(ANS - Vatican City) – The Ordinary Public Consistory at St. Peter’s Square this morning, 30 September 2023, was indeed a celebration of the universality of the Church and a renewal of the thrust of evangelization, during which the Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, was officially created Cardinal.
Vatican City, Vatican - 30 September 2023 - This morning, during the Ordinary Public Consistory, Pope Francis bestowed the cardinal's biretta and ring on Salesian Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, assigning him the Diacony of Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Via Tuscolana.
(ANS – Vatican City) - On Wednesday 27 September the lead characters in the documentary "Canillitas", produced by Misiones Salesianas, the Salesian Mission Office, Madrid, were part of Pope Francis' general audience in St Peter's Square in Rome and had the opportunity to greet the Holy Father. Moisés, one of the children starring in the short film directed by Raúl de la Fuente, gave the Pope a letter and a drawing made by the beneficiaries of the "Canillitas con Don Bosco" program in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, while Karen Montás, educator and director of the program, gave him a DVD of the documentary. The Pope sent his greetings to all the child labourers cared for by the Salesians.
Pope Francis was in Portugal for six days on the occasion of World Youth Day (WYD) Lisbon 2023. There were many speeches, homilies, greetings and blessings to the "wave of young people" who participated in the WYD in Lisbon 2023. In the October edition, the Salesian Bulletin collected the ten quotes that were particularly striking.
Marseilles, France - September 2023 - On 23 September Pope Francis concluded the "Rencontres Méditerranéennes" in Marseilles and before bishops, politicians, young people and French President Emmanuel Macron he became the voice of the "stifled cry" of so many migrants. During his long and substantial speech, Pope Francis called, among other things, for the migration phenomenon to be regulated with European responsibility. The Pontiff delivered a targeted message in these days of uncontrolled landings, and these years of continuous shipwrecks: "The solution to the terrible scourge of the exploitation of human beings is not to refuse, but to ensure, according to the possibilities of each person, a large number of legal and regular entries, sustainable thanks to a fair reception by the European continent, in the context of cooperation with the countries of origin." Commenting on the closure of several Mediterranean ports, Pope Francis said: "Those who risk their lives at sea are not invading, they are seeking a welcome, they are seeking life. As far as the emergency is concerned, the migratory phenomenon is not so much a momentary urgency, which is always good for spreading alarmist propaganda, but a fact of our time, a process that involves three continents around the Mediterranean and that must be managed with wise foresight: with a European responsibility capable of facing the objective difficulties."
Fonte: Vatican News
Vatican City, Vatican - September 2023 - The new catechetical year is about to begin in parishes throughout Italy and after the Angelus prayer on 10 September, Pope Francis blessed the Elledici initiative, the Salesian publishing company which "today is giving people in St Peter's Square a booklet for catechesis entitled 'Step by Step': it is a beautiful gift!" The Pope took the opportunity "to thank the catechists for their valuable work and to wish the boys and girls attending catechism the joy of meeting Jesus." "Step by Step" is an original catechetical project that accompanies families in the Christian education of their children aged 7-12. It is designed for today's children, young people and families, tested extensively by catechists and parish priests, and put together with an innovative and engaging methodology. It is based on workshops and activities for children and young people, parents and catechists, structured in 6 interactive aids and 6 guides for the catechist.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.