(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco 's loving-kindness has always been one of the secrets of his charm and even today this characteristic continues to give rise to vocations: to the missions as well as to priestly and consecrated life. This was the case for Fr Andre Delimarta, one of the missionaries who is part of the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition.
(ANS - Rome) - It is not always necessary to go to the other side of the world to be a missionary. Sometimes God asks, through the mediation of the Congregation, to serve in one’s own neighbouring country. The important thing is to know who and what you want to witness and be available to serve your new brothers and sisters. This is now the mission that awaits Fr Michał Cebulski, another of the missionaries of the 154th Salesian Missionary Expedition.
Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy - September 2023 - The course for new missionaries continues full steam ahead into its third week. The new missionaries have been at Colle Don Bosco since 2 September. During the third week, the Missions Sector team has been guiding them through the core concepts of Missiology, dealing with topics that help them deepen their Salesian missionary vocation, which is a call from God within the common Salesian vocation. The serene and reflective atmosphere of Don Bosco's birthplace and the moments of fraternity and sharing help the participants to appropriate and personalise the topics covered.
(ANS – Rome) – Among the missionaries who will receive their Missionary Cross from the hands of the Rector Major on 24 September, is Salesian Mario Alberto Jiménez Flores, a thirty-three year-old from Tijuana, belonging to the Salesian Province of Mexico-Guadalajara (MEG).
(ANS – Rome) – Fr Ferdinandus Ola Amang, a native of the Salesian Vice-Province of Indonesia (INA), who will receive the Missionary Cross from the hands of the Rector Major on 24 September, is a missionary to the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (PGS) Vice-Province.
(ANS – Rome) – As part of the preparation for the 150th anniversary of the first missionary expedition, which will take place in 2025, the Salesian Missions Sector has launched a competition for the creation of a logo to be used for all the initiatives that will take place in this regard.
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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.
EDITORIAL
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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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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."