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Portugal – TikTok: yes or no?

(ANS - Lisbon) - A Salesian from Portugal tells us: "At the end of 2018 I installed an application that was causing a sensation among the very young, kids between 10 and 14 years old. While I was teaching catechesis to teenagers of that age, I got curious and discovered the world of TikTok®. And I immediately thought: 'Look at this, a good social network for young people, where they can explore their creativity with new choreographies, sharing music and dances, and without great commercial purposes!'"

(ANS - Rome) - On Saturday 5 December the Salesian Family recalled the liturgical memorial of Blessed Philip Rinaldi (1856-1931), Don Bosco's III Successor at the head of the Congregation. From his first profession, in 1880, until his death as Rector Major, he was involved in a great variety of Salesian charismatic enterprises, while always maintaining a rather low profile.

(ANS – Darkhan) – Darkhan Oratory in Mongolia is actually the first activity of the Salesian mission in Darkhan City, where the first two Salesians reached Darkhan in April 2005. One of them was Fr Andrew Nguyen Trung Tin, who today tells about the Salesian Mission in that land.

Brazil – Salesians in the Amazon

(ANS - Brasilia) - Since 1915 the Salesian mission has operated with 23 indigenous ethnic groups in the Rio Negro region and its tributaries in the extreme north of Brazil. The Salesian missionary dimension in the country finds expression above all in the presence among the original peoples: the Provinces of the Salesians of Don Bosco "St Domenico Savio", based in Manaus (BMA), and "St Alfonso Maria de 'Liguori" based in Campo Grande (BCG), and the Provinces of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians dedicated to “Laura Vicuña” and “Santa Teresinha” (Manaus) and “Our Lady of Peace” (Cuiabá), are considered missionary Provinces for this very reason.

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