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Budapest, Hungary - September 12, 2021 - The 34th Apostolic Journey of Pope Francis began yesterday (September 12). After the first stop in Hungary, the Holy Father moved to Slovakia, where he will remain until Wednesday the 15th. In the first part of the Journey, at Budapest, Pope Francis met the Hungarian President János Áder and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, to officiate at the concluding Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress. After Mass at Heroes' Square, the Pope then went to the airport and left for Bratislava. In Slovakia, meetings are planned with the authorities, with the Jewish communities, the clergy, young people, and with the Roma community.
Turin, Italy - 11 September 2021 - On Saturday 11 September, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, visited the Technical Institute of the Salesians "Edoardo Agnelli" in Turin on the occasion of the inauguration of the new workshops. The new spaces are part of the renovation project called "Together We Build Future", launched in April 2021. It’s an important phase for the whole project of Agnelli, which this year celebrates its 80th anniversary.
Turin, Italy - 8 September 2021 - On Wednesday 8 September, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, inaugurated two rooms dedicated to the Saints, Blesseds, Venerables and Servants of God of the Salesian Family at the Casa Don Bosco Museum. The opening up of these two new rooms represents the completion of the definitive layout of the Don Bosco House Museum. Simultaneously, at the same museum, the inauguration of the temporary photographic exhibition "Lock art" took place, created in collaboration with ArtFullFrame. Fifteen photographers from all over the world, through their pictures, depict their vision of these pandemic time through their photographic artwork.
Palabek, Uganda - September 2021 - Despite the effects of the pandemic, in the Palabek refugee camp, there are numerous activities that are carried out on a daily basis, thanks to the help of the Salesians and their supporters. In recent months, the first group of the Salesian Family, the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA), was launched, the international World Refugee Day was celebrated, a new church dedicated to the Holy Cross is about to be completed, and a new space for childcare was inaugurated. In addition, more than 250 young refugees from South Sudan have dedicated themselves to growing fruit and vegetables, which they can now integrate with the regular ration offered by the World Food Program.