EVENTS

(ANS - Péliföldszentkereszt) - From 4 to 7 October, in the Salesian house of Péliföldszentkereszt, Hungary, the annual European meeting of Salesian Presidents and Delegates of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco took place. The meeting is one of the first activities of Don Bosco's Past Pupils in the country, and was carried out precisely to support the start of the association in Hungary. Leading the works was the World President, Michal Hort, with the support of the Confederal Council team. Also present were the Delegate of the Rector Major for the Salesian Family, Fr Eusebio Muñoz, and representatives of the provinces of Ukraine and the Middle East.

(ANS - Rome) - Presided over by the Rector Major of the Salesians and Grand Chancellor of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS), the inauguration of the 2018-2019 academic year of the UPS took place on 11 October. Returning to the motto chosen by the institution for the new year - "Making culture, at the service of young people, of the Church and of society" - Fr Á.F. Artime indicated several guidelines for making culture and being true teachers for one's students.

(ANS - Rome) - Thursday, October 11, at the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) in Rome, the new academic year will be inaugurated, characterized, as a general objective, by the theme: "Doing culture, at the service of young people, the Church and society."

(ANS - Mogofores) - On September 26, the 80th anniversary of the Salesian presence in the city was celebrated in Mogofores. The day was heralded as both festive and solemn from the very beginning, the celebration however maintaining a sober and discreet profile. And there were no lack of surprises.

(ANS - Rome) - "Just as Don Bosco took care of the most vulnerable children, the last, we too grasp his teaching, so we cannot ignore those who face terrible journeys on their own, run away from situations of war or extreme poverty and arrive in our country without any protection." To reaffirm the commitment of the Salesians for the most vulnerable children, those alone and without reference points, was Fr Daniele Merlini, Director of the Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco, intervening last September 25 at the conference "A network of protections. Unaccompanied foreign minors, voluntary guardians and family custody."

(ANS - Campo Grande) - The first module of the Course for Executives and Directors of the Salesian Institutions of Higher Education (IUS), hosted by the "Don Bosco" Catholic University (UCDB) of Campo Grande, ended last Friday, 28 September. The course was organized by the General Coordination of the IUS and was attended by numerous rectors, pro-rectors and directors of the IUS, coming from 10 countries and 14 Provinces of America, Europe and Africa.

(ANS - Valencia) – On Sunday 30 September, the "Martín i Soler" Theater of the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia hosted the 30th anniversary celebration of the "Don Bosco Federation", an organization that brings together the Salesian youth centers and associations of the whole Valencian Community.

(ANS - Rome) - On September 24-25, at the Salesian Headquarters, in the "Sacro Cuore" center in Rome, a working committee was set up to write a draft of the Salesian Personal Accompaniment Guidelines. The commission saw the participation of members of the Youth Ministry and Formation Dicasteries, and began work starting from the results of research on this issue that the two departments promoted, a survey that in recent months involved over 4,000 Spiritual Sons of Don Bosco, including Salesians in initial formation, novices, prenovices and accompanying staff.

(ANS – Pasay City) – “Word & Life Publications”, the Salesian publication for Evangelization and Catechesis, joined this year’s 39th Manila International Book Fair that was held at the SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City, from September 12 to 16, 2018.

(ANS – São Paulo) – The select group of members from the Education Group of Salesian University Institutions (IUS) gathered at Pio XI Campus of Salesian University of São Paulo from 17-19 September 2018 for an intercontinental seminar and the Vth Assembly of the Delegates of the Group.

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