India - Festival of Hope

12 October 2022

Mumbai, India – October 2022 - The Cafasso Squad youth who bring hope and joy to hundreds of children through their prison ministry venture gathered at Don Bosco Provincial House, Mumbai to celebrate the Festival of Hope. It began with a lively music band by Prince and his team. The Cafasso Squad is all about youth who do prison ministry in the Remand Homes/Observation Homes. Currently the Cafasso Squad youth go to three Observation Homes in Mumbai and teach the children different things like music, sports, tuitions, cooking etc. This demands commitment and regularity on the part of the Cafasso Squad youth. As part of the Festival of Hope the Cafasso Squad youth shared their own personal experiences. Besides the Cafasso Squad youth there were also other interested youth from the Archdiocese of Bombay who listened to the beautiful testimonies. Fr Savio Silveira, the Provincial of the Salesian Province of Mumbai spoke about the close connectedness between St John Bosco and St Joseph Cafasso. Fr Glasten Gonsalves, the Director for Prison Ministry in the Archdiocese of Bombay encouraged the Cafasso Squad youth and appreciated their generosity.

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