(ANS - Rome) - The Pre-Congress of the "Salesian Social Works and Services in Europe" was held on Monday 8 November 2021 with the active participation of 23 Provincial and National representatives of social works and services of the Central and Northern Europe and Mediterranean Regions. The event was presided over by Fr Miguel Ángel García Morcuende, General Councilor for Youth Ministry.
(ANS – Rome) – “Today we find ourselves in a different context to that of the missionary projects that spread the Congregation to the Americas (1875), Asia (1906) and Africa (1980). The danger is that we cling on to old missionary paradigms that do not respond anymore to precent ecclesial and missiological orientations. We need a renewed profile of the Salesian missionary”. This is the reflection that Fr Alfred Maravilla, General Councilor for the Missions, offers today, 11 November, on the occasion of the 146th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition.
(ANS - Rome) - "Young people always surprise us with their creativity ... I really think that today's world must believe much more in the value of young people!" said the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime. He opined thus in front of numerous journalists and figures from the world of communication gathered today at the Salesian Headquarters in Rome for the Press Conference, to present the Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF).
(ANS - Rome) - In view of the 11th of the month - the day on which the Salesian Congregation commemorates the Salesian Missions, commemorating the departure of the First Missionary Expedition - the Sector for the Missions has published a new video of the "CaglieroLIFE" column. The video of approximately one minute which presents a theme linked to the Salesian intention of the month, which can be used as a tool for animation, discussion and sharing with the various youth groups.
(ANS – Rome) – It is the second edition of the SAFC meeting happening online. It began on 5th November as a joint meeting with the delegates of the youth ministry. The meeting was jointly addressed by Fr. Miguel Angel Garcia, the General Councillor for Youth Ministry and Fr. Ivo Coelho, the General Councillor for Formation.
Rome, RMG - November 2021 - The preparation of the departing missionaries for the 152nd Missionary Expedition is currently underway. Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions, only 8 of the 23 members of this year’s missionary expedition have arrived in Rome. Maybe three more will be able to come in the over the next few days. In the meantime, the Orientation Course for New Missionaries in the Salesian Headquarters began on 4 November, animated by the team of the Missions Sector. After the introductory sessions and the meeting with the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, they will reach Colle Don Bosco for the second part of the course. Eventually, when it becomes easier to travel, a special course will be organized for missionaries who have not been able to attend the present course. The official dispatch of the SDB and FMA missionaries will take place on November 21 in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians. After the celebration, the missionary cross of those who were unable to participate will be sent to their Provincials, who will hand it over in the name of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime.
PHOTO GALLERY
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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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).
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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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.