By Lisandro Albor Jr., St. Carlo Acutis Media Center Coordinator –(Los Angeles, California) – On September 7, 2025, the Church officially canonized Carlo Acutis, making him the first saint from the millennial generation. For young people especially, this is something to celebrate. It is the kind of moment that does not just belong in the news. It belongs in our lives. It is a reminder … Continuar leyendo Following Carlo: A Salesian Youth’s Response
By Judy Alvarez, Salesian Cooperator (Los Angeles, California) – Great spiritual resources can equip others to extend the blessing. Last Friday, InTouch published Season of Creation: A Spiritual Pilgrimage with St. Carlo Acutis & St. Pier Giorgio Frassati, a resource offered by St. Joseph’s Youth Renewal Center and authored by Br. Al Vu, SDB, the Program Services Coordinator. A young adult Salesian Cooperator, Kristie Martinez … Continuar leyendo A Podcast for the “Season of Creation Spiritual Pilgrimage with St. Carlo Acutis and St. Pier Giorgio Frassati”
By Fr. Ed Liptak, SDB Every good story has a climax. The best story ever told, the History of Salvation, has its high point on the height of Calvary, and the instrument of our salvation was the wood of the Cross. We are saved by this tool of torture meant to remove Jesus in pain from the face of the earth. Instead, it installed Him forever as Savior of … Continuar leyendo Symbol of Our Faith / Símbolo de nuestra fe
(ANS – Vatican City) – Addressing over eighty thousand faithful filling Saint Peter’s Square on Sunday for the Mass with the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis, Pope Leo XIV says the examples of these two young Saints invite all of us, especially young people, to direct our lives upwards to God and make them masterpieces of holiness, service, and joy. Presiding over the … Continuar leyendo Pope: Saints Call Us to Look to God, Make Masterpieces of Our Lives
(ANS – Bobo-Dioulasso) – Salesian missionaries in the St. Francis of Assisi community of Burkina Faso have a new chapel thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The chapel is located in Bobo-Dioulasso, which is roughly 20% Catholic. The community has nearly 300 people who lacked an adequate place for liturgical celebrations on Sundays or for on-site activities such … Continuar leyendo Salesians Have New Chapel for St. Francis of Assisi Community Thanks to Funding from Salesian Missions
(Central America – August 2025) – The Salesian School Network of Central America held the 2025 Young Leaders Meeting on Friday, August 29, via a virtual platform. The event brought together students from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, who participated in a space of formation, reflection and fraternity. Prior to the regional meeting, the young people had participated in local workshops … Continuar leyendo CAM: Young Salesian leaders from Central America Meet for Formation, Reflection, and Fraternity
