(ANS - Rome) - Seventy-five years ago, in the spring of 1948, the Salesians of Rome led the caravan of boys who from Via Marsala moved along Via Prenestina until they came to populate those courtyards and sheds that still today welcome, educate and give attention to hundreds of needy and at-risk minors. From that moment, the "Borgo dei Ragazzi di Don Bosco" was born, a small town in which the children and their growing needs were the focus of the attention and care of so many Salesians and people.
Hello everyone, and welcome to the third edition of ANS news video 2023. We offer you a glimpse of the main events and initiatives of the Salesian world, from the various animation visits to our youth activities and that of our Salesian mission. Enjoy watching the news video.
(ANS - Rome) - In March, Italy and the whole world witnessed one of the most serious maritime tragedies, the Cutro shipwreck, which resulted in the death of many people including dozens of minors. The media, including the Catholic media, have taken up and commented on this sad episode, dwelling on the pain and suffering and wondering how to stimulate compassion, but also the adoption of concrete actions.
(ANS – Rome) – As in 2013, Pope Francis celebrated the Holy Mass “in Coena Domini” on Holy Thursday at Rome's Casal del Marmo juvenile penitentiary, where he performed the traditional rite of the washing of feet of twelve young people there. There was a festive welcome with choirs and gifts made by the young people in the pasta factory and carpentry workshop. The director's greeting: "You disarm us with your gentleness". Rosaries and Easter eggs as gifts, and the homily, entirely off-hand: "We can all slip, but Jesus loves us".
(ANS - Venice) - On Monday, April 3, 2023, a very important step was taken for the future of Vocational Training present in the Salesian houses of the Salesian Province "San Marco" of Northeastern Italy (INE); in fact, a single entity was launched: the "Salesian Foundation for Vocational Training Italy Northeast - social enterprise."
(ANS - Rome) - Making Vocational Education and Training in Africa a flywheel of growth for the socioeconomic development of the entire continent is one of the fronts on which the Sons of Don Bosco are investing a great deal; accompanying young people in building a sustainable future, moreover, is among the Congregation's priorities for this six-year period; and it is proper to the Salesian charism to give priority attention to the young people most in need. This is why the news of the participation of the Centro Nazionale Opere Salesiane - Formazione e Aggiornamento Professionale (CNOS-FAP, the vocational training sector of Italian Salesian works) in the first transcontinental program of Vocational Training and Innovation in Eco-sustainable Waste Management in Africa, featuring 100 unemployed young people from two African countries, seems coherent, timely and relevant.
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INTERVIEWS
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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.
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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Spain – 33rd Edition of the Edebé Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature: Here Are the Winners(ANS – Madrid) – The 33rd edition of the Edebé Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature has been awarded to Beatriz Giménez de Ory (Madrid, 1972) for her novel Tres niños tristes y medio unicornio (Three Sad Children and Half a Unicorn) and David Lozano (Zaragoza, 1974) for his novel La cacería (The Hunt).
SPECIAL REPORTS
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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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GOOD, FAITHFUL, AND COURAGEOUS SERVANTSTHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB
During this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to rise up, set out again, and, in newness of life, make our journey as human beings and believers.