NEWS
(ANS – Lilongwe) – Edna from Malawi proudly says that he is achieving a lot in his career. “In everything I do, whatever award I get… is not just me, but it also goes to DON BOSCO,” said Edna Chimpeni. This young employee in World Bank Malawi is a past pupil of Don Bosco Youth Technical Institute, Lilongwe, Malawi. He studied the IT course from this institution. “Wherever I go, and whatever I achieve,” Edna proudly mentioned, “all these happened only because of this institution.”
(ANS - Piura) - The city of Piura, in northern Peru, is the main producer and national exporter of organic bananas, mango, lemon, grapes and products like coffee. It is also the main producer of oil and phosphates and the second in rice production. Piura is one of the regions that give the greatest contribution to the national GDP, but 35% of the population live in poverty. Worse still, this region is among the worst in terms of health conditions. The Don Bosco Foundation of Peru, knowing the socio-economic situation, has launched a free medical, surgical and dentistry campaign in the city of Paita.
(ANS - Les Cayes) - Haiti is suffering yet another humanitarian crisis. Hurricane Matthew hit the country and has caused a new emergency, worse than ever. More than 2 million people are affected, about 1.5 million people need emergency assistance and more than 60,000 are homeless. The number of deaths is not clear: at least 375 have died, but some organizations are speaking of more than 900 deaths. "This is the richest area of the country and now it is devastated. There is nothing, no cultivation, no food. It is a real humanitarian catastrophe," according to Fr Victor Auguste, Salesian, Deputy Director of the Rinaldi Foundation of Haiti.
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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.