(ANS - Rome) - The Conference of Italian Missionaries entitled "The Person at the Centre" was held on Thursday, 7 December 2023, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The event, coordinated by the Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, and by the government's special envoy for religious freedom, Davide Dionisi, was attended by representatives of numerous missionary congregations and religious institutes. This was infact the first important meeting of this kind, of a direct intervention of the missionary world with the Italian government authorities.
(ANS - Rome) - Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, presided over Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of Mary at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Rome.
(ANS - Turin) - In the beautiful setting of the Sanctuary of the Consolata in Turin, the most important sanctuary of the city and of the Archdiocese, the much awaited meeting of the people with Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, took place on the evening of Monday 4 December. The event served to reflect together on the theme "The Youth of today, the great educational challenge" and represented the conclusion of the cycle of public meetings organized at the Consolata by the diocesan weekly "La Voce e Il Tempo".
Modica, Italy - December 2023 - On Saturday 2 December, Fr Antonio Lauretta, a young Salesian from the Salesian Province of Sicily (ISI), originally from Modica, was ordained a priest at the St John the Evangelist Parish - Collegiate Church. The solemn priestly ordination ceremony was presided over by Bishop Salvatore Rumeo, bishop of Noto, in the presence of Fr Giovanni D'Andrea, ISI Provincial.
(ANS – Rome) – There is nothing better than a visible, concrete and convincing testimony to be able to convey your enthusiasm and energy to others. That is why the coordination team of the Salesian Family Spirituality Days (SFSD) 2024, in the process of preparing for the event, has created a new animation video and encouragement to participate.
(ANS – Turin) – As has been the case for many years, the Agnelli Foundation, on the eve of registration for the next school year, publishes, through "Eduscopio", the ranking of secondary schools – state and private – whose results make them more reliable. This year, Salesian schools jumped to the forefront among secondary schools in Turin, taking the top places.
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RMG - Preparation, objectives, challenges and perspectives of GC29: in dialogue with the Moderator, Fr Alphonse Owoudou(ANS - RMG) - Just a few days before the beginning of the 29th General Chapter (GC29) of the Salesian Congregation, Fr Alphonse Owoudou, Councillor for the Africa-Madagascar Region and Moderator of GC29, recounts in detail, through an articulate interview, the work preceding and underlying this responsibility, indicating the spirit that will animate it and the attitudes and conditions to make it truly a Cenacle in which the Holy Spirit can act, for the benefit of the Congregation, the Salesian mission and the youth of the world.
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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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United States – CATHOLIC WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: Salesian Missions highlights medical programs for people in need around the globe(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring the Catholic World Day of the Sick. Every year on Feb. 11, the Pope marks the day with a special message calling for spiritual and physical closeness to all those who are ill. Saint John Paul II instituted the day “to encourage the people of God, Catholic health institutions and civil society to be increasingly attentive to the sick and to those who care for them.”
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."