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Toward the celebrations in honor of Mary Help of Christians: the origins of the feast day
Next May 24 will mark the feast day of Mary Help of Christians, an anniversary particularly awaited by Salesians and members of the Salesian Family around the world.
The first statue purchased for the Pinardi Shed
On April 12, 1846, Easter Sunday, the Tettoia Pinardi was inaugurated, which was to become the small chapel where Don Bosco's activities were concentrated in the early years. On September 2 of the same year, Don Bosco purchased a papier-mâché statue of Mary Our Lady of Consolation (popularly known as the Consolata), Patroness of Turin.
War increases the number of children not attending school
Last year's UNICEF report on education portrayed a grim state of affairs, with 1.6 billion students left without access to school due to nationwide lockdowns.
Popes and Saints
In the May issue of the missionary bulletin "Cagliero11", the forum "The Popes and the Saints" was published, which analyzes some statistics on canonizations.