(ANS - Rome) – The entire issue, No. 68 (January-June 2017) of "Ricerche Storiche Salesiane” (Salesian Historical Research), the bimonthly magazine published by the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS), is devoted to a Salesian of the first missionary expedition: Fr Giuseppe Fagnano, SDB.
(ANS - Rome) - In the proceedings of the General Council's Plenary Session, the Rector Major, Don Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of his Council, appointed two Provincials of the Vice Provinces of the Africa-Madagascar region: Fr Alphonse Owoudou, for Equatorial Tropical Africa (ATE), and Fr Joy Sebastian Thekumcherikunnel for South Africa (AFM).
(ANS - Rome) – Two-week of waiting, with investigating authorities working professionally and silently and hundreds of thousands of Don Bosco's faithful and sympathizers praying, and yesterday, Thursday, June 15, the ampoule containing a part of Don Bosco's brain was found. The news was met with a huge sigh of relief, a happy ending of the affair; great, indeed, the joy and gratitude of the entire Salesian Family.
(ANS - Rome) - The Salesian Rector Major, Don Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of the General Council, has nominated Fr. Justo Ernesto Piccinini as the next Provincial of the "Maria Ausiliatrice" Brasil-São Paulo (BSP) Province.
(ANS - Rome) - Yesterday, June 12, was the International Day Against Child Labor. Promoted by the International Labor Organization (ILO), its aim is to raise awareness of this issue and fight this plague present across the globe, and especially in the poorest countries. In 2017, as per ILO guidelines, the day was devoted to "children in conflict countries."
(ANS - Rome) – Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, with the consent of his council, appointed Fr Alfonso Bauer as Provincial of Uruguay's "San Giuseppe" Province for the six-year period between 2018-2023.
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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.
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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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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.