Rome, Italy - 1960s - In this photograph dating back to the early 1960s and now kept in the archive of the Pontifical Salesian University, you can see how the building site of the Pontifical Salesian Athenaeum, in Rome's Nuovo Salario district, looked at the time. The Athenaeum was transferred to Rome in the first half of the 1960s, with the aim of unifying all the Faculties in one location, for better mutual collaboration.
Rome, Italy – December 2023 – On the morning of Sunday, 17 December, Card. Ángel Fernández Artime has taken possession of the deaconry of Mary Help of Christians in Rome. In a simple and dignified celebration that was both genuine and full of enthusiasm, the Cardinal delivered a message full of trust in God to the faithful. Celebrating the Laetare Mass in Advent with him were several dozen Salesians: members of the parish community, led by the parish priest, Fr Valerio Baresi; other Salesians from the communities in Rome, and the Superior of the Special Circumscription of Central Italy, Fr Stefano Aspettati.
(ANS – Rome) – Sunday, 17 December 2023, the Third Sunday of Advent, was a day of celebration for the Minor Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Rome, due to the taking possession of the deaconry assigned to Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco. In a modest and dignified celebration that was both genuine and full of enthusiasm, the Cardinal delivered a message full of trust in God to the faithful.
(ANS – Bari) – Two years of sporting, recreational, educational and free activities for about five hundred children, young people, the elderly and workers: this is the meaning of the project "Redentore (Redeemer). The sport that re-generates smiles and life", winner of the"Sport of all – Neighbourhoods" competition, which was presented on Tuesday 12 December 2023 in the Sala Giunta of the Municipality of Bari.
(ANS – Rome) – The "Together with Mary" event was held online on 8 December 2023, aimed at Salesian Cooperators from all over the world but attended by many members of the Salesian Family.
Turin, Italy - December 2023 - On 8 December, the Salesian house of the Crocetta, in Turin, celebrated the feast of the Immaculate Conception, memorial of Don Bosco's first meeting with Bartholomew Garelli and the Hail Mary from which everything resulted, and the conclusion of the Crocetta's centenary year. Fr Juan Carlos Pérez Godoy, Councillor for the Mediterranean Region, presided at the Mass.
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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."