NEWS
(ANS - Bologna) In the morning of June 1, the Rector Major began an extraordinary four-day visit to the Lombardo-Emiliana Province. Young people of the Salesian Institute of the city, guests of the "Community of Unaccompanied Minors" of Castel De 'Britti and numerous Salesian confreres were present at Bologna Central Station, to welcome Don Ángel.
(ANS - Rome) - What will the contents and methodologies of the International Congress of “Youth Ministry and Family” be? Don Miguel Ángel Garcia Morcuende, Head of the School and Vocational Training of the Salesian Youth Pastoral's Dicastery, answers this question in a brief video.
(ANS – Biratnagar) – The Salesians of Don Bosco, Kolkata Province, rejoiced at the Inauguration of the Don Bosco Institute, Biratnagar, Nepal on 27 May, 2017, due to the immense opportunities that the Don Bosco Institute Biratnagar, Nepal, aims to bring about in the lives of the poor and underprivileged youth of Nepal, especially in Morang Dt, and more specifically in Biratnagar.
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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.