NEWS
(ANS - Turin) - With the celebration of the Eucharist on 23 May, presided over by the Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, the last working day of the World Council of the Salesian Family began. The participants shared the working draft of a new document drawn up by the Secretariat of the Salesian Family, entitled "Animation and Accompaniment in the Salesian Family". It is a document that offers useful indications both on how to live accompaniment according to the Salesian style, and on the organisms of animation and accompaniment of the various groups of our Family.
(ANS – Ennore) – DEEPAGAM (Don Bosco Catechetical Centre for Faith and Value Education) and Youth Ministry jointly organized first folk arts training camp for INM Provinces Youth from May 18, 2024 to May 22, 2024 at Don Bosco Youth Animation Center (DBYAC), Ennore on Culture and Youth Empowerment using Folk Arts to spread the salvific Gospel of Jesus Christ.
(ANS - Buenos Aires) - The Extraordinary Visit to the "Zeffirino Namuncurá" Province of South Argentina (ARS), is now nearing its conclusion. This visit was carried out on behalf of the Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, by the Regional Councillor for the Southern Cone of America and Fr Alfonso Bauer, the Novice Master of the Inter-provincial Novitiate of Montevideo. In recent days, Fr. Romero visited the houses in Esperanza, Grande Zárate, Villa Luzuriaga, Uribelarrea, Del Valle, Tandil, Mar del Plata, and Río Gallegos, while Fr. Bauer visited the San Miguel House in La Plata and the one in Ensenada.
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INTERVIEWS
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Portugal – Interview with the Rector Major of the Salesians, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime(ANS – Fatima) - During his visit to Portugal for the National Day of the Salesian Youth Movement and the Pilgrimage of the Salesian Family to Fatima, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation, gave a brief interview to the Salesians in Portugal, in which he talks about the importance of young people in the Salesian charism, the current challenges of the Congregation and its prospects for the future.
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 – "WE ARE NEVER FOREIGNERS IN FAMILY: Promoting and putting foster care in place for unaccompanied foreign minors"(ANS – Rome) – Next Tuesday, 28 May 2024, the Salesian Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco work in Rome will host a conference with authorities and experts in the field to discuss a very topical issue: the reception and social inclusion of Unaccompanied Foreign Minors, focusing on the fundamental role that families can play.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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RMG – The houses of "Don Bosco's Madonna" around the world: the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Lima, Peru(ANS – Rome) – Enthroned on the front of her Basilica in Lima, an almost eighty-year-old image of Mary Help of Christians is a silent witness to the daily movement of the thousands of passers-by who pass daily before her. Located right where Avenida Brasil is, one of the main and busiest roads in the capital of Peru, the figure is protected from the elements by a glass screen placed ten years ago during the restoration work of the church, declared a Cultural Heritage of the Nation.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS FROM HERE TO THE WORLDTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Card. Ángel Fernández Artime
Dear readers of the Salesian Bulletin,
My affectionate and cordial greetings during this Easter season. In a world in turmoil, agitated by armed conflicts and no small amount of violence, we continue to declare, announce, and proclaim that Jesus is Lord, raised by the Father, and that he LIVES. We strongly need His Presence in hearts willing to welcome Him.