Articles on this issue "Salesians"
An Irish Salesian missionary priest who worked on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, was killed in an apparent robbery. Father Declan Collins, 50, died after being struck on the head …
read moreJohn Paul II challenged the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, the Salesian Sisters, to give hope to a world characterized by injustice and lack of values. The Pope made this proposal today …
read moreJohn Paul II challenged the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, the Salesian Sisters, to give hope to a world characterized by injustice and lack of values. The Pope made this proposal today …
read moreThe Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, in their 21st General Chapter, are reflecting on the challenges that globalization poses to their consecration to God. Mother General Antonia Colombo …
read moreThe Salesians have opened their first English-language school in Kuwait. The English Academy School, located in the town of Salamiya, has 350 students. It is aimed at the large community of …
read moreAvvenire).- Mexican Father Pascual Chávez Villanueva, recently elected the rector major of the Salesians, says the greatest challenge facing the congregation is to be faithful to its identity …
read moreJohn Paul II paid tribute to the saints of the Salesian family, a day after beatifying three members of the religious family. The new blessed, disciples of St. John Bosco (1815-1888), are …
read moreThe Salesians have elected a 54-year-old Mexican, Father Pascual Chávez Villanueva, as their new rector major. Father Chávez was elected to a six-year term at the 25th general chapter of the …
read moreSome ZENIT readers have had trouble accessing a Salesian University Web page offering an online Latin course. The page, www.geocities.com/blas3/, may be inaccessible at times because of heavy …
read moreFewer and fewer priests know Latin nowadays, so the Salesian University of Rome has started a course on Internet, open to all who wish to register. The initiative was presented Feb. 22 at a …
read moreYouths today need holy teachers who can help them make sense of a fragmented world, the vicar general of the Salesians said at the opening of the congregations General Chapter. One of the main …
read moreThe Salesian congregation opens its 25th General Chapter on Monday, and among its tasks will be electing a successor to Rector Major Juan Edmundo Vecchi, who died Jan. 23. The chapter, whose …
read moreIn a message for the funeral of Father Edmundo Vecchi, major rector of the Salesians, John Paul II praised the Argentine priests fidelity to Christ and the Church. Father Vecchi died Jan. 23 …
read moreIn a message for the funeral of Father Edmundo Vecchi, major rector of the Salesians, John Paul II praised the Argentine priests fidelity to Christ and the Church. Father Vecchi died Jan. 23 …
read moreFather Juan Edmundo Vecchi, major rector of the Salesians, died in Rome this morning after a long illness. He was 71 and had led his congregation since 1996. The news was announced by Father …
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