(ANS - Rome) – A Salesian brother, of Venetian origin, born 55 years ago in the birthplace of a saintly Pope, Riese Pius X, Bro. Giampietro Pettenon has spent the last seven years relaunching and refining the activities of “Missioni Don Bosco”, the Salesian Mission Office of Turin, at every level. In September he will leave his post to Fr Daniel Antúnez, but today he retraces the challenges and satisfactions of this "mission" that he was called to carry out.
(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco grew up immersed in the popular Marian devotion of his own family and the people of Becchi and Castelnuovo particularly invoked as ‘Our Lady of the Rosary’. This helped him develop a personal relation with the Blessed Virgin Mary without any specific title.
(ANS – Rome) – The first meeting of Don Bosco Tech India, Don Bosco Tech Africa and Don Bosco Tech ASEAN was held on 14 May 2021 via ZOOM. It was organized by the Office for the Schools and Technical Centres of the Youth Ministry Department. Fr Miguel Ángel García, General Councillor for Youth Ministry, welcomed the members and appreciated them for their dedication and commitment towards the empowerment of the poorest of the poor. The Executive Directors of each Don Bosco Tech: Fr George Mathew, Fr T.J.George, and Fr Dindo Vitug respectively shared the present reality.
(ANS - Rome) - The work of the World Council or Consulta of the Salesian Family (SF) will begin tomorrow, Friday 21 May. Until Sunday 23, Solemnity of Pentecost, the World Leaders of the 32 officially recognized groups belonging to the SF will gather, digitally, to share moments of spirituality, reflection and dialogue, under the motto: “Moved by Hope. 'See, I am making all things new' (Rev 21,5)”.
(ANS - Rome) - A school that excites, emotionally moves, impresses is an environment in which students have the opportunity to learn and be happy. Life in the school or Vocational Training Center is a wonderful opportunity to weave a wide range of relationships that promote learning and well-being. And since, as Don Bosco said, educating "is a matter of the heart", the Salesians decided to offer, on 6 and 13 May last, some ideas on how to pay attention to and implement the socio-emotional dimension in educational environments, through webinars aimed at school leaders from all over Europe.
(ANS - Rome) - After the meetings and gatherings of the past few months, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, has appointed Fr Daniel Antúnez, an Argentinean Salesian belonging to the South Argentina Province, as the new Procurator of "Missioni Don Bosco", the Salesian Mission Office of Turin.
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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.