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(ANS - Rome) - The key issues addressed by the Rector Major in the most recent video of the series "Dear Confreres" are: first of all, Syria, with an appeal not to forget the reality of a people who are suffering and the determiation of the Salesians to bring joy among the ruins of war; then the importance of communicating the good and communicating it responsibly; and finally good wishes to ANS for its new site.
(ANS - Calama) - The International Labour Organization has said that the formation and development of human resources illustrates the core values of a society: equality, justice, parity of treatment, non-discrimination, social responsibility and participation of all in the economic and social life. There is no doubt that Don Bosco shared this point of view when he started his work with young people. After more than a year of work, the Minister of Mining Activities, Aurora Williams, and the Provincial of the Salesians in Chile, Fr Alberto Lorenzelli, have officially inaugurated the Colegio Técnico Industrial of Calama.
Rome, Italy - March 2016 - On 16 March, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, met with the Canção Nova mission in Rome for the first time. During the meeting the members of the Canção Nova community were introduced, and there was discussion on the collaboration that had taken place during the bicentenary of the birth of Don Bosco and on future projects.
Lima, Peru – 12 March 2016 - More than 750 thousand people took part in the march for life held in Lima. Its aim was to inform and educate the population about the value of human life from conception to natural death. The event was attended by the Salesians of Peru and by Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani, Archbishop of Lima. He concluded the march with a speech in which he emphasized that today's youth are the ones who can really make a change.