(ANS - Turin) – On Friday 10 July 2020, in the Aula Magna of the University of Turin, the Rector of the University of Turin, Stefano Geuna, the Rector of the Polytechnic of Turin, Guido Saracco, and the Rector of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS), Fr Mauro Mantovani, presented to the press the interuniversity cooperation agreement between the three universities for technical-scientific and training activities.
Italy - "Open for holidays" of Salesians of Torre Annunziata
Torre Annunziata, Italy - July 2020 - Yesterday, Monday 13 July, the "Aperti per Ferie - open for holidays" initiative started: games, swimming pools, entertainment for children aged 6 to 14 at the Salesian Summer Center in Torre Annunziata. There are three 2-week modules, with the participation of about 80 children for each module, accompanied by animators and educators. The summer center is promoted by the Municipality of Torre Annunziata, and the Salesian association "Piccoli Passi Grandi Sogni - Little Steps, Big Dreams" manages the planning. "With the partial return to normal after the months of socio-health emergency caused by the Coronavirus," explain the mayor, Vincenzo Ascione, and the commissioner for Social Policies, Martina Nastri, "it was important to start safely, offering a valid recreational opportunity to the more disadvantaged sections of the population."
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(ANS - Milan) - Do you have a working computer or tablet that you no longer use? You can donate them to those who need such devices, perhaps for distance learning. On the initiative of four 18-year-olds, including two students from the Salesian schools in Milan, a solidarity chain was created, operating thanks to a special portal: www.pc4u.tech.
Turin, Italy - July 2020 - On July 4 at the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, by the laying on of hands and the consecratory prayer of Msgr. Piero Delbosco, Bishop of Cuneo and Fossano, three young Salesians of the Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta Special Circumscription were ordained priests: Alessandro Basso, Dies Stylo Babu, Michael Pagani.
(ANS - Caserta) - Creativity, co-responsibility between religious and lay people, solidarity between different generations: often in imagining an "outgoing Church", that knows how to turn authoritatively to the individuals of the 21st century, an appeal is made to foster these characteristics. In Caserta it seems that these appeals have not fallen on deaf ears: a clear example took place on the evening of Sunday 5 July, when the press conference to present the nascent "Friends of Don Bosco Committee" was held in the amphitheater of the Salesian Institute "Sacred Heart of Mary".
Soverato, Italy - July 2020 - On 3 July the Didactic Museum of the Sea (MUDIMAR) was inaugurated at the Salesian Institute of Soverato. “The inauguration of the Mudimar, Museum of the Sea in Soverato, increases the cultural offer of the city. Once again the Salesians contribute with their historical and scientific findings dating back to the studies and teachings of Father Rinaldi to ensure that an experience can be created that goes beyond teaching and goes further by making us imagine, right there, the birth of a center of marine biology research,” commented Senator Silvia Vono in a note. The creation of this museum is the result of the passion of Maria Assunta Menniti, President of Mudimar.
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Chile – Former Salesian student in the fight against Alzheimer's disease(ANS - Santiago) - Dr Nibaldo Inestrosa, graduate of the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and national prize of Natural Sciences winner, is a pioneer and expert in the study of Alzheimer's disease in the country. In this interview, he offers an insight into the current challenges, but not before reflecting on his formative experience at the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and how this influenced his interest in biology and science.
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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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RMG - St. Francis de Sales Communicator: All for Love(ANS – Rome) - The figure of St. Francis de Sales, chosen by Don Bosco as an example of a communicator, teaches that communication is a matter of the heart. In his expression, "Everything in the Church is love: everything lives in love, for love, and of love," we understand his revolution in the way of communicating, and how communication becomes fruitful when it allows communion and the exchange of one's experiences in a path of accompaniment and collaboration in God's project.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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WHAT A GIFT TIME IS!THE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR,
Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDBThe beginning of the new year is illuminated in our liturgy by the ancient formula with which the Israelite priests blessed the people: "May the Lord bless you, and keep you. May the Lord show His face to you, and have mercy on you. May the Lord turn His countenance to you, and give you peace."