(ANS – Rome) – An International Convention dedicated to Fr Paul Albera, Don Bosco's 2nd successor at the head of the Congregation, will take place on 30 – 31 October to commemorate the first centenary of his death (as he died at Turin-Valdocco, 29 October 1921). Promoted and organized by the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS) and the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) in this special year that the Rector Major has dedicated to Fr Albera, the conference will be held in mixed mode, with participation in physical presence at UPS and via live streaming with English translation of the work shops.
Turin, Italy - October 2021 - On Sunday 17 October, the first step towards the training in missions "Journey into the Heart of the World" 2021/2022 was organized by the Salesian Mission Animation team of the Salesians and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians from Piedmont and the Aosta Valley. The event was useful to many young people from Salesian oratories and schools united by a deep desire for knowledge of the world around them. The FMA House, located in Piazza Maria Ausiliatrice, also hosted the meeting of the group of young people who concluded the training for the batch 2020/2021, and had carried out their mission last year in the month of August in Torre Annunziata (Italy) and in Lithuania. The group evaluated their faith experience, life in Group and their encounter with others. This first meeting allowed the batch of the new group to get to know each other through games, moments of sharing and discussions on their future dreams and goals, expectations and motivations that led them to embark on a missionary journey. It was also an opportunity for them to get to know their animators Fr Marco Cazzato, Fr Theophilus Ehioghilen, and Sister Carmela Busia. After a shared dinner and final prayer, the Salesian "goodnight" of Fr Luca Barone, concluded their first session of training towards discovering their life’s personal mission.
(ANS - Rome) - The Holy Father Francis once again manifested his special attention to the Salesian Family through a surprise visit, on Friday 22 October by going to the Generalate of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) in Rome to meet the participants of the 24th General Chapter of the FMA. The Pontiff exhorted the sisters to be on guard against spiritual worldliness, to always draw on the richness of the charism, to cultivate the family spirit, and to be generative communities in the service of the young and the poorest.
(ANS - Rome) - Yesterday, Sunday 24 October 2021, the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) concluded its 24th General Chapter at its Generalate, which began on 11 September 2021. In the 44 days of listening, prayer, dialogue and discernment, the 172 FMA Chapter members elected the new Mother General, Mother Chiara Cazzuola. They also elected the other members of the General Council, and they reflected together on how to be "Communities that generate life in the heart of contemporary life."
Rome, Italy - October 2021 - The 24th General Chapter of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians at the FMA Generalate in Rome ended yesterday, 24 October. In the morning, Mother General, Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, presented her concluding speech to the Chapter members, thanking them "for their passionate and serene participation". At 11am, the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, presided over the Eucharist. Before the conclusion of GC 24, the Chapter members also received a special visit on 22 October from Pope Francis who met the participants and exhorted them to be "generative communities" and "women of hope". The Holy Father lauded the ministry carried out by the FMA throughout the world, especially in the current multicultural and multireligious social context.
(ANS - Turin) - A little more than a month after the previous edition, a new meeting of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, is being held in Turin with the Salesian Provincials who have reached the middle of their six-year term. On this occasion, 12 Provincials from four continents are participating: a further sign of the continuous and ever more intense return to normality in the activities of animation and government of the Congregation.
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RMG - Preparation, objectives, challenges and perspectives of GC29: in dialogue with the Moderator, Fr Alphonse Owoudou(ANS - RMG) - Just a few days before the beginning of the 29th General Chapter (GC29) of the Salesian Congregation, Fr Alphonse Owoudou, Councillor for the Africa-Madagascar Region and Moderator of GC29, recounts in detail, through an articulate interview, the work preceding and underlying this responsibility, indicating the spirit that will animate it and the attitudes and conditions to make it truly a Cenacle in which the Holy Spirit can act, for the benefit of the Congregation, the Salesian mission and the youth of the world.
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RMG – Don Bosco: “The Fascinating Saint”(ANS - Rome) - Don Bosco is perhaps the most amazing and fascinating saint, history has ever produced. The humble work which he began for the welfare of his poor and abandoned boys in Italy has produced astonishing results, and today there are nearly 14000 Salesians working in 138 countries, and there are more than 200,000 members belonging to the 32 groups of the worldwide Salesian Family sharing the charism of Don Bosco and reaching out to the needy young people.
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India – INS youth solemnise Don Bosco’s Feast Day with ‘Ka Sur Kynud S-3’ Grand Finale(ANS – Shillong) – The Youth of St John Paul II, Shillong Province, celebrated the Feast Day of St. John Bosco with the Grand Finale of “Ka Sur Kynud, Season 3.” Organised by Don Bosco Media Network Television, the Social Communication Department of the Province, at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, this two-month-long singing competition, which imitates the global singing competition The Voice, concluded on 31 January 2025, coinciding with the Solemnity of St John Bosco.
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United States – CATHOLIC WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: Salesian Missions highlights medical programs for people in need around the globe(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring the Catholic World Day of the Sick. Every year on Feb. 11, the Pope marks the day with a special message calling for spiritual and physical closeness to all those who are ill. Saint John Paul II instituted the day “to encourage the people of God, Catholic health institutions and civil society to be increasingly attentive to the sick and to those who care for them.”
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GOOD, FAITHFUL, AND COURAGEOUS SERVANTSTHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB
During this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to rise up, set out again, and, in newness of life, make our journey as human beings and believers.