NEWS
(ANS – Chennai) – Salesian missionaries with SURABI, the Salesian Project Development Office of Chennai, India, have five vehicles to support their work thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The vehicles are helping Salesians provide services for youth at risk and carry out youth pastoral work.
(ANS – Legnano) – Drawings, collages and videos: the children at schools in Legnano who participated in the competition on Fr Carlo Crespi, SDB, organised by the Associazione Padre Carlo Crespi of Legnano – birthplace of the Venerable – included in a busy program of celebrations for the 100th anniversary of Legnano City.
(ANS – Guadalajara) – As part of the celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the Salesian School in America (ESA, in Spanish), the 5th ESA Continental Meeting was held from 1 to 5 May at the Anáhuac Chapalita Institute in Guadalajara, State of Jalisco, Mexico, under the motto: "Together for the present and future of Salesian education".
(ANS – Rome) – The economic and financial management of any organisation, including those of the so-called Third Sector, is something fundamental for the realisation of the institution's projects and mission. With this awareness in mind, some thirty Salesians and lay people are gathering from 6 to 10 May 2024, at the facilities of the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome, for the annual appointment of the recently appointed formation course for Provincial Economers.
(ANS – Palabek) – On the third day of His Eminence's visit to Uganda - Palabek particularly, the Rector Major, His Eminence Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, stopped for a brief visit at the Little Sisters of Mary Immaculate from Gulu living in the camp (St Daniel Comboni), who work closely with the Salesian mission in Palabek, while en route to the Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre - Palabek (VTC), which is located nine kilometres from the Salesian community. He blessed the local community there.
(ANS – Rome) – The tradition of the Worldwide Novena to Mary Help of Christians (15-23 May), promoted by Salesian Headquarters and of importance for all members of the Salesian Family who intend to adequately prepare for this anniversary, is renewed again this year. Accompanying videos of the 2024 Novena will be made available online in the coming days.