Salesian Don Boscos: General chapter starts in Turin - a future in view!

Salesian Don Boscos: General chapter starts in Turin - a future in view!

Turin-Valdocco, Italien - The 29th General chapter of the Salesian Don Boscos, one of the largest Catholic religious communities in the world. By mid -April, 227 delegates from 93 provinces and 134 countries are gathered to advise on the future orientation of the order. The opening took place in the Maria-Hilf basilica, where Cardinal Roberto Repole encouraged the participants to look at social justice and the challenges of today's world with the eyes of Christ, like kathpress.at reported.

Particular attention is paid to the choice of a new superiors, which is to take place in March. The Spanish Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, which was most recently appointed by Pope Francis to the Pro-Prefect of the Vatican Orders' Authority, had submitted his role in the previous year. Transitional leads to the order to the election of the Italians Stefano Martoglio. In the history of the order, which emerged from the endeavors of the priest Giovanni Bosco, the focus is on the concerns of children and adolescents, which began in 1859 when the order was founded in Turin. The Don Bosco sisters and the Salesian employees are also part of this movement, which today has over 16,000 members in more than 130 countries, so katholisch.at