(ANS – Rome) – In many countries in the northern hemisphere, young people are in vacation in July and August. This creates also a great opportunity for missionary volunteering. The Congregation has a very rich and varied experience in this area. Many young people spend a few weeks, even a month, in various forms of apostolate, animation, volunteering or summer    experiences in different parts of the world. 

Rome, Italy - August 2017 - With the official photo taken on 3 August, the Team Visit to the Mediterranean Region is coming to an end. Among the last topics discussed during the August 2 meeting was “Initial and Permanent Training”, presented by Fr Ivo Coelho, General Director for Education, and Fr. Francisco Santos; the meeting concluded with Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime's guidelines.

Rome, Italy - August 2017 - Yesterday, August 1, the work concerning the Team Visit to the Mediterranean Region continued with the General Economer, Jean-Paul Muller, who discussed the subjects: economy, sustainability, solidarity. Next on the agenda: thematic presentations, group work, return of groups to the assembly and, finally, words by the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime. In the afternoon, speakers included the Councilor for Social Communication, Fr Filiberto González and Fr Eusebio Muñoz on the Salesian Family. There were a number of proposal for reflection, question and answer sessions for group work, again the assembly, and the closing address of the Rector Major with, as always, a summary of the day's contents, plus steps taken and to be taken with reflections for all, as in the Salesian tradition, during the "Goodnight" speech. Fr Stefano Martoglio, Councilor for the Mediterranean Region, summarized yesterday's work as "very profitable, beautiful, rich, an interesting and profound discussion with confreres, thoughts n that look ahead with questions about yesterday's three issues: the economy, social communication and, then, the care and animation of the Salesian Family, another splendid topic."

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(ANS - Rome) - From July 31st to August 3rd, the Salesian General House will host the Team Visit to the Mediterranean Region. The first day was used to introduce the work involved, to focus on some of the principal challenges and to foster a climate of mutual exchange and sharing between all participants.

Rome, Italy - July 2017 - The biographical memoirs of Saint John Bosco - volumes 2, 4, 5, 12 and indexes - were translated into French with the supervision of Fr. Philippe Frémin.

Rome, Italy - July 2017 - From 28 to 30 July, the Study Group for the Review of the Prayer Manual gathered at the Salesian General House. This important work will give rise to a new manual for the prayer of Salesians and the pastoral education communities of the Salesian congregation.