RMG – Unifying Symbol of Commitment: The Salesian Missionary Volunteering Cross

(ANS - Rome) – In a meaningful step towards fostering unity and dedication among ...

Ecuador – The "Research Club for Scientific Writing" a beacon of knowledge for the community of ...

(ANS – Esmeraldas) – The "Research Club for Scientific Drafting" (CIRC, in Spanish) has ...

Italy – An open pact for the community of the Barriera di Milan district in the city of Turin

(ANS – Turin) – After last July's survey of the Michael Rua Oratory, the Fourth Council ...

Guatemala - National Preferential Option Meeting on "Faith and Commitment"

Guatemala City, Guatemala - March 2024 -  A National Meeting of Preferential Option works and ...

Moldova – Mission animation visit by the General Councillor for the Missions, Fr Alfred Maravilla

Moldova – March 2024 – On March 23 and 24, Fr Alfred Maravilla, General Councillor for ...

Brazil – The "Edebê" Publishing House at the National Forum of Catholic Education and the General ...

Brasilia, Brazil – March 2024 – The  "Edebê" Pubishing House took part in ...

Egypt – Study, sport and solidarity at Real Madrid's Don Bosco Socio-Sports School in Alexandria

(ANS – Alexandria) – Almost a hundred Egyptian youngsters are participating in the ...

United States – Nurturing Faith and Understanding: A Reflection on Saint Dominic Savio's Three Days ...

(ANS – Bellflower) – In the spirit of Holy Week, Saint Dominic Savio Church in ...

Belarus – A competition among Salesian oratories to promote sports culture, the spirit of ...

Smarhon, Belarus – March 2024 -  The fourth edition of the "Oratoryiada" event was held ...

RMG – Ten years of “Salesian Strennas” recount the life of the Church

(ANS – Rome) – Ten years of gifts from Salesian "Strennas". Ten years in which the ...

Indonesia – The students from Don Bosco Vocational School in Sumba successfully pass the practical ...

Sumba, Indonesia – March 2024 – In March 2024, the students Year 12 classes at several ...

Italy – The Minister of Labour, Marina Elvira Calderone, visits the Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco in Rome

Rome, Italy - March 2024 – The Minister of Labor, Marina Elvira Calderone, immersed herself ...

(ANS – Rome) – The Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, will arrive tomorrow, 2 September 2023, in the city that saw the growth of Jesus to maturity within the Holy Family. The Rector Major will celebrate the Centenary of the Consecration of the Basilica of Adolescent Jesus in Nazareth which took place on 6 September 1923,  and on Sunday the 3rd he will celebrate a solemn Mass of thanksgiving  in the Basilica for this important anniversary.

(ANS – Meruri) – On Saturday 15 July, the community at Meruri gathered to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the death of the Servants of God Fr Rudolf Lunkenbein, a Salesian German missionary, and indigenous member Simão Bororo, a catechist. The event, marked by moments of faith and devotion, sought to honour the two martyrs who left a legacy of love and service to the community as their testimony.

(ANS Brasília) – The first group of Salesians arrived in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro on 14 July 1883, destined to start “a broad movement on behalf of youth”.

(ANS – Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) – The Spanish municipality of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has awarded its City Gold Medal to the Salesians, in the year of their centenary presence in the city, in recognition of the Salesian commitment to education, social integration, solidarity and their ongoing vocation to serve. The medal ceremony took place on the evening of Friday, 23 June 2023, in the Teatro Pérez Galdós, as part of the institutional ceremony of the Honours and Distinctions awarded by the municipality to 25 personalities and institutions who, through their work, have contributed to the development of the capital of Gran Canaria and its people.

(ANS – Cambados) – The Salesians in Cambados, Galicia, are celebrating their 75th anniversary during 2023. The final festivities for this commemoration will take place in November, but celebrations are scattered throughout the year. Last May, a Literary and Intelligence Competition was held. On Saturday, 17 June, the Past Pupils celebration took place, a ceremony in honour of all past pupils from the school – including, moreover, the current Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, and the international singer-songwriter and composer Amancio Prada.

(ANS – Przemyśl) – The Przemyśl Region Museum hosted a conference on 3 and 4 June 2023, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the foundation of St Joseph’s Salesian parish in Przemyśl.

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  • Italy – "Labs To Future": the final event of the "Labs To Learn" project in Valdocco

    (ANS – Turin) – The final event of the "Labs to Learn" project was held on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, entitled "Labs To Future: The path – The results – The challenges" . The project was selected by the "Con i Bambini" social enterprise  within the framework of the Foundation for the Fight against Child Educational Poverty and came into being with the intention of combating early school leaving and preventing educational poverty, increasing the number of young people with difficulties who fulfil their school obligation, access higher education and/or job placement, and opening the way for personal growth according to their inclinations and aspirations.

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MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR

  • DREAMS THAT KEEP COMING TRUE!

    THE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Card. Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB

    When reflecting on all this, I feel I have a little authority to say: “Dear Don Bosco, your Dream is still VERY ALIVE.”

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