NEWS
(ANS - Araçatuba) - According to one study, the Universities of Brazil have just 28 students per 1,000 inhabitants. The number of students is small compared to universities in Latin America. But the most worrying thing is that out of 100 students, only 50 complete their studies. This has prompted a columnist named Aldo Guadagni to ask: "Who cares about the future employment of the young people of today in the difficult globalized world?" The Salesians ask: "Who cares about the religious dimension in the University?" Few universities have the courage to live the religious dimension. The Salesian University has tried to live the Year of Mercy by organizing a meeting with university students which they call the “Mercy Camp”.
(ANS - New Delhi) - International diplomatic efforts for the release of Fr Tom Uzhunnalil continue. The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) in a letter sent last Tuesday, made a specific appeal to the Indian government to take all possible means to secure the release of the Salesian priest from his captors. In the same letter, the prelates also confirm that the Holy See is also at work through its diplomatic channels.
(ANS - Bogotá) - "When it happens that a Salesian dies working for souls the Congregation has won a great triumph" (see MB XVII, 273). The truth of this can be seen from the letter that the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, sent to Fr Jaime Enrique Alfonso Morales, Provincial of the Province of Bogota. In it he expresses his sorrow and laments "from the heart the death of the Salesian Fr Javier de Nicolò, an exemplary priest and educator, who dedicated his life to transforming the lives of thousands of abandoned young people."
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INTERVIEWS
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Portugal – Interview with the Rector Major of the Salesians, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime(ANS – Fatima) - During his visit to Portugal for the National Day of the Salesian Youth Movement and the Pilgrimage of the Salesian Family to Fatima, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation, gave a brief interview to the Salesians in Portugal, in which he talks about the importance of young people in the Salesian charism, the current challenges of the Congregation and its prospects for the future.
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 – "WE ARE NEVER FOREIGNERS IN FAMILY: Promoting and putting foster care in place for unaccompanied foreign minors"(ANS – Rome) – Next Tuesday, 28 May 2024, the Salesian Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco work in Rome will host a conference with authorities and experts in the field to discuss a very topical issue: the reception and social inclusion of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors, focusing on the fundamental role that families can play.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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RMG – The houses of "Don Bosco's Madonna" around the world: the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Almagro, Buenos Aires(ANS – Rome) – Even after the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, the series of in-depth studies dedicated to the most famous shrines dedicated to Don Bosco's Madonna throughout the world continues. Today we present the church dedicated to her in the Almagro district of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS FROM HERE TO THE WORLDTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Card. Ángel Fernández Artime
Dear readers of the Salesian Bulletin,
My affectionate and cordial greetings during this Easter season. In a world in turmoil, agitated by armed conflicts and no small amount of violence, we continue to declare, announce, and proclaim that Jesus is Lord, raised by the Father, and that he LIVES. We strongly need His Presence in hearts willing to welcome Him.