Reflecting Forward: SMV Advisory Team Assesses 2022-2025 Global Strategy

(ANS – Cagliari) – In 2022, something meaningful happened in Valdocco. For the first time, members from the Youth Ministry and Mission sectors came together to chart a common path for missionary volunteering. That meeting marked the birth of a shared strategic plan, a global effort to strengthen Salesian Missionary Volunteering (SMV) across the Congregation. Fast forward to 2025. The Advisory Team reunited in Sardinia to reflect … Continuar leyendo Reflecting Forward: SMV Advisory Team Assesses 2022-2025 Global Strategy

Strengthening Child Safeguarding and Protection: A Transformative Training by Don Bosco Tech Africa

(ANS – Nairobi) – “Safeguarding is not just a policy, it is a shared commitment to uphold the dignity, safety, and rights of every child entrusted to our care.”  (Br. John Njuguna, Deputy Director, Don Bosco Tech Africa). From May 26th to 30th, 2025, Don Bosco Tech Africa (DBTA) hosted a transformative Child Protection and Safeguarding Workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. With participants drawn from 11 countries (Kenya, Rwanda, … Continuar leyendo Strengthening Child Safeguarding and Protection: A Transformative Training by Don Bosco Tech Africa

St. John Bosco Faculty & Staff Retreat: Anchored in Hope, Pilgrims with Young People

A Salesian Theological Reflection on the St. John Bosco Faculty & Staff Retreat By Sergio Esparza, Campus Minister, St. John Bosco High School (Bellflower – CA) – On Thursday, May 29, 2025, the faculty and staff of St. John Bosco High School gathered as a family in faith to conclude the academic year with a retreat grounded in Salesian spirituality. In a year shaped by … Continuar leyendo St. John Bosco Faculty & Staff Retreat: Anchored in Hope, Pilgrims with Young People

World Consultation of the Salesian Family 2025: A Day Marked by Ecclesial Communion

(ANS – Rome) – The World Consultation of the Salesian Family (SF) is currently underway in Rome (June 4–7, 2025). This significant gathering brings together representatives from the 32 groups of Don Bosco’s rich charism, hailing from across the globe, for a precious time of prayer, discernment, and communion. The event aims to continue the shared journey of the Salesian Family at the heart of the … Continuar leyendo World Consultation of the Salesian Family 2025: A Day Marked by Ecclesial Communion

Formation and Refresher Courses in Communication: A Cycle of Intensive Meetings at UPS

(ANS – Rome) – A cycle of formation meetings dedicated to communication, promoted by the Pontifical Salesian University in Rome, will be held from June 30 to July 4, 2025. The seminar is divided into four independent modules, led by professionals in the sector, with the aim of offering concrete and up-to-date tools for planning and strategically managing communication within organisations, other bodies and institutions. In … Continuar leyendo Formation and Refresher Courses in Communication: A Cycle of Intensive Meetings at UPS

Spirit and Life / Espíritu y Vida

By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB – Hebrews celebrate Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover. We celebrate it fifty days after Easter. Every seven years, Jewish Pentecost and Christian Pentecost are celebrated on the same day. We know most about the Ascension from St. Luke, and so we get the fullest report on Pentecost from the end of Luke’s Gospel and from his Acts of the … Continuar leyendo Spirit and Life / Espíritu y Vida

Digi Evangeli: June 8, 2025 – English and Spanish

By Fr. Shijumon Thottupurathu, SDB – Reflection In English To receive the power of the Holy Spirit, let’s be united in prayer to receive the peace and the presence of the Lord. Blessings. Reflection In Spanish Para recibir el poder del Espíritu Santo unámonos en oración para recibir la paz y la presencia del Señor. Bendiciones. Continuar leyendo Digi Evangeli: June 8, 2025 – English and Spanish

Bosco Food: the International Salesian Cookbook

(ANS – Rome) – ‘Bosco Food’ published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition. June 4: Feast of St. Francis Caracciolo. Co-founder of the Clerics Regular Minor, added the renunciation of ecclesiastical offices to his vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Because of his deep love for the Eucharist, the “Bread of Jesus,” his industriousness in donating large quantities of food, … Continuar leyendo Bosco Food: the International Salesian Cookbook