Contents:
- Family News
- Significance of this letter
- Two important events
- A mark of gratitude
- The situation in Italy
- The situation in the Middle East
- The Region from a salesian standpoint
- 1. Personnel
- 2. Salesian foundations
- 3.Nature of our works
- 4.Some points to be kept in mind
- 5. Salesian communities: quantity and quality
- 6. The Salesian Family
- 7. Participation and formation of the laity: resources and problems
- The Region’s big challenges
- 1. The vocational situation
- 2. Reshaping and relocating
- 3. Continuing formation
- 4. Salesian work in the Middle East
- Future intentions
- 1. Rethinking our pastoral and educational system
- 2. Courageous redefinition of salesian work in Italy
- 3. Making the formation process for our lay collaborators more effective
- 4. Support for the Middle East Province
- 5. Development of our historic salesian places
- I remain close to all of you
- In conclusion
Reference time period: 2004
P. C. Villanueva, “You will be my witnesses… even to the ends of the Earth” (Acts 1, 8b). Presentation of the Italy-Middle East Region, in «Acts of the General Council of the Salesian Society of St John Bosco» 85 (2004) 385, 3-33.
Reference institution:
Direzione Generale SDB