SPECIAL REPORTS
(ANS – Rome) – The Congregation's Department for Social Communication has an intense and meaningful program for 2021. Today it is presented directly by the General Councilor for Social Communication, Fr Gildásio Mendes dos Santos.
(ANS - Bukavu) - Jean-Claude Michaël Imani is a young man born in 2003 in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A problematic boy, who already around the age of seven was able to leave at will and at any time without saying goodbye and return after many days, was welcomed at the Don Bosco center in April 2019, after spending more than 7 years on the street. Recently, thanks to the Salesians and the commitment of many people, he has been able to reunite with his family.
(ANS - Cagliari) - They have formed generations of Sardinians who look to the Salesians, even after so many years, with affection and gratitude. The first presence of the Sons of Don Bosco on the island dates back to 1898: the first Salesian house with the Oratory and the vocational center was established in Lanusei. Now these institutes are no longer managed by the Salesians, but remain the symbol of a historical presence that has made the religious a point of reference not only for Ogliastra, but for the whole island.
(ANS - Quito) - The Salesian presence in the Ecuadorian Amazon with the Achuar ethnic group began almost 50 years ago with the great Italian missionary Luigi Bolla, who took the indigenous name of Yánkuam’Jintia: Bright Star of the Path. He was the first to live among the Achuar, sharing his life and the Gospel among them. Half a century after the first contact with the Achuar people, Salesian mission work continues to focus on evangelization, education and human, social and cultural promotion.