NEWS
(ANS – Tonj) – In the footsteps of the late Fr. John Lee (1962-2010), another Korean missionary reached Tonj, South Sudan. Fr. Raphael Lee is the third Korean Salesian who reached Tonj. Fr. John Lee left in 2009 and two years later Fr. Henry Woo worked there for one year. Four years later former Korean novice master was sent here on a three-year agreement between the AFE-Sudan Delegate and the KOR provincial.
(ANS – Rome) – “I have seen that abroad the main focus of ministry for migrant Filipinos is on adult migrants, the Overseas Foreign Workers (OFW) who often have to take up double jobs in order to help their extended family. Yet, the needs of children of OFWs born in their new country are often not given due importance. Ministry for children of migrants is a whole new area that, to a great extent, has been abandoned”, expresses Fr Alfred Maravilla, from the Department for the Missions at the Generalate, Rome, who also ministers to Filipino migrants in the Parish of Santissimo Redentore at Val Melaina, Rome.
(ANS – Manta) – According to UNICEF data, the earthquake of April 16th destroyed 280 schools and provisionally left about 88.000 children of the areas of Manabi and Esmeraldas with no access to education. After the tragedy, the schoolchildren have gradually resumed their lessons and the 1.200 students of “San José” Salesian Educative Unit in Manta last Monday, June 13th, restarted their school activities.
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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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Italy – Artificial Intelligence, School, and Vocational Training: The Salesians of Italy at “Didacta” 2025(ANS – Florence) – The Salesian network for vocational training and education will participate in the “Didacta Fair” to discuss artificial intelligence, employment, business, and school education.
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.