(ANS – Rome) – Today we continue to listen to the voices of the new missionaries belonging to the 155th Salesian Missionary Expedition, who on Sunday 29 September will receive the missionary cross from the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Stefano Martoglio. With us today is Krešo Gabričević, who will leave Croatia for Oceania, specifically Papua New Guinea.
(ANS – Rome) – The preparation process for General Chapter 29 (GC29) has already gone through several key stages to ensure the smooth running of the sessions, involving several key figures. A first and significant step was the coordination of translators and interpreters, essential to ensure the active participation of all the members of the Chapter, coming from various parts of the world and speaking different languages.
(ANS – Rome) – On 24 September 2023, in a gesture of profound significance for the Salesian Congregation, the 10th Successor of Don Bosco, Ángel Fernández Artime, officially convened the 29th General Chapter (GC29) This extraordinary event, which will be held from 16 February to 12 April 2025, aims to explore the theme "Passionate about Jesus Christ, dedicated to young people", and sets itself the ambitious goal of reflecting on the fidelity and prophecy of the Salesian vocation in our contemporary context, expressing it through three fundamental core areas.
(ANS – Rome) – In view of the 155th Salesian Missionary Expedition (29 September 2024), in collaboration with the Missions Sector ANS is pleased to present the 27 Salesians who will depart from the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians to place themselves at the service of young people around the world, as missionaries ad gentes, ad exteros, ad vitam. Let us begin today with Donatien and his Salesian joy in fulfilling God’s mission in everyday life: today he shares with readers of ANS his reflections on the missionary choice which will see him cross the ocean to go from the Central African Republic to Brazil.
(ANS – Rome) – In a month’s time, the much awaited Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF) will once again take center stage, uniting young filmmakers, educators, and communities from around the globe. Scheduled for October 17-18, 2024, this film festival will focus on youth engagement and environmental preservation, with screenings hosted in hundreds of locations and countries worldwide. The grand finale will occur on October 18 at the Loreto Theater in the Sheen Center, New York City, where the best films will be showcased, and global winners will be declared.
(ANS – Rome) – Waiting is growing in the Salesian world for the renewal this year of an ancient rite, always rich in value, started by Don Bosco and never interrupted in the history of the Congregation: the sending of the Salesian Missionary Expedition. The event, which will be repeated for the 155th time, is scheduled for 29 September, and will be presided over by Fr Stefano Martoglio, Vicar of the Rector Major and leader of the Congregation until the election of the next Rector Major in the 29th General Chapter. The celebration will take place in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin, starting at 12:30 (UTC+2).
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INTERVIEWS
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Chile – Former Salesian student in the fight against Alzheimer's disease(ANS - Santiago) - Dr Nibaldo Inestrosa, graduate of the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and national prize of Natural Sciences winner, is a pioneer and expert in the study of Alzheimer's disease in the country. In this interview, he offers an insight into the current challenges, but not before reflecting on his formative experience at the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and how this influenced his interest in biology and science.
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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India – INS youth solemnise Don Bosco’s Feast Day with ‘Ka Sur Kynud S-3’ Grand Finale(ANS – Shillong) – The Youth of St John Paul II, Shillong Province, celebrated the Feast Day of St. John Bosco with the Grand Finale of “Ka Sur Kynud, Season 3.” Organised by Don Bosco Media Network Television, the Social Communication Department of the Province, at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, this two-month-long singing competition, which imitates the global singing competition The Voice, concluded on 31 January 2025, coinciding with the Solemnity of St John Bosco.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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RMG - St. Francis de Sales Communicator: All for Love(ANS – Rome) - The figure of St. Francis de Sales, chosen by Don Bosco as an example of a communicator, teaches that communication is a matter of the heart. In his expression, "Everything in the Church is love: everything lives in love, for love, and of love," we understand his revolution in the way of communicating, and how communication becomes fruitful when it allows communion and the exchange of one's experiences in a path of accompaniment and collaboration in God's project.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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WHAT A GIFT TIME IS!THE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR,
Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDBThe beginning of the new year is illuminated in our liturgy by the ancient formula with which the Israelite priests blessed the people: "May the Lord bless you, and keep you. May the Lord show His face to you, and have mercy on you. May the Lord turn His countenance to you, and give you peace."