NEWS
(ANS – Hyderabad) – The second day of the Team Visit of the Rector Major and the General Council dealt deeply on the topic of youth and youth ministry. Fr Miguel Angel García, General Councillor for Youth Ministry, restated the words of Don Bosco: “Be the signs of the times.” He continued to explain that being signs of the times in the present digital world mean: “scanned,” “read,” “interpreted,” and “assessed.” It’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness and it’s our duty to discover what the Lord is saying to us, Salesians. “Don’t settle down for less than what you can achieve” Fr. Miguel Angel García remarked with a broad smile.
(ANS – Lima) – More than 9,600 vulnerable people in Peru received nutritional support thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, and “Feed My Starving Children”, a non-profit Christian organization committed to “feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit.” A shipment of rice-meals was provided to the Don Bosco Foundation in 2022 and distributed throughout the year to 10 civic and religious programs serving people who are sick and elderly, at-risk youth, and other marginalized populations.
(ANS – Tijuana) – The Salesian Missionary Volunteer Program of the West Side Salesian Province of the United States recently carried out its first missionary expedition since the pandemic began, bringing hope and aid to those in need in the Tijuana Salesian Project. The program brought together 12 students from St Francis High School in Watsonville, California, aged between 14 and 17 years old, and guided by two of their teachers (Christopher Croghan and Michael Doherty), the director (Juan Carlos Montenegro), and provincial coordinator of the Volunteer Program (Luis Chacon).
(ANS - Lavrinhas) - Members of the General Assembly of the Canção Nova Community - International Private Association of the Faithful, 25th group of the Salesian Family - gathered for their 12th General Assembly, in Lavrinhas, Brazil, elected Father Wagner Ferreira da Silva as their new President. Subsequently, in the vote for Vice President of the Community, Father Donizete Heleno Ferreira was elected.
(ANS - Goma) - Throughout the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, clashes continue and thousands of people are suffering from the fear of war and the absence of resources. The Salesians present in that region are active across the board to bring relief to the pressing needs of so many people: thanks also to the collaboration of Salesian NGOs such as the International Volunteer for Development (VIS) or Salesian Missions Offices such as "Salesian Missions" in New Rochelle, in the United States, they are taking care of the internally displaced people present in the Kanyaruchinya camp and in front of the Salesian works in Goma and Shasha.