Million Minutes Relaunches Celebrating Young People: Revival Programme for 2025/26
Posted: Fri, 16 May 2025 09:41
Million Minutes is delighted to announce the re-launch of our fully resourced Celebrating Young People: Revival programme for the 2025/26 academic year. We warmly invite schools, parishes, and all those working with young people to join us for a special online event to learn more about this inspiring initiative.
The event will take place on Monday, 10th June, with two convenient time slots available:...
Sunday Reflection - 5th Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Posted: Tue, 13 May 2025 09:17
At this time of year, on Sundays and also during the week, we have readings from the Acts of the Apostles, written by St Luke as a sequel to his Gospel. These readings focus on the early years of the church. In today's reading, Paul, the great missionary, and his faithful companion Barnabas are returning to their Antioch base, and as they go, they continue their policy of establishing small Christian...
Letter from Sr Chiara Cazzuola, Mother General of the Salesian Sisters, to Pope Leo XIV
Posted: Fri, 9 May 2025 13:14
Holy Father,
It is with immense joy that, on behalf of all the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in the world, I extend to you my affectionate good wishes for the mission that the Lord has entrusted to you as the Successor of Peter. We thank you for generously accepting this new call to be Pastor and Guide for all the people of God and for the whole of humanity.
Let us invoke upon you, and upon your...
Letter from Don Fabio Attard, Rector Major of the Salesians to Pope Leo XIV
Posted: Fri, 9 May 2025 13:12
Holy Father,
with profound joy and devotion we offer you our best wishes for the beginning of your pontificate.
May the Holy Spirit accompany you on this journey with strength and wisdom, so that it may be a beacon of hope, unity and peace for the Church and the whole world.
May his heart, full of love and mercy, inspire trust in the faithful and promote justice and brotherhood among all peoples.
The sense...
Vatican – Pope Leo XIV: 'Peace be with all of you'
Posted: Fri, 9 May 2025 09:58
(ANS – Vatican City) – Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful and the world invoking peace and pledging to work for a united Church faithful to Jesus and to the Gospel.
Pope Leo XIV greeted the city of Rome and the world with these words at his first appearance as the Successor of Peter from the Central Loggia of St Peter's Basilica:
Pope Leo XIV: Greetings to Rome and to the world
Peace be with...
RMG - The Salesian Congregation Greets Pope Leo XIV, Beacon of Hope for the Church
Posted: Fri, 9 May 2025 09:40
(ANS – RMG) - With joy and gratitude, the Salesian Congregation welcomes the election of Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, as the 267th Successor of Peter.
From the Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, his first words—"Peace be with you. God loves everyone."—echoed in the hearts of the faithful worldwide. A missionary at heart, son of St. Augustine, and former Prefect for Bishops,...
Sunday Reflection - 4th Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Posted: Wed, 7 May 2025 15:18
The Fourth Sunday after Easter is often referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday, because that is the theme of the Gospel reading. In Year C we are invited to reflect on the final verses of chapter 10 of John's Gospel. Here, there is a change of feast and of season from the earlier words of Jesus about the Good Shepherd. It is now some months later in winter time, and Jesus is again (or still) in Jerusalem,...
Vatican – Cardinal Fernández Artime, SDB: From Pope Francis, the call to awaken the world
Posted: Tue, 6 May 2025 13:55
(ANS – Vatican City) – During the eighth Mass of the Novemdiales in memory of Pope Francis, the Cardinal and former Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life invites the faithful to turn the apostles' enthusiasm, sparked by the appearance of the Risen Christ, into a "life program." Their "wonder," in contrast to "bewilderment" and "discouragement,"...
Salesian Cardinals in Conclave
Posted: Fri, 2 May 2025 11:35
Since the death of Pope Francis, the College of Cardinals have been meeting to arrange the funeral of Pope Francis, and the practical elements of the next Conclave which will take place on Wednesday 7th May. There are currently 252 Cardinals, 10 of which are Salesians of Don Bosco, the most of any religious order. 5 of the Salesian Cardinals are eligible to vote in the next Conclave, and 5 are not....
Sunday Reflection - 3rd Sunday of Easter (Year C)
Posted: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:57
Last Sunday, Low Sunday, we reflected on the two appearances of the Risen Jesus to the disciples who were fearfully hiding in the room in Jerusalem. The episodes end with the concluding words of the evangelist that the Gospel was written "that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name."Now, in the reading for today, the third...