NEWS
(ANS - Rossiglione) - In Rossiglione, in the parish church of Santa Caterina, the 100th anniversary of the priestly ordination of the Venerable Msgr. Stefano Ferrando, SDB, Founder of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, was solemnly celebrated on March 18, 2023. In that church the young Fr. Ferrando celebrated his first Mass, being a native of that locality, incardinated in the ancient diocese of Acqui Terme. To celebrate its anniversary, the Missa de Angelis was celebrated, presided over by the Bishop of Acqui Terme, Bishop Luigi Testore, together with parish priest Fr. Aldo Badano, and numerous priests.
(ANS - Rome) - At the Salesian Institute "Pius XI," the meeting of the World Council of the Association of Salesian Cooperators was held from March 16 to 19, 2023. The meeting was attended by World Councilors from the 11 regions into which the Association is divided, regions that group a total of 102 nations. Various topics engaged the participants during these days.
(ANS – Chennai) – On 18 March, INM Chennai Youth Ministry Department organised a seminar and workshop for 180 educators and animators coming from 40 institutions of the province to discuss and learn about the various dimensions of Salesian Youth Ministry; they met from 9.30 am to 4.15 pm.
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INTERVIEWS
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Argentina – Bishop Laxague, SDB, Bishop of Viedma: "To go on pilgrimage with Br. Zatti is to live in the certainty that he walks with us"(ANS - Viedma) - This weekend, on Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19, the city of Viedma shall welcome thousands of pilgrims. Under the motto "Like Br. Zatti, let us not leave to tomorrow the good we can do today," they come to Viedma to pray and to give thanks in the city where the "relative of the poor" did his work and where his remains rest today. Within hours of this important ecclesial and devotional event, Bishop of Viedma, Msgr. Esteban Laxague SDB, gave an interview to "donboscosur," the website of the Salesians of the Province of South Argentina.
EDITORIAL
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Don Bosco and the wager on young peopleTo give a trade to those who do not have one or a meaning on how to spend one's existence improving the world. Affirming the right of every person and of the weakest to have a dignified life and transforming through these the society of adults. All this and more St. John Bosco can still give, provided we know how to bring him back not only in the words of a popular song still among his followers but in the method, virtues, and concrete planning of his dreams.
EVENTS
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Italy – Fr. Alberto Maria De Agostini 'returns' to headquarters of Italian Geographical Society(ANS - Rome) - In the splendid setting of the Palazzetto Mattei, inside the park of Villa Celimontana al Celio in Rome, on 3 March 2023 the Italian Geographical Society presented the volume of the Proceedings of the International Study Conference promoted by the Salesian Historical Institute (Rome, UPS, 25-27 April 2022): Don Alberto Maria De Agostini. L'ultimo esploratore della 'Fine del mondo' (1883-1960), edited by Fr. Francesco Motto, SDB.
SPECIAL REPORTS
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United States – INT’L DAY OF HAPPINESS: Salesian Missions highlights programs that empower youth, giving them a sense of well-being and happiness(ANS – New Rochelle) - Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Day of Happiness, which falls each year on March 20. In 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution that recognized happiness as a “fundamental human goal” and called for “a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes the happiness and well-being of all people.”
MESSAGES OF THE RECTOR MAJOR
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THAT DAY I UNDERSTOOD A LITTLE BETTER WHAT DON BOSCO MUST HAVE FELTTHE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR Don Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB
The day after the great solemnity of St. John Bosco was a very special morning. I had obtained the permits to enter the Ferranti Aporti Penitentiary Institute for Minors (IPM) in Turin, at one time called the Generala.