(ANS – Rome) – On the occasion of the first anniversary of the Canonsation of Salesian brother Artemides Zatti, on the weekend of 7-8 October 2023 the Rector Major of the Salesians and Nnewly created Cardinal, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, will travel to Boretto, Zatti's hometown, as an illustrious guest for two full days of events and significant appointments. In the circumstances, on Sunday 8th he will also be awarded honorary citizenship of the small Emilian municipality.
(ANS – Rome) – The Vatican Postal Service is issuing a special Postage Stamp for the first anniversary of the canonization of Artemides Zatti, SDB, on 9 October 2023, as per the communication by circular within the Vatican Administration itself.
Salesian Headquarters proposed two postcards for the occasion, signed by artist Daniela Longo and Maria Carmela Perrini.
It will be possible to have the item duly stamped up until 11 November 2023.
(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco International and the Youth Ministry Sector of the Salesian congregation support the launch of the Living Laudato Si’ survey, the first initiative designed by ELSiA to gain an understanding of Pope Francis’ encyclical-inspired initiatives implemented across Europe.
(ANS – Rome) – At the beginning of October, missionary month, the cycle of interviews with missionaries who were part of the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition comes to an end. The last to introduce himself is a young Salesian from Vietnam, who already hopes one day to be remembered as a great servant and missionary for the people he is going to serve.
(ANS - Rome) - The Team Visit of the Mediterranean Region will begin on Tuesday, 3 October, in Ariccia, at the outskirts of Rome. Guided by the presence of the Rector Major, the newly appointed Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, his Vicar, the Sector Councillors and the Regional Councillor, the Provincial Councils of the entire Region will spend four days full of listening, reflection, discernment, prayer and fraternity, united in the search for the best solutions to "Build a Future of Hope" for the Mediterranean region.
(ANS – Rome) – The coat of arms and motto of Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, were unveiled on the occasion of his creation as cardinal.
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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.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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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."