We offer our tribute to Fr Arulvalan, a Salesian priest whose unwavering commitment to the most oppressed and neglected sections of society, especially the Thurumbar (Puthirai Vannar) community of Tamil Nadu, died at 54. His funeral was held on April 9 at Saint Dominic Savio Church in Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu. His tireless work with the Thurumbar Liberation Movement (TLM) reveals not only a deep conviction in the Gospel of justice but also a courageous defiance against the entrenched caste hierarchy that continues to haunt Indian society.

The 29th General Chapter of the Salesian Congregation concluded with the Eucharistic celebration on April 12 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Rome. The Rector Major Fr. Fabio expressed profound gratitude for the experience lived during the General Chapter, describing it as a moment of Salesian Pentecost. He highlighted how the Holy Spirit guided every phase of the Chapter through the method of conversation in the Spirit, and he invited the entire Congregation to continue on this path of listening and discernment.

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With recollected minds and hearts, the members of the General Chapter (GC 29) entered through the Holy Door and, reverentially bowing towards the Altar of the Chair at St. Peter's Basilica, settled among the pews to take part in the concelebrated Eucharist presided over by Fr. Fabio Attard, the Rector Major on Friday, April 11.