(ANS - Rome) - As part of the work of the winter plenary session of the General Council, the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernandez Artime, with the consent of the other members of the Council, appointed Fr. Michael Kazembe Mbandama as Superior of the Zambia-Malawi-Zimbabwe-Namibia (ZMB) "Mary Help of Christians" VP for 2023-2029.
(ANS - Rome) - Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major, after consultations that took place among the Salesians of the province, and with the consent of his General Council, has appointed Fr. Marcelo Farfán, SDB, Provincial Superior of the "Sacred Heart of Jesus" Province of Ecuador (ECU) for the 2023-2029 term.
(ANS - Rome) - Since the time of Don Bosco, the message of the Strenna has accompanied the life of Salesian communities throughout the world, like a guideline that traces paths of education, evangelization, and development concerning the signs of the times and the life of the Church. For this reason, the presentation of the Strenna message is a moment awaited with keen interest by the entire Salesian Family. For the year to come, the message is already ready, under the banner of the motto identified by the Rector Major: "AS THE YEAST IN TODAY'S HUMAN FAMILY. The Lay Dimension of the Family of Don Bosco." And the date has already been set: Tuesday, December 27, at 4 p.m. (UTC+1), broadcast live worldwide via streaming.
(ANS – Rome) – On December 17, 2022, the Rector Major has appointed Fr. Boonlert Paneetatthayasai Anthony as the 17th Superior of the Province of Thailand (THA) for the next six-year term (2023-2029).
(ANS - Rome) - The Members of the Association of Salesian History Scholars (ACSSA, Associazione Cultori di Storia Salesiana), after a long process of discernment, elected the new ACCSA Presidency for 2022-2027, which was approved by the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, on Dec. 5, 2022.
(ANS - Rome) - After consultations that took place among the confreres of the ACC VP in September, and with the consent of the General Council, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, has appointed Fr. Aurélien Mukangwa Mwana Ngoy, SDB, as Superior of the Vice-Province "Africa Congo Congo" - covering part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Congo - for the six-year period 2023-2029.
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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."