(ANS - Rome) - Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 27th, 75 years shall have passed since the death of Venerable Salesian Brother Simone Srugi. Born and lived in the Holy Land, during his entire life he had set himself to follow Jesus completely, through a life of prayer and service and bearing witness of love for all.
(ANS - Rome) - On the occasion of the International Children's Day, being celebrated today, November 20, the voice in favor of children and minors is being raised from many parts of the vast Salesian world. "The children, even if they are still minors, are bearers of rights and duties since birth", recalls the President of "Salesiani per il Sociale - SCS / CNOS Federation", Fr Giovanni d'Andrea. From Spain, the Salesians and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) echo the same call for respect and reiterate their "preferential option" for children and youth, through the slogan or manifesto: "We continue opting for childhood."
(ANS - Rome) – Explain in a few minutes the reality of the Salesian Congregation today and its journey towards the General Chapter; and then invite all young people to participate in a broad and extensive survey to help identify the profile of the Salesian young people need. This is the goal of a new video produced by the Dicastery of Social Communication and the Southern Italy Province (IME), recently published online.
(ANS - Rome) - Again this year, on the occasion of the anniversary of the first Salesian Missionary Expedition (11 November 1875), the General Councilor for the Missions, Fr Guillermo Basañes, sent a letter to all the sick and elderly spiritual Sons of Don Bosco to animate them in the spiritual offering of their daily life for the benefit of the world's young people.
(ANS - Rome) - "Holiness is something near, real, concrete, possible ... It is not an optional 'extra', a goal only for some. It is life in full, according to the project and the gift of God," writes the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, in the presentation of the Strenna for 2019. While waiting to receive the video and the full comment, which will be consigned, as usual, towards New Year's Eve, the Strenna poster is, instead, now available online. It announces and graphically raises the call or summons to holiness and sainthood for everyone to all.
(ANS - Rome) - Two Provinces, 12 days of travel, numerous flying hours and many significant meetings: starting tomorrow, this is what awaits the Rector Major during his trip to Japan and South Korea.
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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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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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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.