(ANS – Lima) – The "El Sagrario" parish of the Cathedral in Lima has opened its doors to the Salesian Family to celebrate two extraordinary sons of Don Bosco who have made their way to holiness in Peru: the Venerable Octavio Ortiz Arrieta (Lima, 1878 - Chachapoyas, 1958) and the Servant of God Luis (Luigi) Bolla (Schio, 1932 - Lima, 2013).
(ANS – Lima) – Fr Pierluigi Cameroni, Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family, and Fr Gabriel Cruz, Worldwide Spiritual Animator of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) and his collaborator in the Postulation, are currently (16-21 April 2024) visiting the Saint Rose Province of Peru. The purpose of their presence in the Andean country is to accompany and guide the Cause of Beatification and Canonisation of Fr Luis (Luigi) Bolla, SDB, and advance the cause of Bishop Octavio Ortíz Arrieta, SDB.
(ANS - Lahore) - On Friday, 15 March 2024, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, Pakistan, Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, OFM, officially closed the Diocesan Inquiry into the life, martyrdom and reputation of the Servant of God Akash Bashir (22 June 1994 - 15 March 2015), a Cause that had been opened two years ago, on 15 March 2022.
(ANS – Rome) – On 15 March 1924, deacon Costantino Vendrame was ordained priest by Bishop Giovanni Mauri, auxiliary bishop of Milan, in the chapel of the Major Seminary there in Milan.
(ANS - Viedma) - With the motto "In prayer with Zatti, we are mission", the 10th Pilgrimage in honour of Artemide Zatti took place on the weekend of 9 and 10 March 2024 in Viedma, in the Argentine province of Río Negro, in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of his death on 15 March 1951.
(ANS – Modica) – After a whole week of events involving the diocese of Noto, citizens in Modica and the local Salesian Family, on Saturday 2 March, the 17th anniversary of the death of Nino Baglieri, Volunteer with Don Bosco (CDB), a Eucharistic concelebration in memory of the Servant of God took place at the Mary Help of Christians parish in Modica.
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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.
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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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United States – INT’L DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN: Salesian Missions highlights programs that provide shelter and support(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 homeless children 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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I’M A SALESIAN AND I’M A BOROROTHE 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.