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(ANS - Tucumán) – The centenary of the Salesian presence in Tucumán is a deeply significant date for the social, religious and cultural life of the city. Two priests, a confrere in practical training and three brothers arrived in Tucumán on 11 February 1916. At the time, no one could have foreseen the size that such a presence would have acquired over time, even if in fact it could already have been assumed that the Salesians were capable of achieving, considering what they had already achieved in the vast field of evangelization of Patagonia since 1875, the year of their arrival in Argentina.
(ANS - Addis Ababa) - In the Biographical Memoirs it is said that in 1885 Don Bosco dreamed of the expansion of the Salesian Congregation in Africa and saw himself next to an angel who spoke of the great blessings that would come to that continent. (MB Vol. XVII, 645). It is a dream that is renewed today, with the presence of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, on African soil.
(ANS – New Delhi) - Bosconet is an organization that carries out the mission of Don Bosco in the world, joining in its work to better the lives of needy children. Through its activities it has helped many people from marginalized communities. To understand the results of its activities we can listen to the stories of some of its beneficiaries.
(ANS - Rome) - It was 6 September 2015 when Pope Francis invited parishes and religious communities across Europe to put the Gospel into practice by accepting refugee families, as a concrete gesture of mercy. Since then, many communities have taken up his call. And in recent days, two more Salesian houses, in Rome and Venice, have opened their doors to refugees.