{"id":32150,"date":"2026-06-30T14:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/?p=32150"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:42:10","slug":"new-phase-for-the-salesian-representation-at-the-united-nations-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/2026\/06\/30\/new-phase-for-the-salesian-representation-at-the-united-nations-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"New Phase for the Salesian Representation at the United Nations in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Rome\/New York<\/strong>) \u2013 Continuing the Salesian Congregation\u2019s<\/strong> commitment to advocating for young people\u2014especially those who are poor and most vulnerable\u2014Angelica \u201cVivi\u201d Iglesias<\/strong> has become the first layperson to be appointed Main Representative of the Salesians of Don Bosco<\/strong> at the United Nations<\/strong> in New York<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She succeeds Fr. Mathew Thomas Panamkattu<\/strong>, Fr. Thomas Pallithanam<\/strong>y Fr. Thomas Brennan<\/strong>, whose service helped strengthen the Salesian<\/strong> presence within the United Nations<\/strong> system in New York<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This transition represents both continuity and renewal in a mission that connects the lived experience of Salesian<\/strong> ministries around the world with international dialogue and decision-making on the rights, dignity, and future of young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Angelica \u201cVivi\u201d Iglesias<\/strong> brings extensive experience in Catholic advocacy, partnership development, community engagement, and mission-driven leadership. She previously served with Catholic Relief Services<\/strong>, where she worked alongside national partners, supported advocacy initiatives, and coordinated campaigns on behalf of vulnerable communities. Her earlier ministry with the Diocese of St. Petersburg<\/strong> in Florida<\/strong>, particularly in Hispanic ministry and in support of diocesan leadership, also provided her with broad experience in Church leadership, intercultural communication, and pastoral ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longtime Salesian Cooperator<\/strong> with deep ties to the Salesian<\/strong> mission and youth ministry, Ms. Iglesias<\/strong> will strengthen the Salesian<\/strong> presence at the United Nations<\/strong> through relationship-building, networking, documentation, continuity, and collaboration with partners throughout the UN community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She joins the Salesians\u2019<\/strong> central Advocacy Team within the Youth Ministry Sector<\/strong>, under the leadership of Fr. Rafael Bejarano<\/strong>, General Councilor for Youth Ministry<\/strong>, and will work through Salesian Missions<\/strong>, the congregation\u2019s representative agency to the United Nations<\/strong>, dirigido por Fr. Michael Conway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Salesian<\/strong> presence at the United Nations<\/strong> in New York<\/strong> is part of a broader international commitment that also includes representation at the United Nations<\/strong> in Geneva<\/strong>, Vienna<\/strong>y Nairobi<\/strong>, as well as engagement with the European Union<\/strong> institutions in Brussels<\/strong> y UNESCO<\/strong> in Paris<\/strong>. Through these international offices, the Congregaci\u00f3n Salesiana<\/strong> seeks to bring the voices and experiences of young people\u2014especially those affected by poverty, exclusion, migration, conflict, limited access to education, and other forms of social vulnerability\u2014into dialogue with institutions and partners working for the common good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As this new chapter begins, the Youth Ministry Sector<\/strong> expressed its gratitude to Fr. Mathew Thomas Panamkattu<\/strong> for his years of dedicated service and welcomed Angelica \u201cVivi\u201d Iglesias<\/strong> as she assumes this important responsibility. The transition reaffirms the congregation\u2019s commitment to ensuring that the Salesian<\/strong> voice is present wherever the dignity, rights, and future of young people are being shaped.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(ANS \u2013 Rome\/New York) \u2013 Continuing the Salesian Congregation\u2019s commitment to advocating for young people\u2014especially those who are poor and most vulnerable\u2014Angelica \u201cVivi\u201d Iglesias has become the first layperson to be appointed Main Representative of the Salesians of Don Bosco at the United Nations in New York. She succeeds Fr. Mathew Thomas Panamkattu, Fr. Thomas Pallithanam, and Fr. Thomas Brennan, whose service helped strengthen the … Continuar leyendo New Phase for the Salesian Representation at the United Nations in New York<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":10336596,"featured_media":32154,"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":[57325636,516714022,782003440],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salesian-cooperators","category-salesian-world-news","category-youth-ministry"],"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p59ePG-8my","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/salesianbulletin.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-06-30-United-Nations-feature.jpg?fit=1600%2C875&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32150","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=32150"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32156,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32150\/revisions\/32156"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/salesianbulletin.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}