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(ANS - Rome) - In addition to the Salesian basilica in Panama City, presented in the third part of the column dedicated to the shrines dedicated to the Father and Teacher of the Young, Central America boasts of another devotional centre of great importance dedicated to Don Bosco: it is the St John Bosco’Shrine in León, Mexico, to which today's article is dedicated.
(ANS - Rome) - The fifth social initiative that ANS presents to its readers in view of the Feast of Don Bosco 2025 does not refer to a single project or initiative, but to an entire mission developed over decades with perseverance and resilience in the midst of ever greater challenges. It is about the faithful witness of integral commitment to young people carried out by the Salesian community in Lebanon.
(ANS – Vatican City) – Pope Francis addresses the Presidents of Episcopal Commissions for Communications and Directors of National Communications Offices and encourages them to network together to build a different model of communication able to sow hope and mutual understanding instead of division.
(ANS - Vatican City) - The Jubilee of Communication took place on the weekend of 24 to 26 January 2025, the first of the great appointments organised on the occasion of the Holy Year. In two different appointments, in the meeting with the media on Saturday and in the Mass on Sunday at St Peter's Basilica, he renewed the call for genuine and true communication.
(ANS – Rome) – The festive, informal inauguration of the renovated Salesian Generalate dedicated to the "Sacred Heart of Jesus" was held at Rome, on Friday, January 24, 2025 on the feast of St. Francis of Sales. It was marked by a spirit of gratitude and a forward-looking vision. Ahead of the official inauguration planned for June, this Salesian house, which hosts the Congregation's Central Headquarters, experienced a preliminary moment of celebration and blessing. The event was dedicated to those involved in the three years of work that fully restored the house. The outgoing General Council, had decided upon the renovation, and selected the construction companies that carried out the work.