Rome, RMG - October 2021 - The economic management meeting of the Salesian Province of Colombia-Bogotá (COB) took place from 11 to 13 October, and was chaired by the Economer General of the Salesian Congregation, Salesian Brother Jean Paul Muller. On the morning of 12 October, the Economer General motivated the staff in charge of the administration of the COB Province’s resources to walk with centrality in the mission and in the criterion of service. During these meetings, the active participation of Fr John Jairo Gómez, COB Provincial, and the executive team led by the Provincial Economer Fr Rafael Andrés Lasso, was considerable and much appreciated.
(ANS – Rome) – Persons responsible for publishing houses in the South Asia and East Asia Oceania Region met online on October 7, at 8 am Rome time. The meet has helped the publishers get to know each other, understand the work done by each Salesian Publisher, synergize efforts and share resources to the advantage and benefit of all those connected with the mission.
(ANS - Rome) - - Formation in order to be SALESIAN PASTORS TODAY" is not only the title of the fourth Programmatic Line that the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, has delivered to the Congregation for the sexennium 2020-2026; rather, it is a fundamental element in defining the Salesian of Don Bosco for the young people of today. This is why, a few weeks after the online publication of the fourth video of the feature series "It's time for Chapter 28", it seems opportune to go back to deepen, with the contribution of those responsible for Salesian Formation, some of the numerous ideas that the Rector Major disseminates in that video.
(ANS - Rome) - Today we publish the second of the ten articles by Fr Gildasio Mendes, General Councillor for Social Communication, dedicated to deepening the theme “Don Bosco: The Digital and virtual reality”. The specific focus of this month concerns “Don Bosco’s geographical intuition and its relationship with digital and virtual reality”.
(ANS – Rome) – On 4th and 5th October 2021, “Don Bosco Network” (DBN), the worldwide federation of Salesian development NGO’s and mission offices, organized it’s bi-annual General Assembly in Sacro Cuore in Rome. After almost 2 years of virtual meetings, the members of the Don Bosco Network had the pleasure to meet each other again in real life. Despite the absence of Salesian Mission (USA) and Bosconet (India), which couldn’t travel because of the Covid-19 restrictions, the smiles and positive atmosphere showed that human contact is essential to build strong relationships.
(ANS - Rome) - On Saturday 2 October, the final online meeting of the "70x7 Young Salesians for the renewal of the Ratio" took place, with some 50 participants from all over the world. Just take a look at the synchronisation of the start of the meeting to realise this: 6:00 Guatemala; 7:00 Mexico City; 9:00 Brasilia, Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Montevideo; 12:00 Accra; 13:00 Dublin, London, Yaoundé; 14: 00 Rome, Berlin, Warsaw, Zagreb, Valletta, Kigali, Lubumbashi, Lusaka; 15:00 Nairobi, Antananarivo; 17:30 New Delhi & India, Colombo; Yangon 18:30; Jakarta 19:00; 20:00 Manila, Hong Kong, Taiwan; 21:00 Seoul, Dili; 22:00 Melbourne and finally at 23:59 Fiji Samoa.
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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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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.