(ANS – Rome) – In the digital era, many people think that communicating is having the possibility of accessing social networks, following a profile, "liking" attention-grabbing posts, sharing daily memes, or sending the "San Antonio chain" on WhatsApp... On the other hand, many people think that "communicating" means producing digital content, posting it on a social network and getting lots of "Likes", without realising that they have been trapped by the phenomenon called the "triumph of the selfie", in which people, instead of establishing true communication, reinforce the desire to be recognised. To avoid any ambiguity, and to help establish true communication and true relationships, the Social Communication Sector has scheduled the Communication 2024 Conference, which will take place August 1-7, 2024 at the facilities of the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome. And also offers some timely insights today to arrive prepared for the event.
(ANS – Rome) – The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, will be on an animation visit to Uganda, precisely in the camp for refugees of Palabek, from Sunday 5 to Tuesday 7 May 2024. It is a trip with a clear evocative message, in one of the last international commitments of Cardinal Á.F. Artime as Rector Major. The Rector Major will then continue his visit to other African Salesian presences.
(ANS – Rome) – In view of the social and personal changes affecting the all of global society, the entire Salesian Congregation is committed to paying ever greater attention to elderly Sons of Don Bosco. That is why the Missions Sector has worked with an initiative aimed at missionaries in their seventies: a "source course", that is, designed so that its participants can return to the source of their Salesian missionary vocation.
(ANS – Rome) – In a rapidly changing world, how do the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians project their respective charisms today, respecting their origins? This question will be answered by the 2024 edition of the Salesian Social Communication Days, the annual event for communication formation that reaches its fourteenth edition this year and will involve about a hundred young people in initial formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and other religious congregations.
The answer in the letter “Sharing wisdom and hope in digital culture” from the General Councillor for Social Communication
(ANS – Rome) – In view of the current digital reality, and due to the presence, especially in some regions of the Salesian world, of a large number of elderly Salesians, the General Councillor for Social Communication, Fr Gildasio Mendes, has decided to dedicate a special letter to them, entitled: "Sharing wisdom and hope in digital culture". Here is how he explains to ANS readers today the origins, significance and perspectives of this document.
(ANS – Rome) – A Salesian heart, great experience as an immigrant, vision as a Bishop: these few traits summarise the figure of Bishop Mario Yamanouchi, Son of Don Bosco and since 2018 at the head of the Diocese of Saitama. In recent days he came to Italy for the Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit by the Bishops of Japan and gave an interview to ANS in which he touched on many different topics: Church, inculturation, Salesians, vocations, young people, migrants, Salesian Family...
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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."