NEWS
(ANS - Rome) - On January 25, 2023, as part of the work of the General Council, the Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of the other Council members, decreed the canonical erection of the Salesian Province of Tanzania (TZA). The new Province shall be named after St. Artemide Zatti and will be based at the Dar Es Salaam-Oyster Bay institution.
(ANS - Turin) - After the success of the song "Il Cuore parla al cuore - The Heart Speaks to the Heart" related to Strenna 2022, Salesian Fr. Maurizio Palazzo, chapelmaster of the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, has composed a musical piece for the Salesian Family Spirituality Days held in Valdocco Jan. 12-15. The new oeuvre is inspired by Strenna 2023’s message, and is entitled "Vita in noi - Life in Us."
(ANS - Kinshasa) - The 40th apostolic journey of Pope Francis began yesterday, 31 January 2023, with destinations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Thousands of people, from the sidewalks or from the roofs of houses, welcomed the Pope as he moved around the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. And the Holy Father did not fail to show them his affection: “Dear Congolese women and men, your country is truly a diamond of Creation; but you, all of you, are infinitely more precious than any goods that springs from this fertile ground!” he said during the meeting with the authorities, with civil society and with the diplomatic corps in the garden of the Palace of the Nation.