(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.
(ANS – Rome) – On the day on which the Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, is solemnly created cardinal, the ANS review on the Sons of Don Bosco who became cardinals concludes. The last Salesian to be created cardinal before the Rector Major was the Timorese Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, who at 55 years of age is currently also one of the youngest members of the College of Cardinals.
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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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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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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."