(ANS - Rome) - "From now on, let it be our motto: let the holiness of the children be proof of the holiness of the father," wrote Fr Rua after Don Bosco's death. This wish has found particular confirmation in the course of time. From Don Bosco to the present day, in fact, there is a tradition of holiness that deserves attention because it is the incarnation of the charism that originated with him and that has been expressed in a plurality of states of life and forms.
Rome, RMG - January 2022 - "Challenges of Higher Education in the Congregation" is the title of the presentation that the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, gave during the second day of the General Assembly of Salesian Institutions of Higher Education (IUS). The reflection, offered as part of the assembly that explores the state of the art of university and para-university institutions in the Salesian world, focused on the challenge of reconciling evolution of educational methods, freedom of tenure by faculty and the charismatic identity of the Salesian mission. "Salesian identity means, for example, that we do not discriminate against any person, neither by language, nor by nation, nor by religion; it means that Salesian institutions must make very clear that they are founded on a great many Christian and evangelical values," the Rector Major said. "And I'm talking about evangelical values, not proselytizing. Values such as respect for the person, honesty, concern for the weakest, the spirit of family and optimism as the way of life of this institution."
(ANS - Rome) - The first day of the VIII General Assembly of Salesian Institutions of Higher Education (IUS) was held today in Rome. The assembly shall be held in a mixed formula - in presence and online - from Monday, 24 January, to Friday, January 28. The meeting involves practitioners from a variety of fields sharing reflections on the state-of-the-art challenges and opportunities facing Salesian educational institutions.
(ANS - Rome) - In the year in which we commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of St. Francis de Sales, January 24, the day of his feast, takes on a very special meaning for those who are inspired by the example of his life and his teachings. And it is a great family in the Church, of which our Salesian family is also a part because this is how Don Bosco wanted us from the very birth of the first oratory, even before reaching Valdocco.
(ANS – Rome) – Social Media and Salesian missionary spirit: from today you can find the materials for this year's Salesian Mission Day.
(ANS - Rome) - Published today, January 24, the Feast Day of St. Francis de Sales, is the first of six articles written by Fr. Gildasio Mendes, General Councilor for Social Communication, in line with the proposal of the Rector Major to continue to deepen the theme of the Strenna 2022, "Do all through love, nothing through constraint."
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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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Spain – 33rd Edition of the Edebé Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature: Here Are the Winners(ANS – Madrid) – The 33rd edition of the Edebé Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature has been awarded to Beatriz Giménez de Ory (Madrid, 1972) for her novel Tres niños tristes y medio unicornio (Three Sad Children and Half a Unicorn) and David Lozano (Zaragoza, 1974) for his novel La cacería (The Hunt).
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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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GOOD, FAITHFUL, AND COURAGEOUS SERVANTSTHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB
During this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to rise up, set out again, and, in newness of life, make our journey as human beings and believers.