NEWS
(ANS – Rome) – One year before the 10th anniversary of the Encyclical Laudato Si' and on the eve of the 2025 Jubilee, the European Laudato Si' Alliance (ELSiA) will present the results of "Vivere Laudato Si'", the first comprehensive European survey to include all the initiatives inspired by the Encyclical of Pope Francis, implemented since the publication of the Encyclical to date.
(ANS – Papua New Guinea) – Yesterday, May 16, 2024, the EAO Social Communication Delegates met online to discuss, plan and fine tune their preparations for various programmes of the region, keeping in mind the upcoming initiatives and events in the communication sector. Present for this online meeting were the delegates from South Korea, Myanmar, Philippines South, Cambodia, Indonesia, Australia, China, Mongolia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea, together with Fr. Harris Pakkam, the EAO Region Coordinator from the Social Communication Sector, Rome. After the initial prayer, the group welcomed the two new delegates, Fr. John Laba, INA and Fr. Martin Yip, CIN.
(ANS – New Rochelle) - Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, recently launched its annual “Loaves and Fishes” fundraiser which raises funds to ship life-saving aid to more than 130 countries around the globe. Because the cost of shipping critical aid is far less than its value, donations are multiplied many times over. For every dollar donated, Salesian Missions is able to ship $14 worth of critical goods to its programs. The fundraising appeal runs through the end of June 2024.
(ANS – Lahore) – "The life of the Servant of God Akash Bashir shines as an inspiration and ray of light in Pakistan and in the world afflicted by terrorism and unrest", Fr Lazar Aslam, a Capuchin Franciscan priest serving in Lahore, says. In May, the Catholic community of the archdiocese intensified prayer for Akash Bashir, Past Pupil of Don Bosco, the first Servant of God in the history of Pakistan. And the pilgrimage before his tomb is fervent, especially for young Pakistanis: "His faith in God motivated him to protect and serve his community, and led him to perform a gesture of extreme altruism in the face of a suicide bomber", the priest says.