NEWS
(ANS – Vilnius) – From 16-19 March Fr Alfred Maravilla, General Councillor for the Missions, was on a Missionary Animation Visit to the two presences in Lithuania where the Salesians arrived in the previous century. However, the flourishing Salesian presence in the country suffered greatly after the Second World War. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Lithuanian Salesians from abroad returned. Later, the Rectors Major also sent Salesian missionaries from other countries to restart the Salesian presence.
(ANS - Kep) - Young indigenous people representing ten countries of East Asia-Oceania region are busy these days (10-20 March 2024) at the campus of the "Don Bosco" technical school in Kep, Cambodia, for a communication workshop on social networks aimed at offering useful skills to make the voice of indigenous peoples heard, and to deepen together the dimension of synodality in the Church.
(ANS – Nairobi) – The MoJo training, organized for the Salesians, second in Africa and first for the Salesians only in Africa, was an effort to keep abreast with today’s advanced mobile and digital media technology. The motivation behind this was to empower the Salesians, who, in turn, will empower young people to tell African stories using smartphones to those who don’t know about Africa, its people, and culture. This training gave the trainees the skills to produce high-quality content using mobile devices.
(ANS – Rome) – There was a recent meeting of the Salesian Cooperators Association World Council held in Rome from 14 to 17 March 2024. The meeting was attended by World Councillors for the 12 Regions into which the Association is divided. In particular, in addition to the World Coordinator, Antonio Boccia, there were also members of the World Executive Secretariat and Fr Joan Lluis Playà, Central Delegate of the Rector Major for the Salesian Family Secretariat.
