Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac attends Salesian Don Bosco Institute centenary, church says
The celebration in Cairo reviewed a century of technical education, vocational training, and youth service, the Catholic Church in Egypt said.
Patriarch Anba Ibrahim Isaac, Patriarch of Alexandria for the Coptic Catholics and President of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt, attended the centenary celebration of the Salesian Don Bosco Institute in Cairo, the Catholic Church in Egypt said. The event focused on a century of technical education, vocational training, and youth service under the slogan “A hundred years of education, work, and youth service.. an eternal legacy that continues to inspire generations”.
The Patriarch stated that true education goes beyond transferring information and skills to helping people discover and use their talents to serve others, the Catholic Church in Egypt said. He also highlighted the role of the Don Bosco Institute in Egypt as a space for human, technical, and vocational formation that helps youth face life with competence, responsibility, and dignity.
The President of the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Egypt emphasized that the Salesian mission is a gift to Egyptian society by providing learning and joint work opportunities for youth of various religious backgrounds, which promotes respect, cooperation, coexistence, and a peaceful nation, the church said.
Father Markos Adel, President of the Salesian Don Bosco Institute in Cairo, said the Salesian journey in Egypt began in 1926 when monks opened the institute in Shubra with limited resources. He expressed gratitude to the monks, teachers, and Egyptian and foreign workers who served the institute across generations, including those currently serving and those who have passed away, according to the report.