(ANS – Vatican City) – On the fifth anniversary of the Apostolic Exhortation, Christus Vivit, Pope Francis invites young people to “make their voices heard” as they “bear witness before everyone to the joy born of friendship with Christ.” The “certainty” that “Christ is alive and He wants you to be alive” has inspired Pope Francis to write again to young people on the fifth anniversary of … Continue reading Pope Francis: Youth are the Living Hope of a Church on the Move

(ANS – Rome) – A river of foreign minors flows through Italy every year without practically anyone noticing. They disembark without parents on the island of Lampedusa, in the heart of the Mediterranean, or directly on the Sicilian coast; from there, they begin the journey to the North, to the rest of Italy or Europe, and we lose track of them. In 2023, host communities filed … Continue reading The Odyssey of “Invisible” Minors and Salesian Attention to Young Migrants with a View to Really Saving Lives

(ANS – Madrid) – Once again, this year, the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) in Spain are offering a unique spiritual experience to hundreds of teenagers and young adults in their country: the Salesian Easter. These meetings will be held in different parts of Spain from Holy Thursday (28 March) to Easter Sunday (31 March). Around 2,000 … Continue reading Salesian Easter: A Living Faith Experience for Hundreds of Young People