Italy - European Meeting of people responsible for pre-novitiates

Turin, Italy – April 2024 - A meeting of those responsible for pre-novitiates from numerous ...

Peru – Meeting of ADMA members: formation, prayer and shared existence

Lima, Peru – April 2024 - A meeting of the members of the Association of Mary Help of ...

Italy – A new edition of the course for the new Salesian Family Delegates

(ANS – Rome) – The Course for the new Salesian Family Delegates is taking place in ...

Guatemala – 2nd Regional Meeting of Young Leaders in the Salesian Cooperators

(ANS – Antigua Guatemala) – The Salesian Cooperators (ASC) in the ...

RMG – The Youth Ministry Sector publishes “EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS” for a Youth Ministry that educates ...

(ANS – Rome) – A series of pathways are presented to gain a deeper appreciation of ...

RMG – The Salesian Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, to visit Valencia

(ANS – Roma) – The Salesian Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández ...

Italy - Video clip of the bicentenary anthem of Don Bosco's childhood dream and official anthem for ...

Messina, Catania – April 2024 – The Salesian Province of Sicily (ISI), through the ...

RMG – First Thanksgiving Mass of the Newly Ordained Salesian Archbishops at Sacred Heart Basilica

(ANS - Rome) - The Thanksgiving Eucharistic celebration by the two newly consecrated Salesian ...

RMG – "Deroga" document: extension of Card. Ángel as Rector Major until 16 August

(ANS - Rome) - On the day of the Episcopal Ordination of Card. Ángel Fernández ...

Italy – Two New Salesian Shepherds for the Church – Card. Ángel Fernández Artime and Archbishop ...

(ANS – Rome) –The Episcopal Ordination of two eminent sons of Don Bosco, Cardinal ...

There is a statue of Mary Help of Christians which was venerated by two saints: Saint John Bosco and Saint Louis Orione. This is the first statue of the Help of Christians that Don Bosco had in Valdocco and which now belongs to the family of Fr Orione.

(ANS – Nairobi) – The Marian Congress organised by the Salesians from the Province of East Africa (AFE) is taking place these days at the great Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, the Don Bosco Upper Hill community in Nairobi. The event brings together Catholics, especially young people, from the Salesian institutions in Kenya, Tanzania, Sudan and South Sudan, with the aim of thanking Mary for all the wonderful things she has accomplished in Africa through the Salesians.

(ANS – Turin) – Saturday 24 June is a day of celebration for the entire Salesian Family: on the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist and St John Bosco's name day, gratitude and affection is expressed towards the person who represents him today, his 10th Successor; the feast is often also the occasion to celebrate the fidelity of those who celebrate significant anniversaries of Profession or Priestly Ordination; and the date also coincides with the monthly commemoration of Mary Help of Christians – moreover it is in the month in which the Basilica of Mary Help of Turin was inaugurated (9 June 1868 was the exact date). All these reasons for joy came together in the tribute concert that the Resonantiae Camera Chorus from San Cataldo in the Sicilian Province (ISI), wanted to offer to Our Lady Help of Christians by performing in the evening in the Turin basilica with a series of a cappella hymns, introduced by Luciano Arcarese and directed by Maestro Daniele Riggi, receiving great success and much appreciation.

(ANS– Nairobi) – The Salesians of Don Bosco Province of East Africa province (AFE) is organising a Marian Congress from 28 June to 1 July 2023. The Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Don Bosco Upper Hill, Nairobi, is the venue for this great event. The theme of the Congress is: “Mary's Call and Our Christian Call” (Lk 1:26 -40). The celebration of this event is being organised to thank our Blessed Mother for all the wonderful things she has done here in Eastern Africa through them. 

(ANS - Turin) - A popular feast, in all senses: popular, because it was participated by all the people; because it was felt and lived with true transport; because it expressed a simple and genuine faith. This was the Feast of Mary Help of Christians 2023 in Valdocco, the epicenter of the Salesian charism and forge of devotion to Mary under the title of Help of Christians.

(ANS - Vatican City) - Mary Help of Christians, celebrated Wednesday, May 24, was also commemorated by Pope Francis at the end of his catechesis at Wednesday's general audience. Addressing young people, the sick, the elderly, and newlyweds, the Holy Father said, "Today is the feast of Our Lady venerated under the title of Mary Help of Christians. May Mary help you, dear young people, to strengthen each day your fidelity to Christ; obtain comfort and serenity for you, dear elderly and dear sick. May she encourage you, dear newlyweds, to translate the commandment of love into your daily lives."

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INTERVIEWS

  • 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

  • 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

SPECIAL REPORTS

  • Latin America – Strengthening Vocational and Educational Commitment Today: 30 Years of the Salesian School in Latin America

    (ANS) – Since the first meeting in Cumbayá (Ecuador), 30 years ago, educational processes on the continent have found a collaborative epicentre which has given rise to the Salesian School in (Latin) America  – ESA, in Spanish – as a forum for reflection and a common path. Many Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) and other groups of the Salesian Family (SF) have enriched this synodal journey, focusing on young people and their integral development.  What are today's demands of us in the educational field? How are we building the Salesian School of the future? Can we further strengthen this great Salesian educational network in America? Some FMAs and Salesians who were at the first meeting in 1994, share their experience and their vision of how this journey has allowed a growth in the understanding of the youth reality, in the strategic decisions within the Provinces themselves and in the challenges that emerge for Salesian education.

MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR

  • I’M A SALESIAN AND I’M A BORORO

    THE 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.

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