NEWS
(ANS - Rome) - During the six year period from 2008 to 2014, the Youth Ministry Department ran a series of four seminars, 2010-2013 (Spiritual accompaniment. Salesian Spiritual-Educational work at the service of the young), on the theme of spiritual direction, which were attended by some experts on the subject. After the positive experience of these meetings, many Salesians have asked to be part of the way forward in this important theme of Salesian ministry. For this reason the Department for Youth Ministry is now offering a new course for Salesian educational-pastoral service: a seminar on the theme "Accompanying the Life of Prayer" to be held at the Salesianum, Rome, 16-20 November 2016.
(ANS – Bruxelles) – On 27th September, Bro. Giacomo Comino, Salesian missionary working in the Salesian Mission Office in Juba, South Sudan, arrived in Brussels to explain to several stakeholders the emergency situation that thousands of south Sudanese people are facing and the work being done by the Salesians in the country, as a joint effort of the AFE Province and Don Bosco International.
(ANS – Rome) – On the first anniversary of the acceptance by the United Nations of the Sustainable Development Agenda till 2030, Don Bosco Network is launching A Salesian Response to the 2030 Agenda, emphasizing the commitment of Don Bosco organizations to the advancement of “poor and abandoned youth”.
(ANS - Guatemala City) - The Salesians of the Fr Bartoloné Ambrosio Vocational Training Centre serve 300 young people through courses and workshops in carpentry, electrical training, information technology, industrial welding and milling. The energy costs for all of these services are very high and limit the possibility of investment, maintenance and refurbishment of equipment. For this reason the Salesians have decided, in line with the ideas offered by Pope Francis in the encyclical Laudato Si, to meet their energy needs in a natural way that helps the environment and reduces costs.
(ANS – Seoul) – Nanum House's (Nanum means sharing) 30th anniversary celebration was opened in a joyful atmosphere with 300 people (Salesian Family members, benefactors, youngsters of Nanum houses, collaborators, and volunteers) in Shinwoldong Salesian Education Center in Seoul on Sunday, 25 September. The 30 years history of Nanum House was the result of an accurate discernment on the youth and family situation in that era, and on what was the most effective solution for the children who are the most poorest and in the most needy situations.