NEWS
(ANS - Minga Guazú) - Minga Guazú is a particular name: "Guazú" comes from the Guaraní language and means "large or great", while "Minga" comes from Quechua and means "solidarity work". Today it is a city that emerged, in fact, from work of great solidarity in a wooded area near Ciudad del Este. One of the main promoters of its development was Salesian Fr Guido Coronel who designed the city, its network of roads, water supply and electricity; he had the local hospital and police station built and became the city's first governor. But his most important work was of another nature: he shared and spread his devotion to Mary Help of Christians, so much so that today a colossal sculpture in her honor is under construction.
(ANS - New Delhi) - During his official meeting to India, Yemen's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Abdulmalik Abduljalil Al-Mekhlafi, said that according to information available to him Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian Salesian priest kidnapped in Yemen on March 4, 2016 "is still alive", and assured that the Yemeni government is doing "everything possible to guarantee his release."
(ANS - Santa Cruz) - "The Don Bosco Project is a dynamic set of programs that constitute a harmonious environment where children and young people from the streets and socially at risk are welcomed under a system whose mission is to provide integral formation," said Fr Pio Octavio Sabbadin, SDB, head of the Don Bosco Project, who this year has proposed a new educational initiative - the cineforum "ValorArte" - to a group of children and teenagers.
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INTERVIEWS
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RMG - Preparation, objectives, challenges and perspectives of GC29: in dialogue with the Moderator, Fr Alphonse Owoudou(ANS - RMG) - Just a few days before the beginning of the 29th General Chapter (GC29) of the Salesian Congregation, Fr Alphonse Owoudou, Councillor for the Africa-Madagascar Region and Moderator of GC29, recounts in detail, through an articulate interview, the work preceding and underlying this responsibility, indicating the spirit that will animate it and the attitudes and conditions to make it truly a Cenacle in which the Holy Spirit can act, for the benefit of the Congregation, the Salesian mission and the youth of the world.
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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Italy – Artificial Intelligence, School, and Vocational Training: The Salesians of Italy at “Didacta” 2025(ANS – Florence) – The Salesian network for vocational training and education will participate in the “Didacta Fair” to discuss artificial intelligence, employment, business, and school education.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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United States – International Women's Day: Salesian Missions highlights educational programs that empower women and girls(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 celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8. The day honors the economic, political and social achievements of women while focusing the world’s attention on areas requiring further action.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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WE ARE DON BOSCO TODAYTHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB
Dear friends and readers, members of the Salesian Family, for this month's greeting in the Salesian Bulletin I will focus on a very important event that the Salesian Congregation is holding presently: General Chapter XXIX. This assembly, the most important one that the Congregation can experience, occurs every six years along the Salesian Congregation’s journey.