NEWS PHOTOS
Mumbai, India - September 2016 - From 26 August to 3 September, 283 students of Don Bosco International School in Matunga participated in the "Master Your Mind" workshop organized by "Tej-Prasarini communication - Don Bosco Communications" in collaboration with International Masterminds. Students were encouraged to develop multiple intelligence, ambidexterity, concentration techniques, memory and speed reading, mind maps, neurobiotics and a series of practices that help the mind to be efficient. The workshop was led by DP Mahesha, founder and Director of "Masterminds International", with 12 trainers.
Assisi, Italy – 20 September 2016 - Pope Francis paid a visit to Assisi for the World Day of Prayer for Peace which came during the congress "Thirst for Peace. Religions and Cultures in Dialogue", organized by the Diocese of Assisi, the Franciscan Family and the Community of Sant'Egidio. The meeting was attended by 510 religious and political leaders.
Tondo, Philippines – 18 September 2016 - On the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation called for by Pope Francis, the Don Bosco Youth Centre in Tondo organized an interpretive dance competition on the theme "Bosconian Youth: for God and for Nature."
Kutno, Poland - September 2016 – A meeting of members of the Association of Salesian Cooperators of the Province of Warsaw was held on 17 and 18 September. On the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the Association, the Provincial Coordinator, Elżbieta Gawłowska, presented the report and the budget of the last year, the project for this year and the history of the Salesian Cooperators in the territory. Fr Wojciech Kulak, SDB, spoke on "Responsibilities of assigned tasks" while the Różanystok Local Centre spoke of the practice of works of mercy. Finally, the Director of the Central East Europe Region, Stanislav Veselský, reported the message of the Rector Major and the Mother General of the FMA for the Association of Salesian Cooperators and presented the work of the World Council, indicating the latest official documents for the Association.