In the January 2025 issue of the Missionary Bulletin "Cagliero 11" a forum was published on the Salesian missionaries sent from Don Bosco to today.
(ANS – Buenos Aires) – Saturday, A documentary short film "Somos todos. El sueño salesiano llega a América" (This is us. The Salesian dream reaches America) was screened on 14 December 2024, as part of the opening of the celebrations and commemorations for the 150th anniversary of the Salesians in America. The screening took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is an original production by the Salesian Bulletin Argentina, accessible free of charge to all through the Web.
(ANS – Rome) – The booklet, poster and prayer for SMD 2025 are ready “Give Thanks, Rethink, Relaunch”, remembering the 1875, the year of the first missionary expedition.
(ANS – Rome) – Looking ahead to 2025, the Jubilee Holy Year and the 150th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition, Fr Stefano Martoglio, Vicar of the Rector Major, currently in charge of the Congregation worldwide ( Art. 143 of the Constitutions), addresses a missionary appeal to all Salesians on the anniversary of the foundation of the Salesian Congregation, today, 18 December. "I am addressing this letter to you, renewing the spirit of our origins, the missionary spirit that has made the Congregation what it is from the beginning," Fr Martoglio writes.
Argentina – Celebrations begin for the 150th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition
(ANS - Buenos Aires) - The Mater Misericordiae church in the Congreso district of Buenos Aires hosted the celebration marking the opening of the 150th anniversary celebrations on Saturday 14 December 2024, on the 149th anniversary of the arrival in Argentina of the first Salesian missionaries sent by Don Bosco himself and who arrived in Buenos Aires on 14 December 1875. The place was significant, as it is the first location where the missionary pioneers led by Fr John Cagliero, the future cardinal, settled.
(ANS – Buenos Aires) – In tune with the great ecclesial event of the Jubilee 2025, the Salesian Congregation will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the First Missionary Expedition, sent by Don Bosco himself to Argentina, which arrived in Buenos Aires on 14 December 1875.
PHOTO GALLERY
INTERVIEWS
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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.
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 – On-Line Course on Integral Ecology 2025: An Initiative of the Alliance for the Care of Our Common Home (Pontifical Universities & Atheneums of Rome)(ANS – Rome) – 2025 marks the tenth anniversary of Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical letter on the Care for Our Common Home, in which he invited all people of good to “a new dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet” (Laudato Si’, 14). However, as Pope Francis recognizes in Laudate Deum, the apostolic exhortation published on 4th October 2023, “our responses have not been adequate” and “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.” (Laudate Deum, 2).
SPECIAL REPORTS
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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."