NEWS
(ANS – Mestre) – The 2025 edition of the Cnos-Fap National Exhibition of Masterpieces (CNOS stands for "Centro Nazionale Opere Salesiane" - National Center of Salesian Institutes for Professional Training and Development. FAP stands for "Formazione Aggiornamento Professionale" -Vocational Training and Professional Development) in transversal areas took place from April 8 to 11 in Mestre, bringing together and challenging young talents from all over Italy.
(ANS - Spain) – From April 17 to 20, the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Spain will organize their traditional Easter gatherings: a pastoral initiative aimed at teenagers and young adults connected to Salesian works. The program offers an opportunity to live the central days of Holy Week in an atmosphere of faith, community, and accompaniment, specially designed for youth. Alongside the participants, several hundred animators and Salesians will guide the experience, facilitating moments of prayer, group work, personal reflection, and the liturgical celebrations of the Easter Triduum.
(ANS – Makeni) – The Post-Novitiate House in Makeni, part of the Sacred Heart Salesian Community in Lusaka, Zambia, has recently been able to enhance its security and install solar lighting systems thanks to funding from Salesian Missions, the Salesian Mission Office based in New Rochelle, USA.
PHOTO GALLERY
INTERVIEWS
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Italy – GC29, Fr. Attard: “Listening to Young People Around the World, Don Bosco’s Method Is Still Relevant”(ANS – Turin) – "Avvenire" is a prominent Italian daily official newspaper of the Catholic Church in Italy which has featured an article on our New Rector Major Fr. Fabio Attard. We present you an extract from the article:
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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Malta – Face to Face with the Man of Sorrows: Teatru Salesjan, Malta(ANS – Sliema) – From April 13 to 18, Teatru Salesjan opens its doors to an encounter that transcends time, inviting the public to come Face to Face: Encountering the Man of the Shroud. This extraordinary Holy Week event offers a rare opportunity to contemplate a life-sized replica of the Holy Shroud of Turin—a silent yet deeply moving image that has stirred faith, awe, and mystery for centuries.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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United States – Int’l Day For Street Children: Salesian Missions highlights programs that support and empower youth(ANS – New Rochelle) - Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of children and youth who are homeless on the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and the millions of street children in countries worldwide with an opportunity to have their voices heard while ensuring that their rights are not ignored.
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.
