NEWS
(ANS – Turin) – On the 1st and 2nd of June, the General Assembly of Don Bosco Network gathered in Valdocco for its bi-annual meeting. The representatives of the different Salesian NGOs and Mission Offices active in development cooperation flew in from Europe, New York, and India. “For the first time after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, we were able to gather all representatives. We were also very pleased to welcome Fr. Alfred Maravilla and Br. Jean-Paul Muller as guests at our meetings, even though their schedules were already very busy with the summer session of the General Council. It shows as well the importance of DBN for the congregation,” states Fonny Grootjans, Network Coordinator.
(ANS - Turin) - A traditional, yet profoundly new appointment: this is the semi-annual gathering of the Congregation's General Council, which officially began last Wednesday afternoon, June 1, 2022, and will extend until Tuesday, July 26. What makes this summer plenary session of the General Council special is that it is taking place at the Salesian Motherhouse in Valdocco, due to the ongoing renovations at the Salesian headquarters in Rome.
(ANS – Budapest ) - A solemn Mass took place on Saturday 4 June 2022, at the Salesians Clarisseum (Budapest). The main celebrant was the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime. The blessing and placement of the reliquary of Blessed Stephen Sándor took place at the end of the Mass.
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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.
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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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.