(ANS - Ambohidratrimo) - The Easter of Jesus Christ is celebrated around the world as Jesus' victory over death, and Jesus' resurrection opens the way to new life for the peoples of the earth. Despite great poverty and the hardships of nature, Malagasy people experience Easter as a victory of life over death, a victory of joy over sadness, a victory of light over darkness.

(ANS – Rome) – Mission ‘Ad Gentes’ is an often-quoted term. But what does it really mean? It is more than just missionary volunteering, missionary experiences or fundraising for missionary activities. The word “mission” from the Latin “mission”, means “the act of sending”. While “Ad Gentes” indicates a movement “towards the people” particularly those who do not know Jesus Christ or having once known Him, have now abandoned their Christian faith.  Thus, mission ad gentes is “the task of preaching the Gospel and planting the Church among peoples or groups who do not yet believe in Christ” (Ad Gentes 6).

(ANS - Luanda) - "Upon my return to Paraguay, after almost three months of visiting Salesian communities in Angola, I appreciated the invitation I received from the Angolan Salesian Bulletin to write my impressions. I found an incredible Easter story: from sorrow to hope, from a past of war to a life of peace, from seeds planted to growing fruits full of hope." So begins the testimony of Archbishop Edmundo Valenzuela, SDB, Archbishop Emeritus of Asunción, Paraguay, about the growth of the Salesian presence in Angola, the country where he served as a missionary in his early years as a Salesian.