Campinas, Brazil – May 2024 - On Saturday 4 May, altar servers, acolytes and masters of ceremony in the Our Lady Help of Christians Province Sao Paolo, Brazil (BSP) met at the Liceu Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora community in Campinas, for the annual provincial meeting. 603 participants, including children, adolescents and young adults, accompanied by the coordinators of the groups and their tutors, experienced moments of spirituality, reflection, conviviality, joy and fun, under the protection of Saint Dominic Savio, whose feast day for the Salesian Family is celebrated on 6 May. Fr Tiago Eliomar Gonçalves de Morais, Missions Delegate  and coordinator of Vocational Animation for BSP Province, led the first activity: a game of questions and answers on catechetical, biblical, Salesian and liturgical themes. In the afternoon, after awards to coordinators of the groups for all their commitment, there was a free oratory moment where everyone could play football and volleyball, dance, play with inflatables and interact with others. At the end of the day, Fr Eliomar led Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Palermo, Italy – April 2024 - The 17th Marian Day of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) in Sicily was held on Sunday, 28 April at the Mother Mazzarello institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Palermo. Over 260 people from 11 ADMA centres in the region gathered in the theatre, welcomed by the association's Council, led by President Salvatore Di Maio, who began the day with an opening prayer. "We are children of a dreamer and for this reason we are called to dream big," said young Salesian Fr Stefano Cortesiano, who offered a reflection on "a dream that makes a mark". The second address was by Fr Salvatore Nicosia, spiritual animator of the ADMA in Floridia, who stressed that today it is difficult to dream because of the wounds that life causes, but that they can also contribute to transforming pain into a dream. There were also some testimonies, starting with the presentation of a large group of young people, who told of their experience of belonging and active participation in ADMA initiatives. The morning ended with the Eucharistic celebration inside the chapel at the institute.

Cochabamba, Bolivia – May 2024 -  Salesian Communication Days were held at the Fátima retreat house from 2-3 May, involving more than 25 communicators from Salesian works. "Walking in the digital world: formats and production of content for social networks" was the title of the conference, where new communication talents were discovered through the voices of young people and where different communication products imbued with the Salesian charism came into existence with great creativity. The Delegate for Social Communication of the Province of Bolivia (BOL), Fr Miguel Córdova, accompanied this formative journey, together with Fr Henry Córdova, Delegate for Youth Ministry. At the end of the event, the participating communicators received a book entitled "So as not to forget. One hundred years of Salesian life in Bolivia", the magazine of the Salesian Bulletin as well as a tripod for mobile phones. This initiative came about with the aim of promoting the creation of digital content for the shared Salesian mission of educating and evangelising young people.