NEWS
(ANS - Asunción) - "Mass riots and one person dead after a part of the ruling party, which supports President Horacio Cartes, promoted a reform of the constitution to allow for his re-election in 2018", according to reports these last few days in the international media. Faced with this difficult situation, the Episcopal Conference of Paraguay has asked them not to insist on the possibility of presidential re-election through a constitutional amendment, because it causes unnecessary tensions which "could result in violence with unpredictable consequences."
(ANS - Vatican City) - On Saturday 1 April, Pope Francis erected two new dioceses in Equatorial Guinea, those of Evinayong and Mongomo, by dividing the Dioceses of Bata and Ebibeyin, and made them suffragans of the Metropolitan See of Malabo. In addition to appointing bishops of the two new dioceses, the Holy Father also appointed the current Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province of Tropical Equatorial Africa (ATE), Fr Miguel Angel Nguema Bee, SDB, as the new Bishop of Ebibeyin.
(ANS – Rome) – One of the subject matters on which the Department of Youth Ministry focused its work between 2015 and 2018 is the topic of the family, as requested by the two Synods on the pastoral challenges of the family (2014 and 2015) and the 27th General Chapter (2014). An International Congress on Youth and Family Ministry (from November 27th to December 1st 2017), which will be held in Madrid. A website has been opened for enrolment at: https://symfamily17.org
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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.