encounter, we thought we might have another similarly negative encounter when another young man was very quickly approaching us. He saw our sign and table from a distance and yelled in a somewhat antagonistic tone something like “Oh! They’re here! I need to talk to them!” As he moved quickly towards us, he came close enough to actually read our sign and see that we were handing out rosaries. He then quickly stopped in his tracks and asked “Oh, are you guys Catholic? Just normal Catholics?” Again, in shock, I managed to say “Yup, just normal Catholics.” He immediately became as friendly as could be towards us (he must’ve thought we are some other group that he did not have a good rapport with). He was a Protestant, but it turns out that some of his friends are Catholics. He accepted a rosary and a pamphlet on how to pray it, and he said he was going to talk with his Catholic friends about our evangelization efforts that very evening. He wished us all the best in it.

A family from Ghana next approached our table, and they very happily accepted rosaries and other pamphlets. The father of the family said that he had many Catholic friends back in Ghana, but that he and his family are Pentecostal. They were very happy to learn more about that rosary from us.

There were a few other brief encounters with others, including Protestants and fallen-away Catholics who were all very friendly towards us. They all accepted rosaries and pamphlets from us, and we encouraged them to consider learning more about the Catholic faith.

Overall, it was a very good day of evangelizing, despite the chilly weather! But may the warmth of Christ fill the hearts of all we encountered, even those whose hearts have been hardened.

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26238 Ryan Road
Warren, MI
48091

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+16577772963

Website

https://StreetEvangelization.com/

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