(ANS – Rome) – With just over two weeks to go until the Extraordinary World Assembly of Past Pupils, scheduled for 2-6 October at the Salesian Mother House in Valdocco, Turin the World Delegate for the Past Pupils of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Salesian Brother Dominic Duc Nam Nguyen, has sent them a brief video-message.
(ANS – Aparecida) – The heads of the Salesian Social Works of America are gathered in the city of Aparecida, Brazil, from 9 to 13 September 2024, under the motto: # SoñandoenRed(Dreaming as a network). After a first day full of conferences, reflections and exchanges on Salesian social action in the American continent, the event continued with a second day full of action and youth participation.
(ANS – Dili) – "A historic event, a celebration for the people of Timor-Leste, a celebration of the faith for the Catholic Church in the country": in a conversation with Vatican media, the Archbishop of Dili, Salesian Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, outlines the first assessment of Pope Francis' visit to the nation, which ended on the morning of Wednesday 11 September, after two intense days of meetings.
(ANS – Singapore) – Pope Francis begins the fourth and final leg of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, as the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore welcomes the Bishop of Rome to Changi Airport.
(ANS - Makati City) – Under the leadership of its Regional Director, Fr Jose Dindo Vitug SDB, Don Bosco Tech ASEAN organised the International TVET Conference 2024 on “Skills Development In A Transformative World: Resilience, Innovation and Inclusion". The conference was held from 5 to 9 September 2024 at the Don Bosco Technical School in Makati, Philippines.
(ANS – Aparecida) – The Continental Meeting of Salesian Works and Social Services of America began on Monday 9 September in Aparecida do Norte, in the State of Aparecida, Brazil. The event is organised by the Salesian Social America Network (RASS) and the Salesian Network of Brazil (RSB), with the central objective of promoting the networking of Salesian works and social services for young people and communities in situations of vulnerability and exclusion in America, addressing youth realities and the charismatic sustainability of processes in response to their needs. Secondly, the event also allows celebration of 25 years of RASS activity.
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INTERVIEWS
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RMG – Fr Gildasio Mendes, General Councillor for Social Communication, talks about his two new books on Don Bosco(ANS – Rome) – At the end of the International “Shaping Tomorrow” Communication Conference (Rome, 1-7 August 2024), the General Councillor for Social Communication, Fr Gildasio Mendes, publicly presented his most recent two literary works, both dedicated to Don Bosco and motivated by the bicentenary of the latter’s famous Dream at Nine Years of Age. They are As seeing him who is invisible and Parallels 15 and 20. Today he shows us in detail the meaning and perspectives of the two books.
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 – The chapel of the relics at the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin celebrates 90 years and celebrates them with an exhibition on the Shroud(ANS – Turin) – Again this year, on 14 September, on the occasion of the liturgical feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the day of the Opening of the Crypt, the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Turin hosted an evening dedicated to the Shroud,, as part of the "Culture in the Basilica" exhibition, entitled "The Shroud: witness of great love".
SPECIAL REPORTS
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RMG – 100 years of Salesian holiness in the shadow of Mary: 8 September 2024 in Slovenia and Slovakia(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco was a great lover of Our Lady and the "thread" of her strong and discreet presence as a mother, teacher and helper, never failed for each of her children. It is therefore not surprising that so much Salesian holiness is also interwoven with very deep bonds with Mary: every Servant of God, every Blessed and Saint of the Salesian Family has a special, sometimes all-encompassing bond with her, as it was for Fr Silvio Galli, SDB, or Sister Antonietta Böhm, FMA. This 2024 is also marked by two anniversaries directly connected to some figures of Salesian holiness: those of the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Raknovik, Ljubljana, consecrated on 8 September 1924, and that of the arrival in 1924 of the Salesians at the national Marian Shrine in Šaštín, Slovakia, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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On WINGS of HOPETHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Father Stefano Martoglio
While continuing my service as Vicar in the coming months, quietly, very simply, and completely in continuity, I’ll replace the Rector Major in leading the Congregation to the General Chapter, the 29th, in February 2025.