(ANS - Rome) - He is 58 years old, 40 as a Salesian and 30 as a priest; She can boast of an illustrious family relative, Cardinal Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy, for seven years Prefect of the Congregation for Oriental Rites; he is the current World Delegate for Past Pupils of Don Bosco. Today we shall get better acquainted.
(ANS - Rome) - From July 31st to August 3rd, the Salesian Team Visit regarding the new Mediterranean region was held at the General House in Rome. Led by the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, his Vicar Fr Francesco Cereda and some members of the General Council, other participants included: the Provincials and their respective councils of the Provinces of Italy, Portugal, Spain and the Middle East. The purpose of the Team Visit was the Verification and Programming of the Congregation's various Sectors of Animation via various reports delivered by the Councilors of the Sector and of the Regional Councilor to the assembly.
(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.
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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.