(ANS – Palabek) – On the third day of His Eminence's visit to Uganda - Palabek particularly, the Rector Major, His Eminence Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, stopped for a brief visit at the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate from Gulu living in the camp (St Daniel Comboni), who work closely with the Salesian mission in Palabek, while en route to the Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre - Palabek (VTC), which is located nine kilometres from the Salesian community. He blessed the local community there.
(ANS – Kampala) – At Noon, East African Time, the Regional Africa Madagascar Superior, Fr Alphonse Owoudou, the Provincial of Africa Great Lakes, Fr Piérre Célèstin Ngoboka, Salesian confreres in Uganda, Salesian Cooperators, and a student delegation from Don Bosco Nursery and Primary School Namugongo received His Eminence, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime upon his arrival at Entebbe International airport.
Uganda – May 2024 – From Sunday 5 to Tuesday 7 May 2024 Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, is on an animation visit to Uganda, to be precise in the Palabek refugee camp. It is a trip with a clear evocative message, in one of the last international commitments of Cardinal Á.F. Artime as Rector Major. Following this, the 10th Successor of Don Bosco will continue his visit to other African Salesian presences, with the intention of accompanying the further development and growth of this flourishing Salesian presence, for the good of young Africans and those of the whole world, and of ensuring the closeness of the Congregation to the African people.
(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.
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INTERVIEWS
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RMG – Fr Gildasio Mendes, General Councillor for Social Communication, talks about his two new books on Don Bosco(ANS – Rome) – At the end of the International “Shaping Tomorrow” Communication Conference (Rome, 1-7 August 2024), the General Councillor for Social Communication, Fr Gildasio Mendes, publicly presented his most recent two literary works, both dedicated to Don Bosco and motivated by the bicentenary of the latter’s famous Dream at Nine Years of Age. They are As seeing him who is invisible and Parallels 15 and 20. Today he shows us in detail the meaning and perspectives of the two books.
EDITORIAL
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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.
EVENTS
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Italy – The chapel of the relics at the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Turin celebrates 90 years and celebrates them with an exhibition on the Shroud(ANS – Turin) – Again this year, on 14 September, on the occasion of the liturgical feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the day of the Opening of the Crypt, the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Turin hosted an evening dedicated to the Shroud,, as part of the "Culture in the Basilica" exhibition, entitled "The Shroud: witness of great love".
SPECIAL REPORTS
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RMG – 100 years of Salesian holiness in the shadow of Mary: 8 September 2024 in Slovenia and Slovakia(ANS – Rome) – Don Bosco was a great lover of Our Lady and the "thread" of her strong and discreet presence as a mother, teacher and helper, never failed for each of her children. It is therefore not surprising that so much Salesian holiness is also interwoven with very deep bonds with Mary: every Servant of God, every Blessed and Saint of the Salesian Family has a special, sometimes all-encompassing bond with her, as it was for Fr Silvio Galli, SDB, or Sister Antonietta Böhm, FMA. This 2024 is also marked by two anniversaries directly connected to some figures of Salesian holiness: those of the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Raknovik, Ljubljana, consecrated on 8 September 1924, and that of the arrival in 1924 of the Salesians at the national Marian Shrine in Šaštín, Slovakia, dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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On WINGS of HOPETHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Father Stefano Martoglio
While continuing my service as Vicar in the coming months, quietly, very simply, and completely in continuity, I’ll replace the Rector Major in leading the Congregation to the General Chapter, the 29th, in February 2025.