NEWS
(ANS - Rome) - The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, in the framework of the General Council meeting, and with the consent of the other members of the Council, has appointed Fr. Gianpaolo Roma as the new Superior of the "Don Michele Rua" Province of Southern Italy (IME), for the 2023-2029 term.
(ANS – Rome) - The Rector Major, Rev. Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, the 10th Successor of Don Bosco on 14 December 2022 nominated Rev. Fr Don Bosco LOURDUWAMY as the provincial designate of the Salesian Province of St Thomas the Apostle, Chennai (INM). Fr Bosco will be succeeding Fr Jose Kochamkunnel (KM) who has been serving as Provincial since February 2017. The Salesian Province of Chennai is a large and vibrant Province with 415 confreres working in 51 houses in the State of Tamil Nadu, the Union Territory of Pondicherry, and the Islands of Andaman and Nicobar in India. It has also one house at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
(ANS - Rome) - The figure of St. Francis de Sales has accompanied the spiritual and pedagogical journey of the entire Salesian Family during this year 2022 that is drawing to a close, due to the fourth centenary of the death of the saint from Annecy. The motto of the Rector Major's Strenna, "All through love, nothing through constraint," has been a powerful guideline to more deeply know the roots of the charism common to all groups and to be led spiritually and pedagogically by the wisdom of St. Francis de Sales.
(ANS - Madrid) - From December 9-11, the II edition of the Days of Spirituality of the Salesian Family of the Salesian Province "Saint James Major" (SSM) were held in El Escorial. At the previous meeting in 2018, a Decalogue for the Salesian Family was agreed upon, focusing on Youth and Family Ministry, which served as a starting point for this new conference.
(ANS - Rome) - Yesterday, Dec. 14, 2022, as part of the work of the winter plenary session of the General Council, the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of his Council, appointed Fr. Roberto dal Molin as the new Superior of the Lombardy-Emilian Province "San Carlo Borromeo" for 2023 - 2029.