Values help young people find balance and know what to do in the many different situations they live in: choices, decisions, standing up for who they are, etc. On the other hand, parents must find ways to transmit values to them and encourage them to have them as well. On the other hand, young people need to set rules and values for their future...

The ability to help each other within the family is necessary. Helping each other strengthens and improves the community atmosphere. Knowing how to listen and the ability to help each other complement each other. Program "mba ho vanona", produced by Radio Don Bosco, in collaboration with General Désiré Ramakavelo.

Have the mental strength to be able to change what needs to be changed and what can be changed; have inner peace to be able to accept what cannot be changed; and have the wisdom to be able to recognize the difference between them... The effort or the change to be made should not depend on other people or other circumstances, but depends on us alone. Inner conviction leads a person to development and progress. Mental strength, inner peace and wisdom are linked and interdependent. "Ampela Miary" program on radio Don Bosco.

People with an "obese" physical condition can be said to be ill. Obesity is an accumulation of excess fat in the human body. Obesity can be said to be hereditary because this disease depends on the daily and usual way of life. There are two types of this disease: the first is overweight and the second is obesity. The difference between them depends on the results of the BMI calculation: overweight if the BMI is greater than or equal to 25 and obese if the BMI is greater than or equal to 30. How to calculate it: Weight (kg) divided by height squared. BMI 16-18.4 = underweight; 18.5-24.9= normal... Obese people are at risk of poor health...

Message from the Bishops at the end of the Pilgrimage

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, You who have come in such large numbers to take part in this national pilgrimage, as well as all of you who are following it from home through the media. We, the bishops of Madagascar, would like to express our deep gratitude to you for having responded to our invitation and for having brought this jubilee initiated by Pope Francis to life spiritually. With you, we take up Mary's song: ‘My soul exalts the Lord’ and we repeat with her: ‘What shall I repay the Lord for all the good he has done me?’....

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Love and Salvation

Christmas is a great joy, because it is the love of God that has come to us, proclaims Fr. Bizimana Innocent, Provincial Superior of the Salesians Don Bosco of Madagascar and Mauritius, presenting his Christmas greetings. Salvation is accomplished, so life is not in danger of disappearing. It is this love and this salvation that we wish to fill our life so that we have peace.

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Zatti, our brother

The short film "Zatti, our brother" (Argentina, 2020) focuses on one of the most difficult episodes of his life. We are in Viedma, in 1941: at the age of 60, Zatti is forced to leave the hospital he has attended for decades. His faith and strength are tested.

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