(ANS - Rome) - The Department for Youth Ministry, following the indications of the Rector Major and his Council contained in the "Plan of animation and government for the six-year period 2014-2020", and according to the guidelines offered by General Chapter 27, called the "World Consultation on marginalization and young people at risk", which will take place from 27 to 31 March 2019 at the Salesian Headquarters of the "Sacro Cuore", in Rome.
(ANS - Rome) - In recent weeks, the Salesians of Malta, together with 45 other NGOs, urged European governments to act on behalf of migrants on board the ship Sea- Watch 3, then stuck between Malta and Sicily, emphasizing that in such situations there could only be one answer: people are more important. But the work of the Salesians in Malta in favor of migrants, and especially unaccompanied minors, has a long history, which began 25 years ago. To talk about it is Fr Antoine Farrugia, SDB, of the Vice Province of Malta.
(ANS - Rome) - There is now only one day left before the start of the World Youth Day, to be held in Panama from 22 to 27 January, and the Salesian Youth Ministry Dicastery, together with the Department for Social Communication, who arrived a few days ago, are already on location.
(ANS - Rome) - 2019 marks the centenary of the promulgation of the Apostolic Letter "Maximum illud", with which Pope Benedict XV sought to give new impetus to the missionary task of proclaiming the Gospel. This is why Pope Francis has called the "Extraordinary Missionary Month" this coming October. In this perspective, the traditional Salesian Mission Day (SMD) 2019 takes on a particular meaning.
Rome, Italy - January 2019 - On 16 January the traditional joint meeting of the General Councils of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and of the Salesians of Don Bosco took place - for the first time in the new location of the Salesian Headquarters at Rome's Sacred Heart. The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, and his General Council, received Mother Yvonne Reungoat, Mother General of the FMA and her Council, who together spent an afternoon of prayer, sharing information of their respective forthcoming General Chapters.
(ANS – Roma) – Number 71 of “Ricerche Storiche Salesiane” (RSS), the July-December 2018 edition, has just been published. This is the Journal of religious and civil history published by the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS).
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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.