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(ANS – Vatican City) – In the general audience on 15 January 2025, held in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican, Pope Francis made a heartfelt appeal for the protection and respect of the rights of children, continuing his meditation on "The most loved by the Father", and deploying it in the context of the Christmas Season. It was a touching address that highlighted the multiple forms of exploitation and abuse that still afflict little ones today.
(ANS - Turin) - The 43rd Salesian Family Spirituality Days will begin this afternoon, Thursday 16 January 2025. After weeks of preparation, more than 360 people gathered under the aegis of the great charismatic tree originating from Don Bosco are meeting in the cradle of the Salesian charism to share occasions of formation, reflection and fraternity, gathering around the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Stefano Martoglio, to discern together the path to be taken in this jubilee year, under the motto of the Strenna 2025: “Anchored in hope, pilgrims with young people”.
Porto Alegre, Brazil – January 2025 - Young people and adults of the Salesian presences of the Saint Pius X Province of Porto Alegre (BPA), spent a week in January in missionary projects in the south of the country, promoting the experience of faith and commitment to mission. The opening Masses, celebrated on 12 January at each mission site, marked the official start of the activities, which include home visits, festive oratories, moments of prayer and evangelisation activities in the communities. The initiatives concern projects in Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay. The more than 150 missionaries are part of the Youth Missionary Project (PMJ), the Adult Missionary Project (PMA) and the Missionary Expedition in Rivera, Uruguay. In 2025, the community of Itajaí will also host the project of the Inter-Institutional Group of Missionary Animation (GIAM), with young people from different provinces of Brazil. According to the Provincial Delegate for Salesian Youth Ministry, Fr Sérgio Ramos de Souza, the main objective of missionary projects is to provide participants with a deep experience of God. "On the basis of this missionary experience, the encounter with other people and a strong ecclesial and community experience, the missionary returns to his community enthusiastic and willing to continue to actively participate in the local evangelizing action," he said.