(ANS – Chambéry) – The opening session took place for the canonical recognition and preservation of the mortal remains of Venerable Camille Costa de Beauregard on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, at the chapel of the Bocage Foundation in Chambéry. He was a diocesan priest whose Cause of Beatification is in progress and the recognition of the miracle obtained by God through his intercession is imminent. The Cause, from the beginning, has been entrusted to the Salesian Postulation.
(ANS – Melbourne) – Since its arrival on 4 July 2023 to mark the centenary of the arrival of the Salesians in Australia, the first-class relic statue of Don Bosco has been extremely busy touring many different Salesian houses, parishes, schools and youth centres in Melbourne.
(ANS – Brunswick) – The Salesian Community in Brunswick welcomed the Relic of Don Bosco that is embedded in a life-size wax statue as part of the centenary celebration. The Relic holds great importance as it serves as a symbol of unity, faith, and encouragement. It represents the teachings and legacy of the man whom people called “Friend of the Young,”, who worked tirelessly for the good of disadvantaged young people.
(ANS – Melbourne) – The full size statue of Don Bosco containing his first-class relic arrived at the Salesian Province Centre in Melbourne on 4th July 2023 as part of the Centenary celebrations of the arrival of Salesians in Australia. On the weekend of 8-9 July, the relic statue made the first pilgrimage to St Joseph’s church in Collingwood to be officially welcomed into the Province. The newly renovated church was packed with many pilgrims, especially from Vietnamese backgrounds, to welcome St John Bosco to Australia over the weekend.
(ANS - Budapest) - On Saturday, 4 June 2022, in Budapest, the new Reliquary dedicated to the Salesian coadjutor, martyr of communism, Stephen Sándor (1914-1953), was solemnly blessed by the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime; then, in a procession, it was laid at the altar of Mary Help of Christians in the Clarisseum Church, where the young coadjutor lived much of his religious life in the service of young people, as a master printer and educator loved and esteemed by his confreres and young people.
(ANS - Mexico City) – At the end of last month, the Salesian Institute "Ángela Segovia de Serrano", in Barrientos, Mexico City, hosted a distinguished relic of San José Sánchez del Río, martyred at 14 years of age and a model of youthful sainthood for his unshakeable faith and love for Jesus.
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Italy – A Salesian on the front line of the war in Ukraine: "Being close counts, words come later"(ANS - Rome) - As he tells with a gentleness that does not seem to come from horror, he is "resting a little bit" in Rome these days. Fr Oleh Ladnyuk is a Ukrainian Salesian priest who is a military chaplain at the front, among the soldiers who fight in defence of their country and among the civilians who for over two years have seen their lives wiped out. He brings humanitarian aid where the missiles fall and from those places he helps with the evacuation of young people and adults - so far at least 500 people, but there are probably many more. These days the Salesian – who carries out his ministry in Dnipro and teaches History in a state school in the city – is in Rome to take part with two other priests and a dozen lay people from his country in the "Accompanying when Trauma Hits" course hosted by the Pontifical Salesian University in collaboration with the Faculty of Educational Sciences, with the DON BOSCO NEL MONDO Foundation and the Don Bosco Network. A project that aims to provide theoretical and methodological tools to deal with the traumas caused by war.
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Myanmar – Tragedy of Innocent Children in the midst of Armed Conflicts(ANS – Naypyidaw) - Myanmar finds itself immersed in profound grief and anguish as innocent lives, particularly those of children, continue to be mercilessly lost in the enduring armed conflicts. Families are left devastated by the tragic loss of their loved ones while the relentless violence shows no signs of abating. This week, a heartfelt plea from Myanmar reached our community, shedding light on the heart-wrenching death of a young girl Juliet in a military airstrike, prompting a unified call for prayers and action.
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Italy – "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of protection and prevention models": PGS conference with UPS(ANS – Rome) – The synergy between the Salesian Youth Sports Centres (PGS) and the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome gave rise to the conference on "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of models of protection and prevention", which will take place on 13 April, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at the UPS facilities in Rome.
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United States – INT’L DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN: Salesian Missions highlights programs that provide shelter and support(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of homeless children on the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and the millions of street children in countries worldwide with an opportunity to have their voices heard while ensuring that their rights are not ignored.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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I’M A SALESIAN AND I’M A BOROROTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB
Diary of a Happy and Blessed Missionary Day
Dear friends , I’m writing to you from Meruri in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. I write this greeting almost as if it were a journalistic report, because it has been only 24 hours since I arrived in the middle of this Brazilian state.