NEWS
(ANS - Vatican City) - On 19 October, the Protocol Office of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints sent Fr Pierluigi Cameroni SDB, Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family, a copy of the "Nulla Osta" from the Holy See for the start of the diocesan inquiry for the cause of beatification of the Servant of God, Sister Antonieta Böhm, Daughter of Mary Help of Christians.
(ANS - Ulaanbaatar) - Yesterday, 24 October, was the third day of the visit of the Rector Major Fr Ángel Fernández Artime to Mongolia. He spent almost the whole day in the community of Ulaanbaatar. First he met the Council of the Provincial Delegation of Mongolia and blessed the new building of the Salesian Reception Centre. Then he presided over a solemn Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, attended by all the Salesians and members of the local Salesian Family.
(ANS - Caracas) - "The experience of the group is in the passionate heart of Don Bosco,” says Bishop José Ángel Divasson. “It was present in his own life, and he manifested it by creating groups, companies, associations, which helped the young to grow and to plan their lives and choose to follow Jesus." Young people need to be offered very high goals, it seems. As the Pope says there are young people "who seem to be retired ahead of time, and who have thrown in the towel before starting the game." "They are full of wonder and amazement", and they "confuse happiness with a couch." The Salesian Province of Venezuela has reflected on the educational dimension of groups and the problem of vocations.
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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 – CATHOLIC WORLD DAY OF THE SICK: Salesian Missions highlights medical programs for people in need around the globe(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring the Catholic World Day of the Sick. Every year on Feb. 11, the Pope marks the day with a special message calling for spiritual and physical closeness to all those who are ill. Saint John Paul II instituted the day “to encourage the people of God, Catholic health institutions and civil society to be increasingly attentive to the sick and to those who care for them.”
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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GOOD, FAITHFUL, AND COURAGEOUS SERVANTSTHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB
During this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to rise up, set out again, and, in newness of life, make our journey as human beings and believers.