(ANS - Rome) - The year 2025 is approaching, the year in which the Congregation will celebrate and commemorate an event so fruitful for so many young people around the world: the 150th anniversary of the first Salesian Missionary Expedition (Turin, Nov. 11, 1875). For this occasion, there will be many initiatives at the local, provincial and congregational levels. Among them, one starts today, March 22, 2023: a contest is open to design a logo that can be used for this special occasion. All Provinces can participate through the Delegates for Missionary Animation, in collaboration with the Delegate for Social Communication and related lay people and graphic designers.
RMG - March 2023 - In order to continue coordinating the work of the Provincial Delegates for Social Communication and animate them in their task, those responsible for communication in the Provinces of the Mediterranean Region met online on March 16. Sponsored by the Social Communication Sector of the Salesian Congregation, the meeting was led by Fr. Gildasio Mendes, General Councilor for Social Communication, and Fr. Maciej Makuła, member of the Social Communication Sector. In the meeting, each of the Delegates was able to present the most significant initiatives being carried out in their respective provinces in this field. Among other things, activities related to the formation of communication teams, projects for a greater presence in social networks and the coordination of the presence of the Provinces in digital environments were shared. On behalf of the Sector for Social Communication, the Delegates were thanked for their work and the upcoming events presented, such as the World Meeting of Directors of the Salesian Bulletin, to take place in Valdocco from April 21 to 25, 2023, and the International Conference on Communication in Rome at the Salesian Pontifical University from August 1 to 7, 2024.
THE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR Don Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB
The day after the great solemnity of St. John Bosco was a very special morning. I had obtained the permits to enter the Ferranti Aporti Penitentiary Institute for Minors (IPM) in Turin, at one time called the Generala.
(ANS - Rome) - Interviewed by the Italian Salesian Bulletin, the Councilor for the EAO Region, Fr. Nguyen Thinh Phuoc, describes the reality in which Salesians live and work in the Region he leads, what it means to live in contact with other religions and what is the general situation of Christians.
(ANS - Rome) - March 15 marks the anniversary of the death of St. Artemide Zatti: it is the first anniversary of his birth to Heaven after celebrating his canonization last Oct. 9, 2022. The chronicle of the Salesian boarding school in Viedma recalls that, according to custom, on March 15, 1951, in the morning the bell announced the flight to Heaven of Salesian coadjutor Br. Artemide Zatti, and reports these prophetic words, "One less brother at home and one more saint in Heaven."
(ANS - Rome) - Today, the 11th of the month, we share an excerpt of the article "The Gospel of Creation," by Fr. Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam SDB, Coordinator of the Ecology and Creation Sector at the Holy See's Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, written for Salesian Mission Day (SMD23), promoted by the Salesian Missions Sector. On this occasion, the author develops the theme of SMD - "CARE OF CREATION - Our Mission" - by delving into how the Gospel of Creation helps to rediscover Creation through the eyes of faith.
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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.
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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.”
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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."