NEWS
(ANS – Gulu) – Due to a fatal road accident last Saturday, April 26, 2025, Slovenian Salesian missionary Fr. Danijel Lisjak passed away near Diima, Uganda. Below is the affectionate remembrance prepared by his confreres.
(ANS – Gwangju) – On 26 April, the Salesian Family Spirituality Day was held at the Gwangju Youth Cultural Center, hosted by the FMA. The whole world is immersed in grief over the great loss of a prophet of our times and the greatest spiritual leader. On this day, as we join in heart with the funeral of Pope Francis taking place in Vatican City (5:00 PM Korean time), the Salesian Family in Korea is conducting the Family Spirituality Day in a restrained manner, without extravagance, as it is a long-planned and significant family event, while feeling the sorrow of sending their supreme superior (Constitution 125) back to God.
(ANS – Lima) – This year, with great enthusiasm, a new initiative for the formation of young people has been launched in the indigenous Achuar communities of Kuyuntsa, Checherta, and Yankuntich. The Salesian oratory, adapted to the Achuar style, has been warmly welcomed by the communities, especially by the youth.
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INTERVIEWS
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Vatican – Cardinal Bo: “Pope Francis had profound respect for people of Asia”(ANS – Vatican City) – In an interview in the wake of Pope Francis’ death, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Myanmar remembers the late Pope “as a loving and compassionate shepherd” whose “voice became our echo,” whose “heart understood our grief,” and whose “presence brought healing.” The Cardinal, who served as the leader of Asia’s Bishops for two terms, recalls the late Pope’s “profound affection” for the people of Asia, and his “love for” the suffering people of Myanmar.
EDITORIAL
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RMG – Don Bosco: “The Fascinating Saint”(ANS - Rome) - Don Bosco is perhaps the most amazing and fascinating saint, history has ever produced. The humble work which he began for the welfare of his poor and abandoned boys in Italy has produced astonishing results, and today there are nearly 14000 Salesians working in 138 countries, and there are more than 200,000 members belonging to the 32 groups of the worldwide Salesian Family sharing the charism of Don Bosco and reaching out to the needy young people.
EVENTS
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Argentina – ‘EDICIONES DON BOSCO’ ARGENTINA present at the Buenos Aires Book Fair(ANS – Buenos Aires) – The publishing house of the Salesian Province of Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá is once again participating in the International Book Fair, Buenos Aires, which will take place from 24 April to 12 May at the La Rural Exhibition Centre in Buenos Aires. As last year, the Ediciones Don Bosco stand will be number 431, located in the blue pavilion.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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Peru – Pope Francis’ Salesian roots(ANS – Lima) – Pope Francis’ death which occurred yesterday, Monday 21 April, in Rome, invites us to look back on the Salesian roots of the man who, for the last twelve years, was the 266th Pontiff of the Catholic Church. Much of this information was recounted by Jorge Mario Bergoglio himself in letters written between 1986 and 1990 to Salesian historian Fr Cayetano Bruno (1912-2003), found in the Salesian Historical Archives in Buenos Aires by fellow Salesian and historian Fr Alejandro León and published in the book Francisco y Don Bosco (2014).
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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With Don Bosco - AlwaysTHE MESSAGE OF THE VICAR OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Stefano Martoglio
To celebrate a General Chapter in one place or in some other place is not an indifferent matter. Certainly, being at Valdocco, in the "cradle of the charism", we have the opportunity to rediscover the beginnings of our history and rediscover the originality that constitutes the heart of our identity as consecrated persons and apostles to the young.
