"News of the theft” - continues Don Cereda - “has resonated across the globe, as an expression of love for Don Bosco. This is the meaning of a relic of a saint: to offer a visible and tangible element to encourage the invocation and imitation of the saint. It is so with Don Bosco, who continues to be loved and invoked for young people, especially the poorest and most needy."
The Rector Major's Vicar concludes: "We hope and pray for this relic to soon return to its rightful place, at Colle Don Bosco, precisely where Don Bosco himself was born."
