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By CSJ Sisters Uganda, Africa, 27 August 2021 -- Just 10 years after starting their first African presence in Juba, South Sudan, the Caritas Sisters of Jesus give thanks to God for their first African novices in Uganda: "We entered Uganda p...

SMD 2017 Focus on America: from the EAO perspective (II) By Cl. José Phan Anh Tuan, SDB Missionary in the Amazon, Venezuela from Vietnam Caracas, Venezuela, 22 July 2017 -- My missionary religious life ad gentes started in a similar way to ...

Let's prepare well the 150th anniversary of Mary Help of Christian Basilica By Our Own Correspondent Turin, Italy, 5 May 2018 -- Present celebrations (2017-2018) of the 150th anniversary of the inauguration and consecration of Basilica of M...

with Persecuted Christians, One with Jesus suffering in his brothers and sisters World, 19 February 2021 -- Every day, millions of Christians around the world suffer for their faith. Many are persecuted for their beliefs, their ordeals can ...

By our own correspondent Vatican, 22 March 2021 -- Pope Francis marked 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines with a Holy Mass last Sunday, 14 March, in St Peter’s Basilica - Vatican. After an intense 9 years ‘Novena&rsquo...

ALA_5423 Get to know the Caritas Sisters of Jesus around the world CSJ General House, Rome, 18 July 2020 -- Among the 32 groups of the Salesian Family there are not many with their headquarters in Rome. Probably the last ones to locate the...

By M C George Menamparampil, SDB Emergency Response coordinator Rome, 8 March 2022 -- The Rector Major wishes to write a second letter to the Salesian Family about the war, its consequences and the work YOU are doing to help the victims. He...

CSJ General House, Rome, 18 July 2021 -- The 18th General Chapter of the Caritas Sisters of Jesus (SCG) was convoked with the letter from Sr Teresia Furuki (Superior General) on Pentecost Sunday 2020, the main theme being: 'Renewed by t...

ALA_5496 By our own correspondent Rome, 29 October 2020 -- As with every year, today (29 October) we celebrate the liturgical memory of Blessed Michael Rua, the first successor of Don Bosco (1937-1910). It is another good opportunity to di...

By Formation Sector, Rome Rome, 12 March 2021 -- Fr Julien Jackers, 76 years of age, passed away in Kenya. In the EAO region he was best known in Myanmar and in Timor Leste, but also through his work in formation (postnovitiate stage in 201...