NEWS
(ANS – Turin) – Saturday 24 June is a day of celebration for the entire Salesian Family: on the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist and St John Bosco's name day, gratitude and affection is expressed towards the person who represents him today, his 10th Successor; the feast is often also the occasion to celebrate the fidelity of those who celebrate significant anniversaries of Profession or Priestly Ordination; and the date also coincides with the monthly commemoration of Mary Help of Christians – moreover it is in the month in which the Basilica of Mary Help of Turin was inaugurated (9 June 1868 was the exact date). All these reasons for joy came together in the tribute concert that the Resonantiae Camera Chorus from San Cataldo in the Sicilian Province (ISI), wanted to offer to Our Lady Help of Christians by performing in the evening in the Turin basilica with a series of a cappella hymns, introduced by Luciano Arcarese and directed by Maestro Daniele Riggi, receiving great success and much appreciation.
(ANS – Luanco) – "This Eucharist is a thanksgiving to God for my mother, in whom we celebrate life." This is how Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, began the homily at the Requiem Mass for his mother, Isabel Artime, 87, who died on Saturday, 24 June 2023. The Mass was celebrated on Monday 26 June in the parish church at Luanco, a fishing village in Asturias in northern Spain, the place of origin of the Rector Major's family, where the Isabel lived.
(ANS – Lisbon) – The accreditation procedure for media wishing to cover the participation of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) in World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon 2023 is now officially open. The accreditation of the press to the events coordinated by WYD DON BOSCO 23 is independent of the accreditation process for World Youth Day Lisbon 2023, and to submit the application for accreditation it is sufficient to access the website of WYD DON BOSCO 23 and fill out the appropriate form.
(ANS – Bologna) – The Community of the Mission of Don Bosco (CMB), 28th group of the Salesian Family founded in Bologna in 1983 at the Salesian Our Lady of San Luca Institute and the Sacred Heart Parish there, will be holding its Third General Assembly from 2 to 9 July this year at its historic headquarters in Bologna. Representatives of the various communities from Madagascar, Burundi, Ghana, Haiti, Argentina, Chile, Ukraine and Italy will be present, together with their Salesian Delegates.
(ANS – Turin) – The formation and accompaniment course for 10 newly appointed Provincials concluded on Friday, 23 June, the liturgical memorial of St Joseph Cafasso. This event, which lasted two weeks, allowed the Provincials to receive fundamental pointers for the successful completion of their service, through working sessions with all the members of the General Council, and even more so thanks to conversation and immediate discussion with the Rector Major and his Councillors. Participants expressed their satisfaction at the end of the course.