(ANS - Rome) - Today, 24 June, the feast of St John the Baptist and the monthly commemoration of Mary Help of Christians, in the early hours of the morning, Isabel Artime Garcia, the mother of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, returned to the Father’s house after long months of silent suffering. Born on 15 March 1936 in Luanco (Asturias) in Spain, she passed away after 87 years of life. On this day when the Congregation celebrates the name feast of St John Bosco's name day and the feast of the Rector Major, she passed away gently in serenity and peace.
(ANS – Rome) – On 19 June 2023, the Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco with the consent of his Council, appointed Father Emilius Salema as Provincial of the Saint Artemides Zatti (TZA) Province for the 2023-2029 six year period.
(ANS – Rome) – On 19 June 2023, the Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco with the consent of his Council, appointed Father George Tharaniyil as Provincial of the Saint John Bosco (AFE) Province for the 2023-2029 six year period.
(ANS – Rome) – As part of the work of the General Council's 2023 summer plenary session, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime with the consent of the other members of his Council, has appointed Fr Josè Anibal Milhais Mendonça Pinto, currently Provincial of Portugal, as the next Superior of the Mary Seat of Wisdom Vice-Province which embraces the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS). In September this year he will replace Fr Maria Arokiam Kanaga, who has concluded the three-year assignment that the Rector Major had requested of him at the end of the 28th General Chapter (GC28).
(ANS – Rome) – During the General Council Session on Friday, 16 June 2023, Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of the other members of the General Council, appointed Fr Alexandre Luis De Oliveira as the new Superior of the Mary Help of Christians Province of Brazil-San Paolo (BSP).
(ANS – Rome) – During the General Council's working session on Thursday, 15 June, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of the other members of his Council, appointed Fr Francisco Lezama as the new Superior of the St Joseph Province Uruguay (URU).
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INTERVIEWS
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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.
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.
EVENTS
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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."