(ANS – Goma) – On 27 January 2025, the city of Goma has been taken by the rebel troops that had been surrounding it for months. ‘Goma has been invaded by the rebels and the army has surrendered,’ says one of the Salesian missionaries working at the mission in Goma. ‘Today we are unable to leave and there is a lot of uncertainty about what may happen in the next few hours,’ he adds. ‘The community is fine. We are without electricity and Wi-Fi. In addition, thousands of people have come to take refuge in the mission,’ he says. ‘The fighting is intensifying on the outskirts of Goma this morning’ (yesterday, Ed.), the Salesian missionaries report from Goma.

(ANS - Rome) - Don Bosco, a man of prayer and action, not only laid the foundations of an immense movement of people dedicated to the salvation of the young, but also left all his spiritual children a wealth of useful pointers for never losing direction. Between what he used to repeat, which was then picked up and witnessed by his contemporaries, and what he wrote himself, there are pages and pages of aphorisms that in a clear-cut and effective style offer indications that are still relevant for living a holy and meaningful life.

(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 - Rome) - The last meeting of the Youth Ministry Sector before General Chapter 29 took place on Saturday 25 January 2025. On this occasion, some ongoing processes were shared.