Catania, Italy - May 2020 – In May, for two weekends, and on the initiative of the Social Communication team of the Salesian Province of Sicily (ISI), composed of Fr Enrico Frusteri Chiacchiera, Fr Philemon Chacha, Fr Antonino Garufi, and Pierpaolo Galota, it was possible to participate in a training workshop on the digital world aimed at young people. The workshop path was divided into two moments: one dedicated to photographic production, curated by Fr Garufi, held between 8, 9 and 10 May; the second, instead, was dedicated to the in-depth analysis of aspects related to journalism - on paper and online - and to communication, curated by Mr Galota, which took place over the following weekend.
(ANS - Rome) - Last 24 May, Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, in memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians, the Grand Chancellor of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS), Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, promulgated the General and Faculty Statutes and Regulations of the renewed Studies of the UPS. And the novelties do not end here, because these days the University Council has also approved some guidelines for the 2020/2021 academic year.
Borgomanero, Italy - May 2020 - A photographic shot to reproduce a work of art from the Baroque period: this is the initiative that was proposed to the students of the "Don Bosco" Middle School in Borgomanero, during this distance-teaching period. Proposed and assisted by Emanuela Negri, professor of Art and Image, and included in a wider study program on the Baroque period, the main idea was that each student, after analyzing a work chosen from those proposed, would become the very same protagonist of the chosen painting, and then reproduce - via a camera - work from Caravaggio, Jan Vermeer, Annibale Carracci, Artemisia Gentileschi, re-creating the structure and lighting effects in a study on light and composition inspired by the work of art.
Francesco Iorio
Rome, Italy - May 2020 - With an outdoor Mass celebrated on May 24, the feast day of Mary Help of Christians, the Salesian work "Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco" in Rome reopened. The staff had worked to restart safely with various activities and is also working in view of the Estate Ragazzi, the Summer Camp for 2020.
Turin, Italy - May 2020 - In 1854 Don Bosco announced to his boys that cholera would arrive in Turin and would unleash chaos; and yet, he added: “But you must remain calm, if you do what I say, you will be free from danger... Live in the grace of God; bring a medal of the Blessed Virgin, pray...” After 166 years, in similar circumstances, the Help of Christians continues to accompany and protect us and always remains at our side.
(ANS - Turin) - "Our Lady of difficult times": this is the definition that yesterday, Sunday 24 May, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, offered in the homily delivered during the Eucharist dedicated to young people for the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, celebrated in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin-Valdocco.
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INTERVIEWS
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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.
EDITORIAL
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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.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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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."