NEWS
(ANS - Bratislava) - The time of summer is getting closer and closer and so, all those activities that under various names - GREST, oratory or summer center, or camp - are about to start, activities that throughout the Salesian world mean a time to grow together for: religious, volunteers, animators and animated. This year, following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, in many realities throughout Europe specific activities are already being organized for Ukrainian refugee children abroad. This is the case, for example, of the "Mary Help of Christians" Province of Slovakia (SLK).
(ANS – Lucknow) – The Salesian house “Don Bosco Ashalayam”, located in Lucknow in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, has a new solar panel for electricity thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. More than 200 children currently reside at Don Bosco Ashalayam and benefit from educational and recreational opportunities. Through its presence on the streets and with courses and programs offered in slums and railway stations, Don Bosco Ashalayam provides assistance to street children, child laborers, and at-risk youth. More than 80,000 children have benefited in three decades.
(ANS - Santiago de Compostela) - Under the motto "Come and walk," last Sunday, May 29, the Salesian Family of the "Spain-Saint James Major" (SSM) Province returned on pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, thus renewing a tradition interrupted in the last two years due to the pandemic. More than 400 pilgrims took part in the initiative, completing a stage of the famous Way of St. James and finally reaching the tomb of the Apostle St. James, Patron of the Province.
(ANS - Turin) - The meeting of the World Council of Salesian Cooperators, which took place May 26-29 in Valdocco, has just concluded. Adding to the importance of the convocation was a special aspect that characterized the days of work, namely the holding of the meeting in presence, after the stop imposed by the health emergency of the pandemic: in fact, two years have passed since the meeting set in May 2020, and after many online meetings, the World Council was able to meet and embrace again.
(ANS - Bahía Blanca) - The Salesian Historical Archive of the "Blessed Zeffirino Namuncurá" Province of Southern Argentina has decided to make a series of material on the blessed and soon-to-be saint Artemide Zatti available to the Salesian Family and the research community to foster the dissemination of his life and work. Although this information has always been available, due to Pope Francis' recent approval of a miracle that will lead to his proclamation as a saint, the archival work has been enhanced.