NEWS
(ANS - Araguaiana) - On Friday 15 November 2024, Republic Day in Brazil, the São Marcos and Meruri communities celebrated a Mass in Araguaiana, in the State of Mato Grosso, at the tomb of the Salesian martyrs Fr João (Johann) Fuchs and Fr Pedro Sacilotti, in honour of the 90th anniversary of their killing, which took place on 1 November 1934.
(ANS – Maputo) – The mission visit to Mozambique by Fr Luca Barone, Delegate of the Rector Major for the so-called "Mattei Plan" for Africa, a strategic project of diplomacy, development cooperation and investment promoted by the Italian government with the collaboration of companies and various Third Sector bodies has ended in these days.
(ANS – Bangalore) - The upcoming National Catholic Media Conference, Illuminaire 2024, is set to take place in just two days—on November 23 and 24—at St. John’s Medical College in Bangalore, India. Exclusively designed for priests, religious, and those in consecrated life, this landmark event will focus on nurturing digital stewardship and empowering the Catholic community to harness the power of technology, social media, and artificial intelligence to serve the mission of the Church in the digital age. Organized by the Social Communication Sector of the Salesians of Don Bosco in collaboration with BOSCOM India, the Vatican Dicastery for Communication, and major Catholic bodies in India, Illuminaire aims to inspire and equip participants to engage effectively with the digital revolution.
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INTERVIEWS
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RMG – The missionaries of the 155th Salesian Missionary Expedition: Guy Roger Mutombo Mutshi, from the Vice-Province of Africa Congo Congo (ACC) to the Province of Southern Italy (IME)(ANS – Rome) – The final word from the new Salesian missionaries comes from Congolese Guy Roger, a missionary in the Province of Southern Italy. "My plans and dreams for my missionary life are to live in communion of spirit and action with my Salesian brothers in IME for the salvation of poor and abandoned young people, according to the heart of Don Bosco and to the greater glory of God".
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 – Presentation of the volume "Giovanni Bosco, Predicazione"(ANS – Rome) – Last Friday, 22 November 2024, at the UPS, the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS), in collaboration with the Don Bosco Study Centre (CSDB) at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome, presented the volume Giovanni Bosco, Predicazione. Introduzione, testi critici e note a cura di Aldo Giraudo e Massimo Schwarzel. (= ISS – Fonti, Prima Series, 18). Rome, 2024. The symposium involved numerous scholars who were able to illustrate the originality and specific value of this new text on St John Bosco.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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United States – INT’L DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: Salesian Missions highlights support for people with disabilities(ANS – New Rochelle) - Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring International Day of People with Disabilities. Since its inception in 1945, the United Nations has outlined and reiterated its commitment to calling for the creation of inclusive, accessible, and sustainable societies and communities. In 1981, the U.N. proclaimed Dec. 3 as a recognized day for the celebration of the achievements of people living with disabilities across the world.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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A BIG HEART LIKE THE SHORES OF THE SEATHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB
A new time is given to us: from the Heart of God to the heart of humanity, mirrored in the great heart of Don Bosco.
Dear friends and readers, in this December issue I address you with my best wishes for a new year! We find ourselves in a new time that is given to us to live with intensity and with "newness of life," which I make my own, as a propitious and opportune wish. I am speaking of the gift that the Holy Father has given us in recent days: his Encyclical letter Dilexit Nos on the human and Divine Love of the Heart of Jesus Christ.