(ANS – Rome) – The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, will be on an animation visit to Uganda, precisely in the camp for refugees of Palabek, from Sunday 5 to Tuesday 7 May 2024. It is a trip with a clear evocative message, in one of the last international commitments of Cardinal Á.F. Artime as Rector Major. The Rector Major will then continue his visit to other African Salesian presences.
(ANS – Valencia) – The Rector Major of the Salesians, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, led an entire weekend of celebration in Valencia (26-28 April 2024), on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the St Anthony Abbot work there. The anniversary allowed the Superior General of the Congregation, now also Titular Archbishop of Ursona, to learn about the Salesian presence in Valencia.
(ANS – Vatican City) – As part of the General Audience on Wednesday, the participants in the course "Accompanying when trauma hits, 2024" were able to meet Pope Francis, thanks to the good work of Prof. Busnelli and Sister Alessandra Smerilli, who assured them a place of honour in the General Audience.
(ANS – Rome) – The Course for the new Salesian Family Delegates is taking place in Italy in these days (20-26 April), between Rome and Turin: an annual event that is a useful formation opportunity for this position of responsibility, as well as an opportunity to share Salesian spirituality.
(ANS – Roma) – The Salesian Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, will commence his visit to Valencia on 26 April 2024. This is an institutional program, part of the 125th anniversary celebrations of the Salesian Saint Anthony Abbot presence in Valencia, which will allow the 10th Successor of Don Bosco to get to know the work of the Salesians in the city up close.
Rome, Italy – April 2024 – The Mass of thanksgiving of the two new Salesian Archbishops was held on the morning of Sunday, 21 April at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome, presided over by Cardinal Ángel Artime Fernández and with the homily given by Archbishop Giordano Piccinotti. Numerous Salesian cardinals, bishops, members of the General Council, Salesians, representatives of the Salesian Family and special guests attended the celebration. For his part, the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Stefano Martoglio, gave a warm welcome to the two new Salesian Archbishops, expressing his best wishes and his prayer, with the certainty that Don Bosco will accompany and bless these two of his sons in their mission.
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RMG – “Do Elderly Salesians have a role in the Digital Culture?”The answer in the letter “Sharing wisdom and hope in digital culture” from the General Councillor for Social Communication
(ANS – Rome) – In view of the current digital reality, and due to the presence, especially in some regions of the Salesian world, of a large number of elderly Salesians, the General Councillor for Social Communication, Fr Gildasio Mendes, has decided to dedicate a special letter to them, entitled: "Sharing wisdom and hope in digital culture". Here is how he explains to ANS readers today the origins, significance and perspectives of this document.
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Myanmar – Tragedy of Innocent Children in the midst of Armed Conflicts(ANS – Naypyidaw) - Myanmar finds itself immersed in profound grief and anguish as innocent lives, particularly those of children, continue to be mercilessly lost in the enduring armed conflicts. Families are left devastated by the tragic loss of their loved ones while the relentless violence shows no signs of abating. This week, a heartfelt plea from Myanmar reached our community, shedding light on the heart-wrenching death of a young girl Juliet in a military airstrike, prompting a unified call for prayers and action.
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Italy – "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of protection and prevention models": PGS conference with UPS(ANS – Rome) – The synergy between the Salesian Youth Sports Centres (PGS) and the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome gave rise to the conference on "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of models of protection and prevention", which will take place on 13 April, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at the UPS facilities in Rome.
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Latin America – Strengthening Vocational and Educational Commitment Today: 30 Years of the Salesian School in Latin America(ANS) – Since the first meeting in Cumbayá (Ecuador), 30 years ago, educational processes on the continent have found a collaborative epicentre which has given rise to the Salesian School in (Latin) America – ESA, in Spanish – as a forum for reflection and a common path. Many Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) and other groups of the Salesian Family (SF) have enriched this synodal journey, focusing on young people and their integral development. What are today's demands of us in the educational field? How are we building the Salesian School of the future? Can we further strengthen this great Salesian educational network in America? Some FMAs and Salesians who were at the first meeting in 1994, share their experience and their vision of how this journey has allowed a growth in the understanding of the youth reality, in the strategic decisions within the Provinces themselves and in the challenges that emerge for Salesian education.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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I’M A SALESIAN AND I’M A BOROROTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB
Diary of a Happy and Blessed Missionary Day
Dear friends , I’m writing to you from Meruri in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. I write this greeting almost as if it were a journalistic report, because it has been only 24 hours since I arrived in the middle of this Brazilian state.