Cagliero 11 – July 2025

IN THIS ISSUE • Greetings from Fr. Jose Kuttianimattathil SDB, Formation Sector; • “For the Gift of Discernment, we Give Thanks”, by Raymond Callo SDB, Formation Sector; • The interview with Fr. Reginaldo Lima Cordeiro, Missions Sector member, about the processes of missionary discernment; • Forum about Ignatian and Salesian discernment;; • The monthly prayer intention for the discernment.[Give Thanks: DISCERNMENT, for the Provincial Formation delegates] … Continue reading Cagliero 11 – July 2025

Installation of Fr. Giovanni Rolandi as the new Rector of the International Theologate Zeffirino Namuncurà Community

(ANS – Rome) – On the evening of Saturday, June 28, during Vespers in the chapel of the Zeffirino Namuncurà community, via della Bufalotta in Rome, the Rector Major Fr. Fabio Attard installed the new Rector, Fr. Giovanni Rolandi, who succeeds Fr. Silvio Roggia, elected Councillor for Formation at General Chapter 29. The ceremony took place in the presence of the confreres, relatives, and friends who … Continue reading Installation of Fr. Giovanni Rolandi as the new Rector of the International Theologate Zeffirino Namuncurà Community

Finding Herself: Pahtli’s Journey Toward Peace

By JC Montenegro, PhD This summer, something quiet but powerful happened through the Salesian Youth Leadership Conference (SYLC). A young leader, Pahtli, stepped into a space looking for a break and walked out with a renewed understanding of herself and her place in the world. The Salesian Family Youth Center brought a group of young leaders to participate in the Salesian Youth Leadership Conference (SYLC), … Continue reading Finding Herself: Pahtli’s Journey Toward Peace

Monument Dedicated to Mary Help of Christians Declared a Cultural Heritage

(ANS – Niterói) – The monument to Our Lady Help of Christians in the Santa Rosa neighborhood of Niterói has been officially declared intangible cultural heritage. The City Council approved the law proposed by Councillor Allan Lyra and published it in the Official Gazette on June 19, 2025. The monument, located on Morro do Alarico, is a six-meter-high statue with a 28-meter pedestal. It is accessed … Continue reading Monument Dedicated to Mary Help of Christians Declared a Cultural Heritage

Archbishop Vilar, SDB, Receives the Pallium from the Hands of Pope Leo XIV

(ANS – Vatican City) – Archbishop Antônio Emídio Vilar, Salesian, former Rector and Novice Director of the Mary Help of Christians Province of Sao Paulo, Brazil (BSP), has received the Pallium from the hands of Pope Leo XIV on 29 June. The new Archbishop granted an interview to Vatican Radio, from which ANS has taken some passages in which he speaks about his new Archdiocese. “São … Continue reading Archbishop Vilar, SDB, Receives the Pallium from the Hands of Pope Leo XIV