(ANS - Rome) - From the heart of Africa to South America, from the Republic of Congo to Bolivia. This is the missionary journey that Salesian-in-training Rolphe Paterne Mouanga made back in 2021. Now that he is engaged in the special orientation course for missionaries who have already arrived in their destination lands, he tells ANS about the challenges and joys of his missionary experience.
(ANS – Rome) – On the second Sunday of October 1844, Don Bosco had a dream which was a kind of continuation of the one he had at the age of nine. In the dream, the Blessed Virgin told him to lead a large group of various kinds of animals.
(ANS - Rome) - Salesian coadjutor, 30 years old, Vietnamese, and already active and operational in one of the most troubled countries on the globe, South Sudan: Br. Joseph Thuan Thien Truc Tran is the third missionary to tell ANS about himself among those who are taking the special orientation course these days for missionaries who have already arrived in their destination lands.
(ANS - Rome) - On the 24th of the month, it has become customary to offer ANS readers one of the articles conceived and written by Fr. Gildasio Mendes, General Councilor for Social Communication, on the theme "Don Bosco and digital and virtual reality." After delving into various aspects of communication, in all its forms, this month Fr. Mendes tackles a new and interesting topic: Don Bosco communicated through a NETWORK.
(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco has worked numerous miracles and he always attributed it to Mary help of Christians. A glance at the testimonies will make us understand the tremendous faith that he had in the unfailing help of Mary help of Christians.
(ANS - Turin) - All over the world the Salesian Family eagerly awaits May 24, the feast day of Mary Help of Christians. The Basilica dedicated to Her at the Mother House of the Salesian Congregation, in Valdocco, will again this year be the spiritual center toward which millions of eyes and hearts will turn, thanks also to the live broadcasts that will allow even at a distance to participate communally in the great copy of the celebration.
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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.
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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."