by BISMumbai

The GC 28 has begun at Valdocco-Turin with the inaugural eucharist. Some info updates about the participants

As per Region:

Africa-Madagascar: 28

America South Cone: 22

East Asia-Oceania: 25

South Asia: 33

Central & Northern Europe: 37

Interamerica: 26

Mediterranean: 31

Observers/Guests/Delegates: 20

03 Regions with the largest number of participants:

Central & Northern Europe: 37

South Asia: 33

Mediterranean: 31

The 3 Nations with the most participants:

India: 31

Italy: 19

Brazil: 12

A 04:33 video summarising the typical charism and mission of the Salesians - oratories, vocational training centres, schools, parishes, social development projects, universities, and other apostolates, presents in an appealing fashion how the dream of "a priest from the end of the 19 century is lived, so that young people could be happy now and for eternity," produced by IME Communications in collaboration with ANS is accessible here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDoNgRzspQo

Courtesy: www.infoans.org

GC28 IN PICTURES

The photo-stream of GC28 is live & can viewed and/or downloaded at http://bit.ly/gc28-pics

MumbaiSalesians' representatives: 03 - Fathers Savio Silveira [Provincial], Adolph Furtado and Anthony Pinto [Delegates]