NEWS
(ANS - Rome) - On 31 January 2023, the Feast of Don Bosco, a new digital publication was launched in seven languages: the Salesian Bulletin OnLine. Over these two years, the site has been enriched with almost 300 articles available in several languages. These include contributions on the Salesian charism, Salesian holiness, Mary Help of Christians, missions and missionaries, Don Bosco's dreams, Don Bosco's history, interviews, Salesian activities and much more.
(ANS - Rome) - The first official presentation of the ten volumes of the Epistolario or ‘Epistolary of Don Bosco’ took place on Tuesday 28 January 2025, at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome. This is a monumental documentary heritage that will long be at the disposal of all those who wish to know the life, work, ideals and spirit of the holy educator from Turin.
(ANS – Rome) - From January 27 to 29, 2025, the Global Conference of Catholic Institutional Communicators took place at the Pontifical Urbanianum University in Rome. Organized by the Dicastery for Communications of the Holy See, in collaboration with the Dicastery for Evangelization, the conference gathered 200 participants, including bishops, presidents of Episcopal Commissions for Communication, directors of communication offices, representatives of religious congregations, and leaders of Catholic communication agencies worldwide.
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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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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.
EVENTS
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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.
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."