NEWS
(ANS - Kathmandu) – In the year 2015, Nepal, whose name we associate with Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world, had suffered the worst earthquake since 1934. There were more than 7000 earthquake victims and the material damages were very heavy. This country has a population of 27 million inhabitants, with an extreme poverty rate of 24.8% while illiterates form 57% of the population. These are numbers that speak of a hidden and disturbing reality. In the face of all this, the Salesian NGO "Don Bosco Network" continues its efforts to help rebuild the basic structures and to strengthen the country's future: the schools.
(ANS – Recife) – Since 27th June up to date, 1st July, more than 1000 students and athletes from Salesian schools in the North East Region of Brazil are participating in the 31st edition of the Salesian “Nordestão” – the most important sport event and Salesian event in the Region. The happening, which this year is taking place in Recife, promotes the integration among students, enhances sport life, favours solidarity and brings to light the great talents of many youth. The motto of this year takes inspiration from the Strenna of the Rector Major: “In life and in sport strength is born and spirit unites”.
(ANS – Muhazi) – Muhazi is a small village close to Kigali, the Capital of Rwanda. Speaking of Rwanda recalls to our mind memories of death and destruction, but together with this bloody story, a new story grows, one of hope and future. The Salesians are present in Rwanda since 1953 and through six presences they offer young people opportunities of instruction. In the capital, which is surrounded by a range of mountains and luxuriant valleys, many of the inhabitants never went to school, or they dropped out when they were attending primary school.
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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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India – INS youth solemnise Don Bosco’s Feast Day with ‘Ka Sur Kynud S-3’ Grand Finale(ANS – Shillong) – The Youth of St John Paul II, Shillong Province, celebrated the Feast Day of St. John Bosco with the Grand Finale of “Ka Sur Kynud, Season 3.” Organised by Don Bosco Media Network Television, the Social Communication Department of the Province, at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Laitumkhrah, Shillong, this two-month-long singing competition, which imitates the global singing competition The Voice, concluded on 31 January 2025, coinciding with the Solemnity of St John Bosco.
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.