(ANS - Rome) - “We must deepen in our hearts this sense of hope of our spirituality, to be a stimulus for it in the environments in which we find ourselves. I therefore invite you to participate with joy, in a family spirit, feeling the unity of all the Groups of the Salesian Family, in these Days.” With these words, the Central Delegate of the Rector Major for the Salesian Family, Fr Joan Lluís Playà, invites us to take part in the forthcoming Spirituality Days of the Salesian Family.
(ANS - Rome) – Published on 29 December was the official comment of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, on Strenna 2021: "Moved by hope: 'See, I am making all things new' (Rev 21.5)". It appears in five languages: Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.
(ANS - Rome) – 3 January 2021 marks 50 years since the death of the Servant of God Carlo Braga, born in Tirano (Sondrio) on May 23, 1889, and died in San Fernando (Philippines) on January 3, 1971.
(ANS - Rome) - On the afternoon of 26 December at the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome, the Strenna 2021 of the Rector Major was launched live for the first time in history. The presentation of «Moved by hope: "See, I am making all things new" (Rev 21,5)", via a live interview with the Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, was broadcast on the Facebook channel of the ANS news agency simultaneously in 5 languages (Italian, Spanish, English, French and Portuguese).
RMG - December 2020 - On 17 December the Youth Ministry Department promoted a meeting with the SYM youth representatives of various Provinces of the America South Cone Region: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The Salesians Fr Patrick Anthonyraj and Fr Rafael Bejarano, members of the Youth Ministry Department, coordinated the meeting, which took place with the aim of presenting and sharing local experiences and strengthening the work in synergy throughout the South Cone America Region.
(ANS - Rome) - The Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of his Council, has appointed the new Provincial of the "Mary Help of Christians" Vice Province of Myanmar (MYM) for 2021-2027: Salesian Fr Bosco Zeya Aung. Currently Vicar and Delegate for Formation of the Vice Province, the religious will assume the leadership of a Vice Province which, according to the most recent data, features 65 Salesians and 3 novices, active in 10 works.
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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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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).
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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.”
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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.