NEWS
(ANS - Madrid) - On Wednesday afternoon, 8 September 2021, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, announced the appointment of Salesian Fr Luis Manuel Moral Lamela as the Director of the Salesian Mission Office ("Misiones Salesianas" and "Jóvenes y Desarrollo") of Madrid for 2021-2024. The appointment, as the Rector Major himself explains, is due to the unexpected death, on 1 September 2021, of Fr Eusebio Muñoz, who held this office.
(ANS – Košice) – The Salesian Family has been active providing pastoral care to the Romani people in Slovakia for 30 years now. Towards the occasion of the meeting of Pope Francis with the Roma at Luník IX in Košice (www.lunik9.sk) on September 14, 2021 (www.navstevapapeza.sk), the Salesians have prepared a 13-minute-long documentary about this work. It is a part of the cycle Pocket Faith, from the Salesian production. The current topic titled “Don Bosco and the Roma” in Slovakia can be viewed on the Salesian YouTube channel, in the original Slovak language, and with subtitles in English and Italian.
(ANS - Rome) - The reception of the Chapter members participating in the XXIV General Chapter of the FMA Institute begins tomorrow, Saturday 11 September, at the Generalate of the Sisters Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) in Rome. After the days of prayer "Listening to the Holy Spirit", the Chapter will officially take place from Friday 17 September to the following 24 October, developing the theme: "'Do whatever He tells you' (Jn 2,5) - Communities that generate life in the heart of contemporaneity".
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INTERVIEWS
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Democratic Republic of Congo – Fr Owoudou on the situation in the eastern parts of the country: “No matter how dark the night may seem, dawn will inevitably come”
(ANS - Goma) - During his latest phase of the Extraordinary Visit to the "Mary Most Holy Assumption" Province of Central Africa (AFC), Fr. Alphonse Owoudou, Councillor for the Africa Madagascar Region, conducted an interview with the magazine "JAMBO VIJANA," representing the youth engaged in the Salesian works of the Province's Eastern Delegation. Addressing the ongoing violence and conflicts in the region, Fr. Owoudou expressed hope, saying: "No matter the length of the night, dawn will inevitably come."
EDITORIAL
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“Speaking with the Heart”: A great Antidote for the Ills of today’s world
‘Revolutionize the world with your kindness, by speaking with your heart’, is the dream that Pope Francis envisions for humanity through his 57th World Communication Day message, that falls on this Ascension Sunday, 21st May 2023. ‘Speak with your heart in truth and charity’, and this is the best antidote that can cure the ills of today’s society.
EVENTS
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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.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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Peru – Centenary of the High Altar of the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Lima
(ANS – Lima) – The centenary of the consecration of the high altar in the Crypt of the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Lima was celebrated on 19 March, on the feast of St Joseph and in homage to Fr José Calasanz Marqués, then Provincial of the Salesians in Peru and Bolivia – now recognised as Blessed by the Church – on account of his name.
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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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.”