The human being is not only "body" but also "soul". I am not only a human being with biological needs, but I am also a spiritual being with spiritual needs. The scientific knowledge I have of myself does not tell everything about me. My wholeness is that I am a well-balanced creature. I exist and live because I have a body, a mind, emotions, social needs and a spiritual relationship with God...

We are all called to show compassion and tenderness towards the sick. It is precisely through the experience of frailty and illness that we can learn to walk together in God's style of closeness, compassion and tenderness. The Good Samaritan is our example of service: a face-to-face meeting with the sick person, a care, the inn, the innkeeper, money, the promise to keep each other informed about the sick person. Broadcast "miaina sy mitia" in collaboration with the Arrupe Madagascar centre.

A harmonious relationship between husband and wife is fundamental to the functioning of the household. Relationships need to be improved every day through gentle words, mutual support and expressions of love. There can be many obstacles to improving the relationship, such as lack of time, misunderstandings and the difficulty of raising children in this age we live in. All of this requires constant effort and effective results are obtained when there is good communication...

Change depends on each individual, but if we expect change, protecting the environment is the first priority. A relevant topic, it is especially about re-greening Madagascar. So let's act together to protect the environment. Program "miaina sy mitia" in collaboration with the Centre Arrupe Madagascar, on Radio Don Bosco

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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