{"id":29446,"date":"2026-03-13T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=29446"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:07:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T00:07:59","slug":"plenary-session-of-the-general-council-2026-work-begins-at-salesian-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/03\/13\/plenary-session-of-the-general-council-2026-work-begins-at-salesian-headquarters\/","title":{"rendered":"Plenary Session of the General Council 2026: Work Begins at Salesian Headquarters"},"content":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Rome<\/strong>) \u2013 The first Plenary Session of the General Council for 2026 opened on the morning of Monday, March 9, 2026<\/strong>, at the Salesians of Don Bosco Headquarters<\/strong> in Rome and will continue until April 17, 2026<\/strong>. With this meeting, the members of the General Council, led by the Rector Major, Fr. Fabio Attard<\/strong>, are embarking for the first time on a new cycle of assembly meetings, no longer on a semiannual basis (summer\u2013winter), but on a four-month cycle (March\u2013April; July\u2013August; November\u2013December<\/strong>). These shorter but more frequent meetings aim to provide a renewed and more agile rhythm for the most important decisions of animation and governance, which require the presence of the entire General Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The General Daily Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The session includes nearly thirty days of work, divided among Council meetings, community moments, and institutional visits. The presence of all the Councillors at the Generalate<\/strong> for more than five weeks ensures the continuity of discussion and community discernment that characterizes the working method of the Rector Major and his Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The specific program spans six weeks, with Council meetings each morning and afternoon, interrupted only by the liturgical solemnities of Lent<\/strong> y Easter<\/strong>. There will also be opportunities for fellowship and fraternity with other communities in Rome, both Salesian and non-Salesian. In the week after Easter<\/strong>, beginning on Easter Monday<\/strong>, the community will also take part in Spiritual Exercises led by the Rector Major Emeritus, Fr. Pascual Ch\u00e1vez Villanueva<\/strong>, IX Successor of Don Bosco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ordinary Activities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As usual, the plenary session will focus on three fundamental areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n