(ANS – Addis Ababa) – Welcome is the first phase of the pilot project launched in Addis Ababa by the Global Solidarity Fund, in collaboration with 5 religious congregations. Internally displaced people from the countryside and from Tigray, others repatriated from Arab countries in the Gulf, refugees, marginalised people and street children from the capital, are welcomed by the Missionaries of Charity, the Jesuit Refugee Service and the Salesians of Don Bosco, and then receive education and find work or open their own business in Ethiopia.
(ANS - Rome) – What is the future of the Church in the Metaverse? This question opens the new contribution by Fr Maciej Makuła, SDB, member of the Social Communication Sector, author of the series of articles that revolve around the theme of Communication in the Church and in the Salesian Family. In September we are called to reflect on the role of the Church in the Metaverse, a word that is electrifying the world of communication, technology and academia.
(ANS– Rome) – The series of articles conceived and produced by Fr Maciej Makuła, SDB, member of the Social Communication Sector, continues to be published, revolving around the theme of Communication in the Salesian Family. On this occasion, for the month of August, the reflection concerns the media communication carried out by the Church, an institution that in order to be able to speak once more to the men and women of our time, cannot exempt itself from facing the change of era that is underway.
(ANS - Rome) - The book "L'educazione cattolica nel Magistero della Chiesa universale. Una sintesi introduttiva" by three prestigious professors of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) - Fr. Cesare Bissoli, Fr. Sergio Cicatelli, Fr. Guglielmo Malizia - and the late Prof. Fr Carlo Nanni, Rector Magnificus of UPS for two terms (2009-2015), who passed away in 2020. This is a volume of great significance as it offers a synthesis of the Church's Magisterium on Catholic education.
One in seven Christians in the world is a victim of persecution; thus stated the Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and other international organizations, during the 52nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held in Geneva.
(ANS - Lima) - In a situation of chaos and social conflict, in which Lima, the capital of Peru, suffers from clashes of political forces due to the lack of agreements, the youth of several Salesian works in Peru celebrated the feast of Don Bosco.
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INTERVIEWS
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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
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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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Italy – "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of protection and prevention models": PGS conference with UPS
(ANS – Rome) – The synergy between the Salesian Youth Sports Centres (PGS) and the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome gave rise to the conference on "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of models of protection and prevention", which will take place on 13 April, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at the UPS facilities in Rome.
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Latin America – Strengthening Vocational and Educational Commitment Today: 30 Years of the Salesian School in Latin America
(ANS) – Since the first meeting in Cumbayá (Ecuador), 30 years ago, educational processes on the continent have found a collaborative epicentre which has given rise to the Salesian School in (Latin) America – ESA, in Spanish – as a forum for reflection and a common path. Many Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) and other groups of the Salesian Family (SF) have enriched this synodal journey, focusing on young people and their integral development. What are today's demands of us in the educational field? How are we building the Salesian School of the future? Can we further strengthen this great Salesian educational network in America? Some FMAs and Salesians who were at the first meeting in 1994, share their experience and their vision of how this journey has allowed a growth in the understanding of the youth reality, in the strategic decisions within the Provinces themselves and in the challenges that emerge for Salesian education.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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I’M A SALESIAN AND I’M A BORORO
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.