NEWS
(ANS - Coacalco) - The visit of the Rector Major Fr Angel Fernando Artime to the Province of Mexico-Mexico has ended. It took place in a spirit of closeness, friendship, fraternity and especially fatherliness. "Fr Ángel impressed us with his closeness, his words and his resemblance to Don Bosco. He brought us his testimony, his words, his love, his joy and his example of faith, which will stay with us in Mexico: He is staying with us!" was the comment of the Salesians of the place. The visit of the Rector Major was especially marked by devotion to the Our Lady of Guadalupe, in an eminently Marian context and in the month of Mary.
(ANS – Hong Kong) – The feast day of Saint Dominic Savio is the day which is taken by the China province as Vocation Day. It was a great joy in the Salesian House of Studies (Shaukiwan, Hong Kong) to see more than 100 enthusiastic young people from 7 Salesian schools in HK and Macao together with more than 10 SDBs to celebrate the joy of being a Salesian. This activity was preceded by a week of prayers for Salesian vocations and culminated in the celebration of Vocation Day.
(ANS - Santa Julia) - The Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, led a pilgrimage to the Basilica in Guadalupe on Thursday 11 May and celebrated Mass at the feet of the "Morenita of Tepeyac", the Virgin of Guadalupe.
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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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Argentina – UNISAL Participates in the International Forum “Territories of the Future: South Atlantic and Antarctica”(ANS – Río Grande) – From February 19 to 21, the cities of Río Grande, Tolhuin, and Ushuaia hosted the International Forum “Territories of the Future: South Atlantic and Antarctica”, organized by the University Network for the Care of the Common Home (RUC) and the Municipality of Río Grande, with support from the National University of Tierra del Fuego (UNTDF). The event brought together universities from Argentina, Latin America, and the Caribbean to discuss sustainability and conservation in these regions, with the Salesian University of Argentina (UNISAL) playing an important role.
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.