(ANS – Rome) – On May 16, 17 and 18, the “Putting Life into Play”. A Salesian testimony on the international conference on sports and spirituality conference was held in Rome at the Institut francais “Centre Saint-Louis”. This congress was convened by the Dicastery for Culture and Education together with the French Embassy in Rome, taking advantage of the proximity of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. The appointment was also attended by Diego Pérez Ordóñez, Head of Educational Sports for the Salesians in Spain’s mary Help of Christians Province (SMX), who offers us today his direct testimony on this important event of reflection and promotion of sports understood as an educational tool and spiritual growth.
(ANS – Venice) – A presentation of the "Marco Polo" Project. Dialogue with the East. Peace and Sustainability", involving the Salesian Evrim school in Istanbul, represented by the Headmaster, Polin Ökke, and the Salesian Vice-Principal Jacky Doyen.
(ANS – Rome) – The "Laudato Si ’" club at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome is a reflection and work group inspired by the magisterium of Pope Francis. It promotes concrete actions of sustainability and commitment to our "Common Home", starting from the facilities, environments, people and other circumstances of the university campus.
Verona, Italy - 21 May 2024 - Pope Francis' visit to Verona on 18 May 2024 was relaunched on social media thanks to the contribution of students from the Salesian University Institute of Venice (IUSVE) and reporters from Cube Radio, who delivered a special version of the event's logo to artists Amadeus and Ligabue, among the protagonists of the "Arena of Peace" segment of the event, broadcast by RAI. For several months Claudia Rossato, Davide Lonardi, Eleonora Lucrezia Iacoponi, Flor Maria Montan and Matilde Dal Forno supported the digital communication of the five working groups that came together in the "Arena of peace" event. Their work was joined by Matteo Contarin, videomaker, Marica Padoan, photographer, Emma Magnabosco, graphic designer, Elisa Filippini and Giulia Compagnin, specialising in social media management. They are all part of the "Cube Radio Social Team", a group coordinated by Aurora Simionato, social media manager of the academic broadcaster, and Luca Salaorni, head of student activities at IUSVE in Verona, able to ensure real-time multichannel communication with the support of Artificial Intelligence. "For years, the professionals we train have included future social media managers of companies and enterprises" Marco Sanavio, Director of institutional communication of IUSVE and Salesians of Mestre explained. "For our students, the Pope's visit on 18 May was an opportunity to try their hand in the field and apply the skills learned and put them at the service of a project that has closely connected them with the territory and society in Scala."
Messina, Italy – May 2024 - 11 young Salesians were ordained deacon by Bishop Cesare Di Pietro, Auxiliary Bishop of Messina on Saturday, 18 May in the splendid setting of the Assumption Cathedral in Messina. The 11 Salesians ordained are Danilo Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Priolo and Alessio Tavilla, from the Province of Sicily (ISI); Nicodemus Besigrinee, from the Province of Southern West Africa (AOS); Olivier Makoroka and Privat Nizeyimana, from the Africa Great Lakes Vice-Province (AGL); James Edward Massawe, from the Province of Tanzania (TZA); Poliansky Lynel Mbatchi, from the Equatorial Tropical Africa Vice-Province (ATE); Alexander Alfred Noah and Clement Thanda, from the Zambia-Malawi-Zimbabwe-Namibia Vice-Province (ZMB) and Fabrice Michel Razafimandimby, from the Madagascar Vice-Province (MDG).
(ANS – Rome) – Next Tuesday, 28 May 2024, the Salesian Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco work in Rome will host a conference with authorities and experts in the field to discuss a very topical issue: the reception and social inclusion of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors, focusing on the fundamental role that families can play.
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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."