(ANS – Rome) – The Pope invites us again this year to celebrate the Creation and to pay attention to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the Poor. The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration to listen and respond together to the cry of Creation: the ecumenical family in the world unites to pray and protect our common home, the Oikos of God. The Time of "Celebration" begins on 1 September, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends on 4 October, the feast of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the ecology, loved by many Christian denominations.
(ANS - Rome) - With the celebration of the 207th birthday of the Father and Teacher of Youth just four days away, we talk to the Councilor for the Mediterranean Region about his personal relationship with Don Bosco.
(ANS – Rome) – In response to the missionary appeal of the Rector Major last December 18, 2021, 37 Salesians responded by presenting their availability to be sent as missionaries. Following the now established process, the General Councilor for the missions then moved on to the next level of discernment by conferring with the candidates’ respective Provincial and Council as well as Rector and local house Council regarding the missionary suitability of the candidate and assuring that he had been previously spiritually accompanied.
(ANS - Rome) - "Maturing as persons to serve as pastors." This is, in a nutshell, the message shared by the General Councilor for Youth Ministry, Fr. Miguel Angel García Morcuende, in reflecting on how Salesians can be the new "Don Bosco" for the youth of today. But let's leave it to him to tell us about his whole relationship with Don Bosco.
(ANS - Rome) - In the fourth and penultimate video in the series promoted by the Salesian Congregation's Formation Sector to keep communities' attention on St. Francis de Sales alive, on the occasion of the fourth centenary of his death, a central trait of his ministry is brought into focus, as well as a fundamental aspect of Salesian formation and mission today: spiritual accompaniment.
(ANS - Rome) - The ANS journey aimed at making known the personal relationship developed with Don Bosco by members of the General Council continues. With just over a week to go before the 207th birthday of the Saint of the Young, Fr. Ivo Coelho, General Councilor for Formation, tells his story today.
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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."