(ANS - Rome) - On Saturday, December 10 from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, will be interviewed by Fr Silvio Roggia on the urgency of "Da mihi animas cetera tolle." The interview, now an annual event, is part of the series of meetings organized by the Conference of Italian Provinces (CISI) and the "Opera dei Tabernacoli Viventi" Study Center on the theme "Which Salesians for the youth of today?" This year the second line of the Rector Major's program proposal to the Salesian Congregation for 2020-2026 is explored. The interview will be conducted and broadcast live in Italian on ANS social channels, while from an hour after its conclusion, translated versions in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese will be made available.
(ANS - Rome) - Between Saturday 3 and Monday 5 December the 40th Curatorium of the International Community of Theology Students "Zeffirino Namuncurá" took place in Via della Bufalotta 550, in Rome, i.e. the meeting of the Provincials who sent their confreres to this community, presided over by Fr. Ivo Coelho, General Councilor for Formation. On Saturday there was an in-person session and on Monday an online session, to give those who live in distant countries the opportunity to participate.
(ANS - Kagwema) - Burundi is a country in extreme need: based on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, it is the poorest country in the world, with just $272 average annual income by 2022; and it is also one of the countries with the lowest human development index on the planet. Tried by widespread poverty, corruption, authoritarianism, and illiteracy, it has suffered several Coups d'état and sudden changes of government over the years that have destabilized the population. In the country, which in 2018 ranked last on the Global Report on Happiness, the Salesians of Don Bosco have been present since 1970, with three missions, hosting a total of two parishes and two vocational schools, and have managed to withstand the fury of violence over the years.
(ANS - Rome) - A press conference organized by the Humanitarian Network NGO, founded by journalist Maria Grazia Mazzola of which Salesians for the Social APS as well as the Abele Group, the Women's Union in Italy, the Evangelical Baptist Christian Churches, the cooperative "Una Città non basta," and the association "Federico nel cuore" will be held in Rome on December 6. During the press conference, the stories of the 70 refugees rescued over the course of a year will be presented.
(ANS - Castelnuovo Don Bosco) - Thanks to research carried out by Br. Sante Simioni, Salesian coadjutor, the pilgrim archives of Colle Don Bosco show that Artemide Zatti, canonized on 9 October last, passed by the Colle on 18 March 1934. In the register, it is signed as follows: Artemide Zatti Salesian missionary in Viedma, Patagonia, Argentina.
(ANS - Messina) - The first Convention of theological-spiritual studies on the figure of the Servant of God Monsignor Giuseppe Cognata, SDB (1885-1972), Bishop of Bova and Founder of the Salesian Oblates of the Sacred Heart (SOSC), IX group of the Salesian Family, ended last Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, at the headquarters of the "St. Thomas" Theological Institute in Messina. The large and qualified participation in the Conference saw students, St. Thomas faculty, numerous SOSCs, experts and scholars of the history of Christianity immerse themselves in the articulate and dense program.
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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.