NEWS
(ANS - Rome) - Salesian Italy’s Youth Ministry Coordination and Assembly was held from 10 to 12 July at the National Centre in Rome. The participants included the Secretary General of CISI, Fr Elio Cesari, who is the Coordinator of the YM Sector and moderator, the Provincial Delegates for Youth Ministry, the CNOS-FAP, CNOS-School and SxS reference persons, the EPC council of the National Centre and the editor of ‘Note di Pastorale Giovanile’. Also participating was the Councillor for the Mediterranean Region, Fr Juan Carlos Pérez Godoy in his capacity as President of the Conference of Salesian Provinces of Italy - CISI.
(ANS – Rome) – Despite the ongoing war and tension devastating the Middle East, twelve young people from the Salesian oratories of Aleppo and Kafroun, accompanied by Fr. Pier Jabolayan, the Rector of the Salesian house in Aleppo, experienced an extraordinary journey of faith and sharing in Italy. This trip, organized during the Jubilee Year, brought together fraternity, spirituality, and renewal of the Salesian charism.
(ANS - Giffoni Valle Piana) - The young people of the CGS. Association (Cinecircoli Giovanili Socioculturali) will be present at the 55th edition of the International Children's Film Festival of Giffoni Valle Piana, from 16 to 27 July 2025 to experience the national formation ‘Percorsi Creativi’ camp, realised with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture (General Direction for Cinema and Audiovisual) and with the collaboration of the CGS territorial co-ordinations of Marche (‘Sentieri di cinema’ circuit) and Sardinia (project financed by the Foundation of Sardinia).
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INTERVIEWS
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Italy – ‘Alone, there is no story’: Fr Francesco Preite's vision for the new three-year term of Salesians for Social(ANS – Turin) – At the beginning of June, the National Assembly of ‘Salesians for Social APS’ was held at the Salesian Mother House in Valdocco, Turin. During this important event, Fr Francesco Preite was re-elected National President for the three-year period 2025–2028. In this interview, Fr Preite talks about the vision that will inspire his mandate and the priorities that will guide the Network over the next three years.
EDITORIAL
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RMG – Don Bosco: “The Fascinating Saint”(ANS - Rome) - Don Bosco is perhaps the most amazing and fascinating saint, history has ever produced. The humble work which he began for the welfare of his poor and abandoned boys in Italy has produced astonishing results, and today there are nearly 14000 Salesians working in 138 countries, and there are more than 200,000 members belonging to the 32 groups of the worldwide Salesian Family sharing the charism of Don Bosco and reaching out to the needy young people.
EVENTS
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Italy - ‘Se dico minori...?’ (If I say minors…?): report of a community empowerment project(ANS - Colle di Val d'Elsa) - ‘ Se dico minori...? ’ is a community empowerment project created to reflect, in a collective and participatory manner, on the meaning and role of minors today in the Colle di Val d'Elsa and Valdelsa territories. The initiative, which took place on 11 July, promoted by the Salesians, the Fondazione Territori Sociali Altavaldelsa (FTSA) and the SdS Altavaldelsa, was structured as an articulated process involving schools, institutions, families, associations, social-health services, religious realities and young people, all called upon to discuss the theme of childhood and adolescence.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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United States - Faith That Feels: How Today’s Young People Are Redefining Religion(ANS - Bellflower) - In an age where religious affiliation is in sharp decline among younger generations, it might be tempting to believe that teens have lost faith and interest altogether. But that assumption misses a deeper, more nuanced reality, one revealed powerfully through two recent studies that illuminate how young people are rediscovering faith on their terms.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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EDUCATING BEYOND WEAKNESSESTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Fabio Attard, SDB
Jesus' encounter with Peter illuminates and depicts with a particular light our mission as evangelizers and educators.