{"id":21474,"date":"2025-05-27T12:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T19:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=21474"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:47:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T19:47:35","slug":"salesian-missionary-congress-in-america-concludes-renewed-momentum-towards-new-paths-for-the-salesian-mission-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2025\/05\/27\/salesian-missionary-congress-in-america-concludes-renewed-momentum-towards-new-paths-for-the-salesian-mission-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Salesian Missionary Congress in America Concludes: Renewed Momentum Towards New Paths for the Salesian Mission in America"},"content":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Buenos Aires)<\/strong> \u2013 As part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first Salesian missionaries in America \u2013 sent by St. John Bosco himself in 1875 to Argentina to evangelize Patagonia \u2013 one of the major initiatives planned for this year took place: the American Salesian Missionary Congress \u2018Entrelazando Caminos\u2019 (Intertwining Paths). The event took place from May 19 to 22, 2025, at the El Cen\u00e1culo-La Montonera retreat house in the city of Pilar, near Buenos Aires, and provided an opportunity to bring together the rich Salesian missionary history with critical reflections to promote more effective cultural evangelization in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The congress was organized jointly by the Salesian Polytechnic University (UPS) Ecuador, the Salesian Juan XXIII Higher Institute and the Salesian University (UNISAL) Buenos Aires \u2013 and by the Salesian Provinces of Argentina North, Argentina South and Ecuador, with the support of the Abya Yala Ediciones Don Bosco (Argentina) Salesian publishing houses as well as the Salesian Bulletin and the Association of Salesian History Enthusiasts (ACSSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opening ceremony was attended by the Rector of UPS, Fr. Juan Cardenas Tapia SDB, the Rector of Unisal, Fr. Guillermo Tanos SDB, the Provincial of Argentina south, Fr. Dario Perera, and the Coordinator of the Congress Organizing Committee, Fr. Francisco Chimento, SDB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About 70 people, including young people and adults, attended the event. Half were Salesians of Don Bosco and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, and the other half were lay people involved in Salesian works. This same proportion was also maintained among the speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Congress followed the methodology of \u2018seeing, judging and acting\u2019, articulated around the verbs \u2018giving thanks, rethinking and relaunching\u2019 that are accompanying Salesian reflection throughout the missionary anniversary year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous conferences were held during the working days: Dr. Emilce Cuda, of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, gave a lecture on mission in the Church and on mission as a theme throughout the papacy of Francis (starting from the Latin American conference in Aparecida), with a reference to the very first steps taken by Leo XIV, also a pope from the Americas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other noteworthy presentations included those by Fr. Heriberto Cabrero Reyes SDB, of the Silva Henr\u00edquez Catholic University in Chile, who, drawing on his missionary experience in Africa and his academic knowledge, helped to outline new ways of projecting the Salesian mission in America; and by Dr. Fernando Garc\u00e9s and Dr. Jos\u00e9 Enrique Juncosa, who explored interculturalism and mission in order to relaunch missionary initiatives in the current context. Fernando Garc\u00e9s and Dr. Jos\u00e9 Enrique Juncosa who explored interculturalism and mission in order to relaunch missionary initiatives in the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, throughout the Congress, the special participation of Fr. Reginaldo Cordeiro SDB, representative for America in the Mission Sector of the Salesian Congregation, was greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributions were also presented by Mr. Ariel Fresia, SDB, and Dr. Maria Andrea Nicoletti, from ACSSA; Dr. Cecilia Ortiz Batallas (UPS); Prof. Mar\u00eda Beatriz Manso and Dr. Germ\u00e1n Z\u00fa\u00f1iga, from the National Team for Aboriginal Pastoral Care in Argentina (ENDEPA); the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Silvia Dupont and Sof\u00eda Caballero; and the Salesians, Honorio Caucam\u00e1n, N\u00e9stor Zubeldia, Alejandro Le\u00f3n, Lucas Mautino, Agust\u00edn Camiletti, Domingo Bottasso, and Diego Clavijo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018The mission intertwines us in going forth.\u2019 Final declaration of the Salesian Missionary Congress in America<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On the last day, after working in small teams during the previous days, a final declaration was reached: \u2018The mission intertwines us in going forth,\u2019 which reads: \u2018We strongly feel that going on mission today does not mean reusing old moulds, but putting our heart into life (corazonar), discerning it in encounter, inculturating the faith and inhabiting spaces with respect, audacity and tenderness (\u2026) We are mobilized by the person of Jesus, his sending and his gestures that touch the wounded flesh of the world like the Good Samaritan.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On where to go on mission today, the statement explains: \u2018Where the Gospel gives life and needs to be reborn. The courtyards of the mission are the margins: the world of youth, indigenous peoples, the new vulnerabilities generated by globalization, the digital world, ecology, addictions, the affective-sexual sphere, emotional health, social justice.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We dream of a Salesian Family that is not afraid to go out, that allows itself to be questioned, that forms and transforms itself, that walks with others, weaving together a history of salvation. And in these 150 years of Salesian presence in America, we want every gesture of ours – every encounter, every choice, every community decision – to be part of a story that continues to beat,\u2019 concludes the text of the pronouncement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A story that intertwines paths and hearts: the signing of the agreement between UPS and the Salesian House of Higher Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The American Salesian Missionary Congress \u2018Entrelazando Caminos\u2019, initially entrusted to the Provincial Delegation for the Mission and the Salesian House of Higher Education (Juan XIII Higher Institute and UNISAL), soon saw the involvement of other actors, in order to live the spirit of communion and collaboration of minds and hearts fundamental to the mission in its preparation. Thus, the UPS of Ecuador soon joined the partner institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, as a result of the co-organization of the American Salesian Missionary Congress, on the third day of the event, the heads of the UPS and the Salesian House of Higher Education signed an agreement that not only strengthens the missionary and academic alliance between the two institutions but also opens up new opportunities for cooperation, exchange and training for teachers and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(ANS \u2013 Buenos Aires) \u2013 As part of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first Salesian missionaries in America \u2013 sent by St. John Bosco himself in 1875 to Argentina to evangelize Patagonia \u2013 one of the major initiatives planned for this year took place: the American Salesian Missionary Congress \u2018Entrelazando Caminos\u2019 (Intertwining Paths). The event took place from May … Continuar leyendo Salesian Missionary Congress in America Concludes: Renewed Momentum Towards New Paths for the Salesian Mission in America<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":21477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[30135006,516714022],"tags":[35890],"class_list":["post-21474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salesian-missions","category-salesian-world-news","tag-featured"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/missionary-congress-may-2025-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C621&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-5Am","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10336596"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21474"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21585,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21474\/revisions\/21585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}