Rome, Italy – June 2024 - On 22 June, at the Santa Maria della Speranza parish, nine Salesians of the Zeffirino Namuncurá International Community were ordained deacons by Bishop Daniele Salera, Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, Northern Sector. The new deacons, coming from the five continents, are a living expression of the interculturalism that characterises the Zeffirino House: Avil Dominic Correa (INB), Alex Jesús Pinilla (CAM), Erick Mwamodo Nyambu (TZA), Mikael Kanisius Konsensao (INA), Paweł Murias (PLS), Piotr Karos (ple), Raymmon Vale Dos Santos (BBH), Sebastião Dos Santos Monteiro (TLS) and Willy Ndayishimiye (AGL). The atmosphere of familiarity and fraternity which characterised the feast, was enriched by the presence of families of origin, friends, parish priests, and young people from the places of apostolate, Salesians, academic authorities of the UPS and members of the General Council, such as the General Councillor for Formation and the Regional Councillors of Interamerica, America South Cone and East Asia-Oceania. Having parents from Timor Leste, Poland, Panama, Brazil plus other relatives and friends from Indonesia, Burundi, Rwanda made one feel the breadth of the universal Church and also the breadth and variety of the presence of the Salesian Congregation.
(ANS – Rome) – During the days from 18 to 22 June 2024, the Continental Coordinators and the General Coordinator of the Salesian Higher Education Institutions (IUS) network met in Rome to hold their evaluation, review and design meeting for the period 2022-2026.
(ANS – Rome) – The Formation and Orientation Course for newly appointed Provincials concluded on Friday, 21 June 2024. Gathered at Salesian Headquarters, eight Superiors of Salesian Circumscriptions from four Regions participated in an experience of accompaniment and sharing that prepared them for their mission of guiding and governing their respective Provinces or Vice-Provinces.
(ANS – Rome) – In the last decade social media have become islands of evangelisation where more and more initiatives are flourishing. And, at the same time, new technologies are paving the way for innovative forms of communication, helping to influence evangelisation in uncharted waters. Younger generations are naturally becoming familiar with the possibilities that digital communication offers and are increasingly becoming key players through their concrete actions.
(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian Hagiographic Calendar was presented and honoured at the opening and blessing of the new facilities of the Salesian General Postulation in Rome, at the Zeffirino Namuncurá Community in Via della Bufalotta 550 .
(ANS – Rome) – Card. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, as part of the work of the summer plenary session of the General Council and with the consent of the other members of his Council, has appointed Fr José Ariel Guerrero Castro as Superior of the St Luis Bertrand Province of Medellín, Colombia, for the 2024-2030 period.
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INTERVIEWS
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Chile – Former Salesian student in the fight against Alzheimer's disease(ANS - Santiago) - Dr Nibaldo Inestrosa, graduate of the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and national prize of Natural Sciences winner, is a pioneer and expert in the study of Alzheimer's disease in the country. In this interview, he offers an insight into the current challenges, but not before reflecting on his formative experience at the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and how this influenced his interest in biology and science.
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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.
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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.
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RMG - St. Francis de Sales Communicator: All for Love(ANS – Rome) - The figure of St. Francis de Sales, chosen by Don Bosco as an example of a communicator, teaches that communication is a matter of the heart. In his expression, "Everything in the Church is love: everything lives in love, for love, and of love," we understand his revolution in the way of communicating, and how communication becomes fruitful when it allows communion and the exchange of one's experiences in a path of accompaniment and collaboration in God's project.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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WHAT A GIFT TIME IS!THE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR,
Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDBThe beginning of the new year is illuminated in our liturgy by the ancient formula with which the Israelite priests blessed the people: "May the Lord bless you, and keep you. May the Lord show His face to you, and have mercy on you. May the Lord turn His countenance to you, and give you peace."