ANS Photo December 2025
Buenos Aires, Argentina โ December 2025. On Sunday 14 December 2025, a Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Almagro to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first ten Salesian missionaries in the country. The Eucharist was presided over by the Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, and concelebrated by numerous bishops, members of the General Council and Provincials.
Rome, Italy โ December 2025. The Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, presided over the traditional presentation of the Salesian Strenna for the new year on 27 December 2025 at the Generalate of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. Present were the General Superior of the FMA, Mother Chiara Cazzuola, the General Council of the FMA and representatives of various groups of the Salesian Family.
Vatican โ December 2025. A moment of genuine ecclesial communion characterised the meeting on 20 December 2025 at the Vatican between the Holy Father Leo XIV and the Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, and all the members of the General Council of the Salesian Congregation.
Rome, Italy โ December 2025. On the evening of 23 December, the General Councils of the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians gathered at the FMA Generalate for a Christmas gathering marked by prayer, fraternity and shared reflection on the Salesian mission entrusted by Don Bosco.
Krakow, Poland โ December 2025. Fr Pierluigi Cameroni, SDB, Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family, together with his collaborator Fr Gabriel Cruz, SDB, travelled to Krakow to begin preparations for the beatification ceremony of nine Salesian martyrs โ Fr Jan ลwierc and his companions โ which will take place on 6 June 2026 in Krakow.
Port Vila, Vanuatu โ December 2025. On the afternoon of Saturday 13 December 2025, the three pioneering missionaries of the new Salesian presence in the Vanuatu archipelago โ Fr Alfred Maravilla, former General Councillor for the Missions, Director; Fr Moise Paluku and Salesian coadjutor Paulus Bataona โ arrived in Port Vila, welcomed by the local Ordinary, Bishop John Bosco Baremes, SM.
Yaupi, Ecuador โ December 2025. The solidarity campaign launched by the Salesian Mission in Yaupi was a successful initiative in support of around 500 Shuar families in the Yaupi and Miazal areas of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Thanks to the benefactors, they received food aid and essential items, as well as sweets and toys for the little ones in the run-up to Christmas.
Akure, Nigeria โ December 2025. Salesian missionaries working in Nigeria have received donations thanks to a partnership with โSalesian Missionsโ, the Salesian Missionary Office in New Rochelle, USA. Thanks to this partnership, the students have received laptops for their schoolwork and religious materials.