Italy – 18 young migrants in the Salesians course to become mechanics: "A great opportunity"

(ANS – Genoa) – The new course for motor vehicle repair mechanics began on the ...

Uganda – Fr Alphonse Owoudou visits the Salesian community at the Palabek refugee camp

Palabek, Uganda – April 2024 – "An Extraordinary Visitation that turned out to be a ...

Italy – Fr Antúnez (Don Bosco Missions): "In Ukraine we are militants for peace"

(ANS – Turin) – "In Lviv I was impressed by the cemetery in the city centre. A ...

Malawi – "Passionate about Jesus Christ, dedicated to young people": the eleventh Provincial ...

Lilongwe Vice-Province, Malawi – April 2024 – ZMB's Mary Help of Christians ...

Peru – The Salesian Postulation on a visit to the country: "Salesian holiness is a reality that we ...

(ANS – Lima) – Fr Pierluigi Cameroni, Postulator General for the Causes of Saints ...

Italy – 1869 - 18 April - 2024: ADMA celebrates its 155th anniversary by contemplating the role of ...

(ANS – Turin) – On 18 April 2024, the Association of Mary Help of Christians ...

Bolivia – The Educational Network of Don Bosco Folk Schools strengthens educational quality and ...

Cochabamba, Bolivia – April 2024 – From 11 to 13 April, 130 directors of the ...

Italy – 900 young people participate in the "DLDAY 2024" of the SYM in the Lombard-Emilian Province

Chiari, Italy – April 2024 - The "DLDAY 2024" took place at the Salesian house in Chiari on ...

Brazil – Ordinary General Assembly of the Salesian Network Brazil

Brasilia, Brazil – April 2024 – The Ordinary General Assembly of the Salesian Network ...

RMG - Anticipation for the episcopal ordination of Card. Ángel Fernández Artime and Bishop Giordano ...

(ANS - Rome) - There is an air of great expecation throughout the Salesian world for the ...

Bahía Blanca, Argentina – April 2024 - At the headquarters of the Salesian University (Unisal), in Bahía Blanca, on April 3 and 4, the second meeting was held involving the organising committee of the Salesian "Weaving Paths" Missionary Congress for a missionary rebirth starting from interculturality, which will take place from 5 -8 May  2025 in Buenos Aires. Led by the Provincial Delegate for the Missions in Southern Argentina (ARS), Fr Francisco Chimento, the committee – appointed by the Provincial Fr Darío Perera – is organising the Congress and pre-congress, called "Previous Dialogues", which consists of five virtual presentations that will address specific aspects. The committee will shortly launch the call for participation. As part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first missionary expedition to arrive in Argentina, which will be commemorated in 2025, the Congress aims to merge the rich missionary history with reflections of self-criticism to promote a more effective cultural evangelisation in America. In addition, an attempt is made to explore the critical perspective by analysing the history of evangelisation and inculturation of the Gospel in Latin America, identifying challenges and opportunities. The organising committee focused on the visual identity of the Congress, the contents and issues to be addressed, specialists who will participate, work and logistics committees and, above all, on the organisation of the "Previous Dialogues" and the convening of missionaries. The UNISAL and the Juan XXIII Higher Institute were involved in accompanying the Congress at the level of academic animation, since the scientific world, through the social sciences, has much to offer to evangelisation in the mission.

(ANS – Buenos Aires) – The Extraordinary Visitation to the Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá Province of Southern Argentina (ARS) continues. In recent weeks, Father Gabriel Romero, Councillor for the America South Cone Region, has visited Salesian centres in Avellaneda, Bernal, San Isidro, Isidro Casanova and met with some provincial teams; for his part, Father Alfonso Bauer, Novice Director of the Inter-Institutional Novitiate in Montevideo, Uruguay, who collaborates with Father Romero in visiting the houses of ARS, visited several works and centers in Buenos Aires.

