(ANS – Dakar) – From 10 to 14 July 2023, the meeting of SAAM (Supporting Alliance for African Mobility) Steering Committee and Work Package leaders took place in Dakar and Thies (Senegal).
(ANS – Rome) – On 27 June the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of the General Council, appointed Fr Domenico Parternò Superior of the new Special North African Circumscription dedicated to Saint Augustine (CNA), which was canonically erected on 14 March 2023.
(ANS – Khartoum) – An internal war has been raging in Sudan for a month and a half, sparked by rivalry between the country’s top authorities. The result is the suffering of the entire population. Over these first 45 days, 1.3 million people have already been forced to flee.
(ANS - Yaoundé) - The Second Regional Congress of Salesian Brothers of the Africa-Madagascar Region closed on Monday, May 29, after four full days of work. Conducted in Yaoundé, the Congress had started on the afternoon of May 24 under the motto, "Walking with Raphael and Tobias, Cycling with Artemide". It brought together 39 Salesian brothers from 13 Salesian circumscriptions, as well as 9 Salesian priests, including the Superior of the Vice-Province "Our Lady of Africa" of Equatorial Tropical Africa, Fr. Roland Mintsa. The presence of the Regional Councilor for Africa-Madagascar, Fr. Alphonse Owoudou, a representative of the Formation Sector in Rome, and the Regional Coordinator for Formation further enriched the meeting's significance and content.
(ANS – Yaoundé) – The second working day of the Africa and Madagascar Region Salesian Brothers Congress on Friday 26 May 2023, was dedicated to the event’s general theme: “Walking with Raphael and Tobias, cycling with Artemides”. Here is an overview of the activities.
(ANS – Yaoundé) – The second Africa-Madagascar Region Salesian Brothers Congress is being held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from 24 to 29 May. The first day of the congress was dedicated to the vocation of the religious brother in the Church and to the strengthening of the complementarity between the different figures of the Salesian vocation.
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Italy – A Salesian on the front line of the war in Ukraine: "Being close counts, words come later"(ANS - Rome) - As he tells with a gentleness that does not seem to come from horror, he is "resting a little bit" in Rome these days. Fr Oleh Ladnyuk is a Ukrainian Salesian priest who is a military chaplain at the front, among the soldiers who fight in defence of their country and among the civilians who for over two years have seen their lives wiped out. He brings humanitarian aid where the missiles fall and from those places he helps with the evacuation of young people and adults - so far at least 500 people, but there are probably many more. These days the Salesian – who carries out his ministry in Dnipro and teaches History in a state school in the city – is in Rome to take part with two other priests and a dozen lay people from his country in the "Accompanying when Trauma Hits" course hosted by the Pontifical Salesian University in collaboration with the Faculty of Educational Sciences, with the DON BOSCO NEL MONDO Foundation and the Don Bosco Network. A project that aims to provide theoretical and methodological tools to deal with the traumas caused by war.
EDITORIAL
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Myanmar – Tragedy of Innocent Children in the midst of Armed Conflicts(ANS – Naypyidaw) - Myanmar finds itself immersed in profound grief and anguish as innocent lives, particularly those of children, continue to be mercilessly lost in the enduring armed conflicts. Families are left devastated by the tragic loss of their loved ones while the relentless violence shows no signs of abating. This week, a heartfelt plea from Myanmar reached our community, shedding light on the heart-wrenching death of a young girl Juliet in a military airstrike, prompting a unified call for prayers and action.
EVENTS
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Italy – "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of protection and prevention models": PGS conference with UPS(ANS – Rome) – The synergy between the Salesian Youth Sports Centres (PGS) and the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome gave rise to the conference on "Education and culture of safeguarding in sport. Towards the establishment of models of protection and prevention", which will take place on 13 April, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at the UPS facilities in Rome.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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United States – INT’L DAY FOR STREET CHILDREN: Salesian Missions highlights programs that provide shelter and support(ANS – New Rochelle) – Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of homeless children on the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and the millions of street children in countries worldwide with an opportunity to have their voices heard while ensuring that their rights are not ignored.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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I’M A SALESIAN AND I’M A BOROROTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB
Diary of a Happy and Blessed Missionary Day
Dear friends , I’m writing to you from Meruri in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. I write this greeting almost as if it were a journalistic report, because it has been only 24 hours since I arrived in the middle of this Brazilian state.