(ANS - Rome) - The official program of events organized by the Salesian Congregation on the occasion of the canonization of Salesian coadjutor Artemide Zatti has been published. In addition to the central act of the rite of canonization, which will be presided over by Pope Francis on Sunday, October 9, 2022, other important events are planned for the days immediately preceding and following.
(ANS - Rome) - From September 19 to 23, the Salesian Pontifical University shall host the SDB Change Congress, the initiative created by the Salesian Congregation, that will enhance the ability to network in the economic field by promoting connections and exchanges among Economers, PDOs, and Mission Offices, through regional meetings and international seminars.
«A series of miraculous coincidences surrounded and enhanced the solemn celebration for the blessing of the relics of Blessed Stephen Sandor, who had been martyred for “being a Salesian.”»
(ANS - Rome) - "Those who lead Salesian administration at the local or national level assume a task of great responsibility today. The Economer is like a locomotive pulling the train, even if the Provincial sets the course with his advice. Our economy needs such 'locomotives of life' so that the fundamental principles of Don Bosco's pedagogy - reason, loving-kindness and religion - are always part of economic action in Salesian institutions." The words of Br. Jean Paul Muller, Economer General of the Salesian Congregation, represent very clearly the importance of having correct approaches, visions and projections of the Congregation in the world of economics; and therefore also explain the importance of the now upcoming "SDB Change Congress" (Rome, September 19-23, 2022).
(ANS – Rome) - On the occasion of the Season of Creation 2022, the period from 1st September to 4th October dedicated to the care of creation, we are pleased to share with you the Salesian Congregation's Position Paper on Integral Ecology. You will find it at this link in 5 languages.
The seventh issue of “ANS News Video” the monthly video bulletin that reviews the most important events of the Congregation and the Salesian Family. This new video features the appointment for July.
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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.”
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."