Taipei, Taiwan - 8 February 2017 - This year of 2017 is the milestone for St John Bosco Parish in Taipei, stepping into the 50th year of it's life. Our Catholic community is located in the center of Taipei dedicated in preaching and witnessing the Gospel of Jesus and the service to the community of Taiwan in the spirit of Don Bosco: “Give me souls and take away the rest”. The Golden Jubilee celebrations were opened on 5th of February having Don Bosco in our midst: the casket with the Relics of Don Bosco arrived from Hong Kong. From 5th February until 16th April 2017
San Paolo, Brasile – February 11th, 2017 – On February 11th, Fr. Natale Vitali, Councillor of America South Cone Region, presided over the meeting of the Salesian Provincials of Brazil.
Seville, Spain – February 2017 – On February 14th, at the Proposal-Community “Bartolomé Blanco” of Seville there was the encounter of the commissions of vocations’ animation of Spain and Italy. The objective was to work and reflect together to create synergies within the vocation context among the Salesian Provinces of both countries.
Lahore, Pakistan – 8 February 2017 – The “Don Bosco Technical Center Lahore” has finally its own new website. This a fruits of three months hard work of the school team and it was launched on the feast day of St. John Bosco. The Vicar General of Lahore Archdiocese, Fr. Francis Gulzarcese of Lahore inaugurated the site personally. Even the Archbishop of Lahore Sebastian Francis Shaw, OFM, congratulated for the launch and left a message, where he affirm also: “The youth is not learning only technical skills in Don Bosco but they also gain knowledge of ethics, Spirituality and principles of life.” Everyone can find almost everything about the work and all the activities of the Salesian center on the site: www.donboscolahore.com
São Paulo, Brazil – February 11th, 2017 – On February 11th, in the parish of “St. John Bosco” in São Paulo, ten Salesians coming from five Provinces of Brazil have been ordained deacons, during the celebration that was presided over by Msgr. Julio Akamine, Metropolitan Archbishop of Sorocaba, and was concelebrated by the Councillor of Region America South Cone, Fr. Natale Vitali.
Petén, Guatemala – February 2017 – Two volunteers, Sandro Cacciapuoti and Paige Jonnines, of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) that works for the rights of migrants, requested a meeting with the youth of Petén to get acquainted with their situation and talk about the opportunities of working for peace. The volunteers selected the youth of the parish of San Benito, which is run by the Salesians, because of the activities implemented in favour of the house of the migrant, as a sign of the esteem the Salesian Youth Ministry enjoys both at a religious and an institutional level.