NEWS
(ANS – Chennai) – A five-day residential camp, with the theme “Learn Arts & Cultivate Dreams” was organized for the vulnerable children at Don Bosco, Ennore from 12 -16 May 2023 by the Youth Ministry Sector of the province of Chennai. Nearly 196 children hailing from the marginalized communities of tribes, slums, deprived villages and suburbs of Tamil Nadu took part in this camp. They represented all the rural and deserving children from our social ministry across the Chennai province.
(ANS – Munich) – During his visit to the German Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco and to Don Bosco Medien in Munich on 18-20 May 2023, the General Councilor for Social Communication (SC), Fr Gildasio Mendes SDB, emphasized the importance of a clear salesian identity, professionalism and networking. “We have to make sure that we have a strong institutional communication, that allows us to communicate as an educational institution in the world today”, he said in a conversation with the editorial team of Don Bosco Medien on 19 May, which is responsible for both the German Salesian Bulletin, the “Don Bosco Magazin”, and for public relations and marketing of the Province.
(ANS - Turin) - The Salesian Family World Advisory Council 2023 (SF) has already reached the halfway point of its journey (May 19-23). A journey that this year is more than ever real, as a physical movement in the geographic space between Salesian Sites and as a spiritual pilgrimage "to get in touch with the origins of Don Bosco's charism in a direct and living way," as Fr. Joan Lluís Playà, Central Delegate of the Rector Major for the Secretariat for the Salesian Family, clearly stated.
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INTERVIEWS
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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.
EDITORIAL
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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.
EVENTS
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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.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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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.