ANS Photo November 2025
Turin, Italy โ November 2025. On 11 November in the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians, exactly 150 years after the sending of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition, the Salesians of the 156th Missionary Expedition and the FMA of the 148th Expedition received the missionary crucifix at the hands of the Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, and the FMA Mother General, Mother Chiara Cazzuola.
Nice, France โ November 2025. On the weekend of 15 and 16 November, the Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, made an Animation Visit to Nice, on the occasion of the commemoration of the arrival of the first Salesians in France.
Genoa, Italy โ November 2025. On 12 November, the Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, the Mother General of the FMA, Mother Chiara Cazzuola, the new missionaries about to leave and many members of the extended Salesian Family gathered in Genoa to complete the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the First Missionary Expedition.
Turin, Italy โ November 2025. As part of the celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition, the โbeAMissionโ event was held at Valdocco on 8 and 9 November. The event was born out of the collaboration between young people, Salesians and FMA of Italy and aimed at relaunching the missionary journey, starting from the experiences already made and discussion with missionaries from all over the world.
Hong Kong โ November 2025. The Salesian House of Studies hosted the Meeting of Youth Ministry Delegates for the East Asia-Oceania Region from 6 to 10 November. The event included time for listening, reflecting and dialogue and was led by Fr Rafael Bejarano, General Councillor for Youth Ministry, accompanied by some of the members of the Sector.
Siliguri, India โ November 2025. The Salesian College Siliguri campus hosted a Youth Ministry meeting from 31 October to 4 November, which brought together the Delegates of all the Provinces of the South Asia Region for a moment of reflection, communion and collaboration. The event was also attended by the General Councillor for Youth Ministry, Fr Rafael Bejarano.
Bled, Slovenia โ November 2025. The Provincial Delegates for Formation – or their rep resentatives – of 11 Provinces of the Central and Northern European Region met from 3 to 7 November in Bled for a meeting of discussion and planning. The meeting was coordinated by Fr Silvio Roggia, General Councillor for Formation, Fr Guido Errico, of the same Sector, and Fr Peter Konฤan, Provincial of Slovenia.
Calamba City, Philippines โ November 2025. The 5th Seminar of the Association of Salesian History Enthusiasts (ACSSA) of the East Asia-Oceania Region (EAO), dedicated to the theme โHistories of Salesian missionary activity in the EAO Regionโ, took place from 3 to 7 November at the Mornese Spirituality Centre. It was the last of the continental seminars organised by ACSSA for the 150th anniversary of the Salesian Missions.