NEWS
(ANS – Rome) – Nestled in the serene locality of Bandlaguda Jagir, Hyderabad, the Don Bosco Shrine stands as a testament to faith, community service, and youth empowerment. This sacred sanctuary, which has grown into a vibrant center of worship and spirituality, boasts a rich history and an inspiring vision for the future. Rooted in devotion to Don Bosco, it continues to nurture faith and serve as a beacon of Salesian charism.
(ANS – Rome) – The Tacurú Movement, founded in 1981 in Montevideo, Uruguay, is a Salesian social work that supports vulnerable children, teenagers and young people, offering them tools for their personal and community development. In view of the 2025 Feast of Don Bosco, it represents the sixth Salesian social initiative that ANS has the pleasure of presenting to its readers.
(ANS – Santo Domingo) – With great joy and gratitude, the Salesians of the Antilles announced the start of the celebration of their 90 years of educational, pastoral and social work in the Dominican Republic. This significant event was inaugurated with a mass celebrated by Bishop José Amable Durán Tineo, Auxiliary Bishop of Santo Domingo, which took place on Wednesday 24 January at 10:00 a.m. in the parish of St John Bosco in Santo Domingo.
(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.