(ANS – Salamanca) – On 13 April, as part of the celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the Salesian presence in Salamanca, an interesting conference was held on the theme: "The Salesian legacy in Salamanca: a contribution to the 125th anniversary of their presence", given by Fr Joaquín Torres and Miguel Ángel Fernández, both members of the Salesian Delegation of Cultural Heritage in Spain's St James the Greater Province (SSM).
(ANS - La Paz) – Representatives of the six Salesian Universities of Latin America are meeting in La Paz, in the La Paz campus, Bolivia, with the aim of continuing the initiatives contained in the Work Plan agreed upon by the delegates of the Salesian Institutions of Higher Education (IUS), as a result of the joint constructive work that has been carried out for several years.
(ANS – Rome) – With the publication of the 10th volume of the critical edition of Don Bosco's letters (Rome, LAS 2024), the very ambitious project of the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS), launched at its foundation in 1982, has come to an end. Volume 10 collects in the first part the letters from 1887, January 1888 and about eighty letters not included in the previous volumes (as recovered after their printing); the second part consists of the indexing of names of people, places, correspondents, subjects, in order to facilitate searches within volumes that would easily remain dusty on library shelves at a tine like the present, in which history seems to have lost much of its appeal.
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.
(ANS – Rome) – A Salesian heart, great experience as an immigrant, vision as a Bishop: these few traits summarise the figure of Bishop Mario Yamanouchi, Son of Don Bosco and since 2018 at the head of the Diocese of Saitama. In recent days he came to Italy for the Ad Limina Apostolorum Visit by the Bishops of Japan and gave an interview to ANS in which he touched on many different topics: Church, inculturation, Salesians, vocations, young people, migrants, Salesian Family...
(ANS – Buenos Aires) – The Federation of Religious Educational Associations of Argentina (FAERA), at its Ordinary General Assembly on Tuesday, 9 April 2024, elected Fr Horacio López, SDB, as President for the three-year period 2024-2026. It is the first time in the history of FAERA that a Salesian has been elected President.
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Chile – Former Salesian student in the fight against Alzheimer's disease(ANS - Santiago) - Dr Nibaldo Inestrosa, graduate of the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and national prize of Natural Sciences winner, is a pioneer and expert in the study of Alzheimer's disease in the country. In this interview, he offers an insight into the current challenges, but not before reflecting on his formative experience at the Salesian Institute in Valdivia and how this influenced his interest in biology and science.
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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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India – INS youth solemnise Don Bosco’s Feast Day with ‘Ka Sur Kynud S-3’ Grand Finale(ANS – Shillong) – The Youth of St John Paul II, Shillong Province, celebrated the Feast Day of St. John Bosco with the Grand Finale of “Ka Sur Kynud, Season 3.” Organised by Don Bosco Media Network Television, the Social Communication Department of the Province, at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, this two-month-long singing competition, which imitates the global singing competition The Voice, concluded on 31 January 2025, coinciding with the Solemnity of St John Bosco.
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RMG - St. Francis de Sales Communicator: All for Love(ANS – Rome) - The figure of St. Francis de Sales, chosen by Don Bosco as an example of a communicator, teaches that communication is a matter of the heart. In his expression, "Everything in the Church is love: everything lives in love, for love, and of love," we understand his revolution in the way of communicating, and how communication becomes fruitful when it allows communion and the exchange of one's experiences in a path of accompaniment and collaboration in God's project.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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WHAT A GIFT TIME IS!THE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR,
Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDBThe beginning of the new year is illuminated in our liturgy by the ancient formula with which the Israelite priests blessed the people: "May the Lord bless you, and keep you. May the Lord show His face to you, and have mercy on you. May the Lord turn His countenance to you, and give you peace."