Webinar on Laudato Si and Human Rights by Fr Cedric Prakash S.J.

Hyderabad, 2021 Jan 14 Don Bosco Provincial House, Hyderabad, 14 January 15, 2021: During the praxis-orientation webinar on Laudato si, organized by the Salesian Province of Hyderabad, on 14 January, 2021, Fr Cedric Prakash S.J. spoke on the theme, ''Grounding Laudato Si in the Soil and Culture of Human Rights in India''. The main thrust of his talk was on the 5 Cs - Common Challenges faced by the world, in the area of environmental crisis, the Causes of Ecological Degradation, the need for Caring for our Common Home and the Commitment and the Courage called for, in heeding the Cry of the Earth and Cry of the Poor.  Read More »
YERRAMANENI Baly

Stations of Creation, Way of Beauty launched
Kolkata, 2020 Sep 14 Kolkata, September 14, 2020 -- A priest catechist in Kolkata has marked Year of Laudato Si', with the launch of what he calls 'Stations of Creation - a Way of Beauty' on Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Hyderabad Salesians Host 1st Laudato Si' Province Webinar
Hyderabad, 2020 Jul 11 The province of St Joseph, Hyderabad hosted a webinar for all its confreres on 09 July 2020. The speaker was Father Dasari Nireekshan sdb, from the Laudato Si' commission set up by the province. He began the webinar with an introduction presenting the reason why Pope Francis chose the title ''Laudato Si' for his encyclical on environment, taking inspiration from the Canticle of the Creatures of St Francis of Assisi.  Read More »
YERRAMANENI Baly

DBYA South Asia Delegates GoogleMeet Focuses on Young People Amidst Laudato Si' Year
New Delhi, 2020 Jun 09 Don Bosco Youth Animation [DBYA] South Asia delegates had a GoogleMeet on Tuesday 09 June 2020. Father Robert Simon, the new DBYA South Asia Delegate moderated the meet. South Asia Regional Councillor Father Biju Michael inspired the delegates to ''put the young person at the centre of Salesian youth ministry.'' Revising the DBYA Annual Plan, the delegates decided to implement the GC 28 guidelines and integrate the action plan of the Laudato Si' Year responding to the cry of the earth and the poor.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

Don Bosco Green Alliance Launches 'Rethink, Reconnect, Renew' Campaign
Mumbai, 2020 Jun 05 On 05 June 2020, 46th World Environment Day, Don Bosco Green Alliance, an international collective of young people from the Salesian Family institutions, who contribute to global environmental action, thought and policy, launched a new campaign 'Rethink, Reconnect, Renew'. This campaign will be run throughout the ongoing Laudato S�' Year. Father Savio Silveira-Convener Don Bosco Green Alliance addressed a letter on the launch of the new campaign to the Alliance Members.  Read More »
Chris Valentino

Indian Salesian Father Joshtrom Kureethadam Appointed Head of Laudato Si Year
Kolkata, 2020 May 30 The Vatican has appointed Indian Salesian Father Joshtrom Kureethadam SDB the coordinator of the Sector on Ecology and Creation. Father Kureethadam is to coordinate plans to materialize the visions of Laudato Si as Pope Francis has announced 24 May 2020 to 24 May 2021 as a special year of the papal encyclical.  Read More »
Nirmol Toppo

Panama - Laudato Si' Generation launched at World Youth Day in Panama2019
Mumbai, 2019 Jan 29 (ANS - Panama City) - Laudato Si' Generation was officially launched on 25 January during the celebration of the World Youth Day in Panama. Laudato Si' Generation, which is the youth branch of the Global Catholic Climate Movement, aims at becoming a global youth movement that works for environmental issues, especially climate justice. Don Bosco Green Alliance and the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) are founding members of Laudato Si' Generation.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Vatican - Saving Our Common Home
Mumbai, 2018 Jul 12 (ANS - Vatican City) - A conference titled ''Saving Our Common Home and the Future of Life on Earth'' was organized by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development to celebrate the third anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si'. This conference, held over two days on 5-6 July at the Synod Hall in the Vatican, brought together about 400 delegates, which included environmental experts and activists, scientists, economists, politicians, representatives of various global networks, as well as high-ranking UN officials. The Don Bosco Green Alliance was represented at the conference by Fr. Savio Silveira, SDB, and Mr. Macson Almeida.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes