(ANS – Rome) – The film "Zatti, hermano nuestro" – a production of the Salesian Bulletin and of the two Provinces of Argentina, North and South, written and directed by Fr Ricardo Campoli, member of the Social Communication Sector of the Salesian Congregation – was the winning film at the 15th edition of the international festival of Catholic filmography "Mirabile Dictu", in the short film category. The award ceremony took place on the evening of Thursday 15 February 2024, in the fine setting of Palazzo Cesi in Rome, near the Vatican.
(ANS – Turin) – St John Bosco's deep faith in Jesus Christ was manifested, during his life, also through a discreet and constant but intense, devotion to the Shroud, silent witness of the Passion and Resurrection of the Saviour of the world. To deepen Don Bosco's connection with Sacred Linen, as part of its usual review of podcasts related to Shroud literature, the International Centre for Shroud Studies (CISS) dedicated an episode to the Father and Teacher of Young People.
(ANS – Turin) – From 29 August to 1 September 2024, Fatima will host the 9th International Congress of Mary Help of Christians promoted by the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) and aimed at all groups of the Salesian Family. It aims to make known, deepen and spread the devotion to the "Don Bosco's Madonna". In view of this significant appointment of the Salesian Family, the organising team of the congress has promoted a series of nine videos in which different personalities of the Salesian world invite everyone to participate; and the first invitation could only be that of Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco and Father and Centre of Unity of the Salesian Family.
Catania, Italy – February 2024 - The "DB Sons", a musical group of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) in Sicily, the result of the initiative of two young Salesians, Fr Emanuele Geraci and Fr Giuseppe Priolo, strike again, following the pattern of Don Bosco's dreams: "In the shape of your dream" is the title of the most recent product of the artistic collaboration between Salesians and young people belonging to the Salesian oratories, once again gathered to value music as a privileged environment for the close and creative encounter between God and human beings. The ambition of the group, this time, is to evoke the actual and practical power of Don Bosco's 'Dream at Nine Years of Age'. And with this song the "DB Sons" also participate in an international competition aimed at selecting the official hymn for the Salesian Synod of Young People, which will be held at Colle Don Bosco from 11 to 16 August 2024. Thanks, for this new work, goes first of all to Fr Gildasio Mendes, General Councillor for Social Communication, who wanted to involve Sicily, valuing its talents, and to the Salesian Province of Sicily (ISI) which has promoted its realisation. Fr Emanuele Geraci also designed the musical composition, with the collaboration of Fr Giuseppe Priolo (both also sing), and Angelo Di Chiara wrote the text, as well as arranging music for the piano in the song. The ISI Provincial Social Communication Team collaborated on the graphics of the cover, the dissemination of the song on social networks and a video clip that will be released soon.
Here are the links to listen to the new anthem
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVdFRqo_2Ms
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1TdYUPl0U3jnpdSaCbGV9w
Apple Music: https://geo.music.apple.com/album/in-the-shape-of-your-dream-feat-chiara-raneri-agnese/1728904600
Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.it/albums/B0CTTXDNY7
Deezer: https://www.deezer.com/album/543020292
(ANS - Rome) - The second session of the Course on Integral Ecology will begin tomorrow, 15th February 2024, chaired by the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, while admissions to the course remain open up to 31st March 2024. The first session witnessed a very good participation of more than 500 members from all over the world.
Sanremo, Italy –February 2024 – At the end of the 74th edition of the Sanremo Italian Song Festival, seven students from the Salesian University Institute of Venice (IUSVE) – Giulia Compagnin, Elisa Filippini, Claudia Gallinaro, Stefano Girotti, Fabrizio Rospo, Ginevra Visioli and the programmer of the university radio "Cube Radio", Riccardo Secchi – presented Amadeus, host and artistic director of the Festival, with the "Ethical Champion" award, a recognition that is attributed to the ethics of content published on social media and the style with which digital communication is approached. As part of an educational project organised by IUSVE, the seven students travelling to the "city of flowers" also collaborated in the creation of content for "Rai Pubblica Utilità": accessible clips included in the two daily strips streamed on the digital channels "RaiPlay" and "Rai Play Sound" from 7 to 11 February, to tell the story of Sanremo Accessibile; and they have created video-reports for the digital edition of Catholic newspaper L'Avvenire.
PHOTO GALLERY
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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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."