(ANS – Rome) – The sixth video in the series “It’s time for Chapter 28”, in which Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, illustrates the sixth Programmatic Line delivered after the 28th General Chapter: “TOGETHER WITH THE LAY PEOPLE IN THE MISSION AND FORMATION. The charismatic strength offered to us by the laity and the Salesian Family”. In the video, the Rector Major … Continuar leyendo ‘It’s Chapter Time 28’: Video of the Sixth Programmatic Line Available Online

(ANS – Rome) – On November 25th, the day of her birth into Heaven, the Salesian Family around the world remembers the figure of Margaret Occhiena, “Mamma Margaret”, as hundreds of children called her when she helped her son Don Bosco at the time of the first Oratory at Valdocco. Declared Venerable by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006, the mother of the founder of the … Continuar leyendo Mamma Margaret, the Key Figure in Don Bosco’s Vocation and the Beginning of the Salesians’ Work

(ANS – Rome) – With just over 50 days to go until the start of the Salesian Family Spirituality Days (GSFS) 2024 – scheduled to take place in Turin-Valdocco from January 18 to 21, 2024 – the Secretariat for the Salesian Family has released a short video in five languages inviting members of all groups to this great event of spirituality, communion and sharing. “Don Bosco … Continuar leyendo Salesian Family Spirituality Days 2024

(ANS – Rome) – In the “Guidelines and Directives” section of the Acts of the General Council no. 440, for July-December 2023, a letter was published and signed by Fr. Gildasio Mendes, General Councillor for Social Communication, entitled: “Walking with young people in digital culture”. The document, motivated by the requests received from various parts of the Salesian world, is the result of a joint … Continuar leyendo In Conversation with Fr. Gildasio Mendes, SDB

(ANS) – Twenty-five Salesian musicians engaged together from different countries in Latin America at an online meeting under the direction of Fr. Gildasio Mendes, General Councillor for Social Communication, on Friday, November 24, 2023, to coordinate actions and initiatives capable of promoting evangelization through music. For the first time, representatives of almost all the Spanish-speaking Provinces of America participated in a meeting of this kind, … Continuar leyendo Salesian Musicians Promote Evangelization through the Arts