(ANS – Rome) – “As is customary, I have the opportunity to give you a ‘good night’, for two reasons: to tell you about the work of the Winter Plenary Session of the General Council, and to thank you for the work that you do for the good of the Salesian Congregation around the world.” These were Fr Ángel Fernández Artime’s words as Rector Major on the evening of 17 January at the conclusion of the General Council’s work.
Rome, Italy – January 2019 – The World Conference of Salesian Mission offices is being held from 16-20 January at the “Domus Urbis” House in Rome. 90 people are taking part – 68 Salesians, 1 FMA and 21 lay people from 54 Provinces and 45 countries. The Conference has been organised by Fr George Menamparampil, SDB, Coordinator of Mission Offices.
(ANS – Rome) – With more than 360 participants from 43 countries around the world, the 37th Salesian Family Spirituality Days were a new opportunity for unity and sharing among members of the spiritual and apostolic family which came about through St John Bosco. In order not to lose the results of this great occasion. A number of useful resources have been made available.
(ANS – Rome) – The Executive Council of the Salesian Higher Institutes of Education (IUS) met in Rome from 8 to 10 January. The Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, also joined the meeting, addressing participants on three fundamental issues for the leadership and government of IUS as it reflects, in preparation for the coming 28th General Chapter of the Congregation: the centrality of the option for poor youth; the urgency of shared mission between Salesians and lay people; the strengthening of the sense of charismatic belonging of IUS to the Provinces and the Congregation.
(ANS – Rome) – The “Agenzia iNfo Salesiana” (ANS), the communications agency of the Salesian Congregation, has carried out practically all its activity online over the years: the site is the platform for access to the world of Salesian information, and its profiles on social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Flickr and YouTube – as well as disseminating the Congregation’s messages, encourage digital communication of and in the Salesian “galaxy”. But there is still one “analogue” product remaining and that has not lost its edge with the passing of time: ANSFoto.
So many amazing stories that console and encourage us
PHOTO GALLERY
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.