(ANS - Castelnuovo Don Bosco) - Thanks to research carried out by Br. Sante Simioni, Salesian coadjutor, the pilgrim archives of Colle Don Bosco show that Artemide Zatti, canonized on 9 October last, passed by the Colle on 18 March 1934. In the register, it is signed as follows: Artemide Zatti Salesian missionary in Viedma, Patagonia, Argentina.

(ANS - Tucumán) - "El WhatsApp de Don Zatti" is an artistic project that came about because of Artemide Zatti’s canonization and the joy of being able to celebrate it, which has sparked a great movement of joy and enthusiasm among young Argentines. The Salesians of Tucumán Germán Díaz and Mariano Bressan, with their pastoral team, thus launched an initiative aimed at presenting the figure of Br. Zatti, the new Italo-Argentine saint; in the end, they decided to create a theatrical performance with content that was meaningful and suitable for today's youth culture.

Dili, East Timor – November 2022 - On Saturday, 12 November 2022, one day before the feast day of the newly canonized saint, the Salesian Family in TLS Vice-Province celebrated a thanksgiving Mass presided by His Eminence Cardinal Virgílio do Carmo da Silva, SDB, Archbishop of Dili. It was a pleasure for the Salesian Family to gather on such an occasion to celebrate the goodness of God showered upon the Church and the Salesian Family through this newly canonized saint, a nurse, and a lay Salesian brother. The Mass was being celebrated in Mary Help of Christians parish Comoro. The holiness of life that Zatti has shown to the world and us, as highlighted by Pope Francis consists of his dedication to the sick, the poor, and the abandoned. With Zatti’s canonization, the way is now opened to all of us to fulfill our final purpose of life as Christians: to become a saint, added the Salesian Cardinal in his homily. However, as mentioned in the Gospel reading, the second question posted by a scholar of the law to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”, as members of the Salesian Family, all are invited to treat others (the strangers, the poor and the abandoned, those in need) as our neighbors, as our brothers. Being our neighbor or our brothers means those whom we must love with our goodwill and this love must be shown in concrete acts. Just like Zatti, after giving up his dream of becoming a priest, rather than choosing to become a lay brother, he dedicated himself totally to the care of the sick. This choice of Zatti did not come overnight, rather it came out with full confidence and trust in God’s plan. He got tuberculosis, a sickness that would bring him to give up his plan, and to get cured he relied on God’s power. He believed that he would get cured through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. He made a promise that after getting healed, he will offer his life for taking care of the sick. And indeed, he was healed of tuberculosis. He became a model, like the good Samaritan, Jesus himself, to show compassion and love from God to others, especially the sick. All members of the Salesian Family were present: SDB, FMA sisters, Salesian Cooperators, ADMA, Past Pupils, and young people. Most of the rectors of the Salesian communities in TLS and other Salesian priests concelebrated in the Eucharist. Meanwhile, the former Provincial of ITM, Fr. Andres Calleja, SDB graced the event with his presence and shared his missionary experience in Istanbul with all participants after the Mass.
(J.Mota, SDB)

Tan Ha, Vietnam - November 2022 - The canonization of Br. Artemide Zatti, SDB, is a great joy and a gift God has given to the Church and the Salesian Family. With this certainty, the Salesians of the Tan Ha community in Vietnam solemnly celebrated the feast of St. Artemide Zatti on Nov. 12 and 13. In the presence of young people, students, and benefactors of the community, Mass was celebrated on Nov. 12, presided over by Fr. Barnabas Le An Phong, Superior of the Salesian Province of Vietnam (VIE). After Mass, the community gathered for lunch and to watch some artistic and musical performances put on by the students. Afterward, the children and teachers took part in a football tournament. The festivities, which continued into the next day, ended in an atmosphere of cheerfulness and familiarity.

Lubumbashi, DR Congo - November 2022 - On Sunday, November 13, the Salesian Family of the Salesian Province of Central Africa (AFC) gathered at the "Salama Technical Institute" in Lubumbashi to celebrate the canonization of St. Artemide Zatti. On this occasion, all Salesian Coadjutors living in the area were celebrated and honored. Br. Cyprien Bwangi, SDB, who was present in St. Peter's Square on the day of the canonization, gave a talk on the life of the Patagonian nurse saint and also offered a beautiful testimony about his vocation as a Salesian Coadjutor. Afterward, Fr. Tryphon Kalimira, Vicar of the AFC Province, presided over the Eucharist, inviting those present to invoke the intercession of St. Artemide Zatti so that peace may reign in the country. The celebration was then enlivened by the two choirs of the higher Salesian  Institutes of the province, the School of Political and Economic Governance (ECOPO in French) and the School of Salama Information Technology  (ESIS in French). The celebration in honor of St. Artemide Zatti was attended by a total of nearly 1,000 people, including Salesians, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Salesian Cooperators, the youth of the Salesian Youth Movement, and many other supporters of the Salesian Family.

Falealupo, Samoa - November 2022 - On the eve of the first celebration of Br. Artemide Zatti as a new canonized saint last Nov. 12, the Salesians in Samoa gave praise to God with the priestly ordination of Fr. Atonio Lealea at their parish church in Falealupo on Savai'i Island in Samoa. Atonio was ordained a priest by the laying on of hands and consecratory prayer of Msgr. Alapati Lui Mata'eliga, Archbishop of Samoa-Apia. The day following his ordination, Fr. Atonio celebrated the Mass of Thanksgiving in conjunction with the feast of St. Artemide Zatti at his local parish church in the presence of many families, friends, and religious. Also on Monday, Nov. 14, Fr. Atonio celebrated a special Mass in the Salelologa community to celebrate St. Artemide Zatti and to thank the whole community for their great support.