(ANS - Rome) - The Ongoing Formation Course for Missionary Ministry 2017 is being held at the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) in Rome, organized in collaboration with UPS and the Missionary Section of the Congregation. The course, which started on 17 September and ends December 14, is at its 21st edition.
(ANS - Turin) - Yesterday, Sunday, 24 September, at the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin, 22 Salesians of Don Bosco and 15 Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) received the Missionary Cross and prepared to depart to their assigned destinations as missionaries.
Bari, Italy - September 2017 - The final exam of the Masterclass in Theory and Techniques of Social Communication offered by the "Laboratorio Don Bosco Oggi" took place on 14 September at Bari's Salesiano Redentore Institute. Held between this past January and May, the course ended with its over 30 students submitting their final projects consisting of articles, essays, projects, or videos on themes of their choice. Visibly satisfied with the initiative, Fr Francesco Preite, the Director of the Redentore Salesiani Bari, greeted the audience and placed emphasis on that concept of unity oft-repeated by Pope Francis: "We must act in the plural and not in the singular in all walks of life, be it personal or professional. One mustn't think 'I', but 'we'."
(ANS - Ancona) - Create an opportunity, for families facing difficulties, to provide support for their children, help them with judicial matters, prevent abandonment. Non-invasive support, which does not replace the family, but supports them in a flexible fashion across a variety of educational activities. With this aim in mind, the Salesians of Ancona decided to give rise to the day center "Il Faro," the Lighthouse.
(ANS - Turin) - An occasion to show the accompaniment of the Congregation's leaders towards local contexts and to ensure the proper advancement of the various Provinces in a common Salesian and ecclesial journey: this is the meaning of the mid-term Meeting for the Provincials at the middle of their six-year term, a verification meeting the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime is attending in Turin.
Rome, Italy - September 2017 - The meeting of the English-language Provincial Secretaries takes place between 14 and 23 September with 31 participants from the following regions: 12 from Asia-East – Oceania; 12 from Asia-South; 2 from Africa-Madagascar; 4 from Europe, and 1 from America. The meeting is led by Fr. Stefano Vanoli, Secretary General, and Fr. Pier Fausto Frisoli, Procurator General.
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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.
EVENTS
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Italy – On-Line Course on Integral Ecology 2025: An Initiative of the Alliance for the Care of Our Common Home (Pontifical Universities & Atheneums of Rome)(ANS – Rome) – 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical letter on the Care for Our Common Home, in which he invited all people of good to “a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet” (Laudato Si’, 14). However, as Pope Francis recognizes in Laudate Deum, the apostolic exhortation published on 4th October 2023, “our responses have not been adequate” and “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.” (Laudate Deum, 2).
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."