NEWS
(ANS - Vatican City) - "Walk to my presence and be blameless [the Lord said to Abraham]. Full stop! This is the best definition of holiness. (...) Even today one can be holy. There are many saints in the Church, many." Yesterday, 2 May, Pope Francis granted an audience to the Salesian novices of Pinerolo and Genzano in Rome, together with the pre-novices of the Provinces of Italy and those from Malta, with their formation personnel and the people in charge. It was a meeting full of encouragement to live their vocation and the following of Christ to the full.
(ANS - Genoa) -the Salesian Community of Sampierdarena in Genoa hosted the Fifth Forum of the Salesian Youth Movement of Central Italy (ICC) from Saturday 29 April to Monday 1 May. The participants were more than 1,500 young people from about fifty works of the Salesians and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) from 7 regions. Among those in attendance were Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, Archbishop of Genoa and President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, and the Defence Minister, Roberta Pinotti.
(ANS - Cachoeira do Campo) The "First Seminar on Missionary Animation and Formation" is a unique encounter that is starting in Latin America. Certainly, "evangelization in these times is not an easy task," but there is a great need for reflection and, above all, "testimony with one’s life" in order to proclaim Jesus Christ. The goal of the seminar was to assimilate, understand and study deeply the First Proclamation and look for concrete educational and pastoral ways to make it effective in the Salesian mission.
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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.