NEWS
(ANS - Caen) - On Thursday, May 25 and Friday, May 26, the third meeting of the "Don Bosco Action Social" (DBAS) network was held in Caen, following those in Bordeaux in 2018 and Lyon in 2021. Around 100 directors, managers and administrators of the 24 member associations (representing a hundred different structures and services) in the "St. Francis de Sales" Province of France, Belgium and Morocco (FRB) were present. On the occasion, Charlotte Caubel, Secretary of State with responsibility for Children, went to the heart of Salesian charitable institutions in the Department of Calvados: in the morning to Troarn, to meet with the teams of the "Notre-Dame" Center; then, in the afternoon, she spoke at the "Lemonnier" Institute in Caen, where she was welcomed by the Salesian Provincial, Fr. Daniel Federspiel.
(ANS – Vatican City) – “We continue to help Ukraine.” This is both an invitation and a confirmation of his activity, launched by the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, on the sidelines of the presentation, at the Teutonic College in the Vatican, of his book The charism of presence and hope. A year travelling with Fr Ángel Fernández Artime. The book brings together the journeys undertaken by the 10th Successor of Don Bosco from the beginning of 2022 to March 2023, visiting houses of a Congregation that operates in 136 countries around the world on all continents.
(ANS – Turin) – The theme of the 9th International Congress of Mary Help of Christians was officially announced during the World Advisory Council of the Salesian Family, held in Turin from 19 to 23 May leading up to the feast of Mary Help of Christians. The Congress will be held in Fatima, Portugal, from 29 August 2024 to 1 September 2024. The theme will be “I will give you a Teacher”.
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INTERVIEWS
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RMG – “Do Elderly Salesians have a role in the Digital Culture?”The answer in the letter “Sharing wisdom and hope in digital culture” from the General Councillor for Social Communication
(ANS – Rome) – In view of the current digital reality, and due to the presence, especially in some regions of the Salesian world, of a large number of elderly Salesians, the General Councillor for Social Communication, Fr Gildasio Mendes, has decided to dedicate a special letter to them, entitled: "Sharing wisdom and hope in digital culture". Here is how he explains to ANS readers today the origins, significance and perspectives of this document.
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.
EVENTS
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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.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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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 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.