Córdoba, Argentina – March 2024 – In March, the Provincial Economic Commission of the Salesian Province of Northern Argentina (ARN) met for the second time since its establishment. The team comprising the Provincial Economer, Fr Roberto Carlos Camusso, the Administrator of the commission, two Salesians, two administrators of works and a member of the commission, worked on various issues aimed at valuing local and Provincial economic resources, as well as drawing up guidelines for the development of a Solidarity Project and an Exchange of Assets Project.

Córdoba, Argentina – March 2024 - The Commission of Educational Centers in the Salesian Province of Northern Argentina (ARN) met in the city of Córdoba on 7-8 March, involving a representative from each area of the Province and the Delegate for Youth Ministry, Fr Alejandro Garzón, SDB. The day addressed different subjects and provincial documents, maintaining the objective of supporting the Educational Communities. "Continuing to be a Courtyard, School, Church and Home" inspired the work of the two days, which reflected on the commitment of educational communities to provide a complete space for the development of children and young people.

(ANS – Buenos Aires) – The Extraordinary Visitation to the Blessed Cerafino Namuncurá Province of Southern Argentina (ARS) continues. The visitation has already touched the houses in Neuquén province, those in the middle valley of the Río Negro, Bahía Blanca, and the houses in the metropolitan area and the city of Buenos Aires. Fr Gabriel Romero, Regional Councillor for America South Cone, visited La Plata, La Pampa and some houses in the city of Buenos Aires; while Fr Alfonso Bauer, appointed by the Rector Major to accompany the Regional Councillor for America South Cone in his Visitation, was in Parque Avellaneda.

Córdoba, Argentina – March 2024 – The annual meeting of Presidents and Representatives of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) in North Argentina took place at the Retreat House of the Pious Disciples of the Divine Saviour from 15 to 17 March. On the first day the 24 participants, representatives of 12 local ADMAs out of the 20 in the province, had an initial online meeting with Fr Gabriel Cruz, the new Spiritual Animator of the  ADMA Primary, who greeted them affectionately. Subsequently, Fr Alejandro Guevara held a conference entitled "I will give you a Teacher" followed by the retreat led by Fr Orlando Sánchez, SDB, ADMA animator. On the second day, the participants explored the theme of the Rector Major's Strenna 2024 and got to knowabout the local ADMAs. On the last day they listened to the testimonies of the young ADMA from Santa Fe with their various initiatives to spread devotion to Mary Help of Christians.

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INTERVIEWS

  • Italy – A Salesian on the front line of the war in Ukraine: "Being close counts, words come later"

    (ANS - Rome) - As he tells with a gentleness that does not seem to come from horror, he is "resting a little bit" in Rome these days. Fr Oleh Ladnyuk is a Ukrainian Salesian priest who is a military chaplain at the front, among the soldiers who fight in defence of their country and among the civilians who for over two years have seen their lives wiped out. He brings humanitarian aid where the missiles fall and from those places he helps with the evacuation of young people and adults - so far at least 500 people, but there are probably many more. These days the Salesian – who carries out his ministry in Dnipro and teaches History in a state school in the city – is in Rome to take part with two other priests and a dozen lay people from his country in the "Accompanying when Trauma Hits" course hosted by the Pontifical Salesian University in collaboration with the Faculty of Educational Sciences, with the DON BOSCO NEL MONDO Foundation and the Don Bosco Network. A project that aims to provide theoretical and methodological tools to deal with the traumas caused by war.

EDITORIAL

  • Myanmar – Tragedy of Innocent Children in the midst of Armed Conflicts

    (ANS – Naypyidaw) - Myanmar finds itself immersed in profound grief and anguish as innocent lives, particularly those of children, continue to be mercilessly lost in the enduring armed conflicts. Families are left devastated by the tragic loss of their loved ones while the relentless violence shows no signs of abating. This week, a heartfelt plea from Myanmar reached our community, shedding light on the heart-wrenching death of a young girl Juliet in a military airstrike, prompting a unified call for prayers and action.

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    THE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB

    Diary of a Happy and Blessed Missionary Day

    Dear friends , I’m writing to you from Meruri in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. I write this greeting almost as if it were a journalistic report, because it has been only 24 hours since I arrived in the middle of this Brazilian state.

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