INTERVIEWS
(ANS – Roma) – Don Bosco is a universal saint and no one who has had the opportunity to get to know him or his personality can remain indifferent to him. From the young people of the first Oratory at Valdocco to the youngsters who today attend the countless Salesian works scattered across five continents, everyone has their own special relationship with the Father and Teacher of Youth. For this reason, in view of the 207th anniversary of Don Bosco’s birth, next 16 August, we asked the members of the General Council to share with us who St John Bosco is for them. Opening this cycle of interviews today is the General Councillor for the Missions, Fr Alfred Maravilla.
(ANS - Melbourne) – Highly esteemed priest, teacher, and journalist. Thus, in a nutshell, the mission of Fr. Frank Freeman, an Australian Salesian of almost 91 years of age, but without forgetting the task he has been carrying out for a good 39 years, and which fuses together a bit all three dimensions of his being and acting: Director of the Salesian Bulletin of his country. Today on ANS he tells us a little about himself.
(ANS - Rome) - St. Luigi Orione was born in Pontecurone, in the province of Alessandria, Italy, on June 23, 1872. For three years, from October 1886 to August 1889, he was a student at the Valdocco Oratory in Turin. Don Bosco, who soon noticed his human qualities, counted him among his favorites, assuring him, "We will always be friends." During his time in Turin, he also became acquainted with the charitable works of St. Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo, close to the Salesian oratory, until he later started his "Little Work of Divine Providence." On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of "don Orione," as he is universally known, we post an interview with Father Tarcisio Vieira, who has just been confirmed by the General Chapter of the Oriones as the Congregation's Director-General.