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(ANS – Paris) – In their speeches, some politicians associate the issue of Unaccompanied Minors – that is, foreign adolescents who arrive in Europe without an adult by their side – with the problem of juvenile delinquency, insinuating that they should be distrusted and that the State should protect its citizens from their possible actions.
(ANS – Fatima) – Registration for the 9th International Congress of Mary Help of Christians has recently closed and the organising committee of this great event of the Salesian Family has announced some interesting information in view of its realisation: for example, the total number of members exceeds 1,200 participants, from different parts of the Salesian world. The 9th International Congress of Mary Help of Christians, which will be held in Fatima from 29 August to 1 September 2024, therefore promises to be a truly global celebration of prayer and encounter among the devotees of Mary Help of Christians.
(ANS – Rome) – Artificial Intelligence (AI) is very much a trending topic nowadays: many people talk about it, although not always all with the same competence. For this reason, in preparation for the 2024 Communication Conference "SHAPING TOMORROW" which will take place from 1 to 7 August 2024 at the facilities of the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome, the Social Communication Sector has prepared an agile tool in the shape of 10 question-answer exchanges to help understand the terms of the issue.
(ANS – Naples) – Adrenaline, joys, fears, expectations, worries, hopes, questions, anxieties, fun, sharing, silence, listening, prayer: these are just some of the emotions and feelings experienced during the last weekend of June 2024 in Naples, on the occasion of the “opening weekend” for the boys and girls from Salesian educational settings who for several months have prepared for a summer experience of service under the banner of Salesian Missionary Volunteering.
(ANS - Rome) - The communications office of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) announced that on Monday, 24 June 2024, Card. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco, in his capacity as Grand Chancellor of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS), appointed Prof. Fr. Kevin Otieno Mwandha, Vice-Rector of UPS for the next three-year period 2024-2027, starting from 3 August.
(ANS – Lviv) – The “Pokrova” Salesian family home (from the Ukrainian word for “shelter, protection”) owes its name to its location, being located in areas around the bell tower connected to the parish church named after the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Pokrov; it is a children’s house located in Lviv. It was founded by the Salesians in 2006 and its main objective is to provide favourable conditions and comprehensive and holistic development to vulnerable children and young people, through an individual approach for each child.