{"id":29270,"date":"2026-03-06T17:24:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=29270"},"modified":"2026-03-06T17:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T01:24:21","slug":"first-global-online-meeting-strengthens-specific-formation-of-salesian-brothers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/06\/first-global-online-meeting-strengthens-specific-formation-of-salesian-brothers\/","title":{"rendered":"First Global Online Meeting Strengthens Specific Formation of Salesian Brothers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(ANS \u2013 Rome) \u2013 The first global online meeting dedicated to the specific formation of Salesian Brothers brought together the RMG Formation Team, directors, formators, Brothers in formation, and past pupils from the three international formation centers in <strong>Mexico<\/strong>, <strong>Cameroon<\/strong>, and the <strong>Philippines<\/strong>. With simultaneous translation facilitating active participation across languages, the gathering fostered a spirit of fraternity, shared reflection, and collaborative learning centered on lived formation experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Silvio Roggia<\/strong>, General Councilor for Formation, underscored the urgency of developing a more unified, coherent, and better-understood approach to the specific formation of Salesian Brothers. Situating his reflections within the broader stages of initial formation\u2014from prenovitiate to postnovitiate and specialization\u2014he emphasized the need for solid theological grounding, professional competence, and a strong Salesian identity rooted in the charism of <strong>Don Bosco<\/strong>. He also identified key challenges, including inconsistent interpretations of specific formation, varying quality of accompaniment, and the need to strengthen vocational clarity and missionary fidelity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants enriched the dialogue by affirming that specific formation is a decisive stage in consolidating the lay-consecrated identity of the Salesian Brother. They highlighted the importance of dedicated formation communities; stable and well-prepared formators\u2014particularly Brother formators; personalized and synodal accompaniment; vibrant community life; and meaningful apostolic engagement. The meeting concluded with a renewed commitment to clearer objectives, stronger formative structures, holistic methodologies, and greater autonomy for formation houses, ensuring formation that is coherent, mission-oriented, and faithful to the Salesian vocation in today\u2019s context.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(ANS \u2013 Rome) \u2013 The first global online meeting dedicated to the specific formation of Salesian Brothers brought together the RMG Formation Team, directors, formators, Brothers in formation, and past pupils from the three international formation centers in Mexico, Cameroon, and the Philippines. With simultaneous translation facilitating active participation across languages, the gathering fostered a spirit of fraternity, shared reflection, and collaborative learning centered on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/06\/first-global-online-meeting-strengthens-specific-formation-of-salesian-brothers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continuar leyendo <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First Global Online Meeting Strengthens Specific Formation of Salesian Brothers<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":29273,"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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[782003439,516714022],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-formation","category-salesian-world-news"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-7C6","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-06-Global-Formation-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29270","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=29270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29274,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29270\/revisions\/29274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}