(ANS - Rome) - The first world screening of the Rector Major's 2021 Strenna takes place on 26 December, the feast day of Saint Stephen protomartyr; its theme: "Moved by hope: See, I am making all things new (Rev 21.5)". The event is an exceptional novelty, even as it respects traditional canons.
(ANS - Rome) - The first world screening of the Rector Major's 2021 Strenna takes place on 26 December, the feast day of Saint Stephen protomartyr; its theme: "Moved by hope: See, I am making all things new (Rev 21.5)". The event is an exceptional novelty, even as it respects traditional canons.
(ANS - Rome) - It is a message of hope - Christian hope rooted in faith in God who becomes man – the message the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, sends via a brief video to the whole Salesian Congregation and the Salesian Family as we approach Christmas and the new year.
(ANS – Rome) – On 17 December 2020, the Rector Major, Rev. Fr. Angel Fernandez Artime, with the consent of his Council, nominated Rev. Fr. Davis Maniparamben, SDB as the 5th Provincial of the Salesian Province of “Jesus the Good Shepherd”, New Delhi, India (INN) for the six-year period of 2021-2027. The New Delhi Province spreads across nearly half of India, encompassing 9 States and 2 Union Territories of India. The Province with 204 Salesians is set to celebrate 25 years of its foundation in January (1997-2021).
(ANS - Rome) - The meeting of CIVAM (Conference of Superiors of Salesian Provinces and Vice Provinces of Africa and Madagascar) took place last November in digital mode. The Regional Councilor, Fr Alphonse Owoudou, today outlines a summary of what was discussed.
(ANS – Rome) – The Department of Social Communication of the Salesians of Don Bosco hosted its virtual meeting on December 5th, 2020, to dialogue about how to use new technologies for the purpose of education, formation, animation, information, and engagement in the present digital age.
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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.