Cape Town, South Africa – December 2024 – The Salesian Institute in Cape Town, the first Salesian presence in South Africa, is probably the longest established Salesian house in the entire Africa-Madagascar Region. Already in 1917 Fr Louis Versiglia, now a Saint, stayed at this house during his trip from Italy to Macau. On the occasion of his Canonisation in 2000, a plaque was placed in front of the room where Louis Versiglia stayed. Now, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the first Salesian missionary expedition, Fr Francois Dufour, Rector of the Salesian Institute in Cape Town, has committed himself to making the hall something more. In recent months, a Memorial Hall has been established which preserves photographs, books, images and objects referring to the first missionaries. This simple but significant Hall of Memory to Saint Louis Versiglia also seeks to be an inspiration for other Salesian houses, to remember all the missionaries and local Salesians who have died in South Africa, Lesotho and eSwatini and to prepare similar initiatives in other communities.

Sonada, India – December 2024 - The first community radio station located in a college in the hills of Darjeeling, near Sonada, celebrated its ninth birthday with its listeners, belonging to remote villages scattered among the tea plantations. Operated by the "Salesian College Autonomous Sonada", Radio Salesian is an initiative of the Salesians of Kolkata, the only community radio run by the Salesians in the South Asia Region and is aimed at the inhabitants of the villages in the Darjeeling hills and the community of university students. Radio Salesian 90.8 FM celebrated its ninth birthday with a cake cutting ceremony led by listeners of the Marma Tea Estate. The event saw a joyful gathering of older listeners and passionate supporters of the station. Radio Salesian was represented by radio journalists (RJ), including the Director of the Sameer Chettri program, along with RJ Moses Tamang, Pratap Rai, Wang Lama and Bandana Lohagun, whom the listeners present congratulated. The station's only female RJ, Miss Bandana Lohagun, said: "This celebration has strengthened the bond between Radio Salesian and its community of listeners, highlighting the station's continuous commitment to involving its audience and being its public voice".

Fusagasugá, Colombia – December 2024 – A Meeting of the Missionary Process of the Salesian St Peter Claver Province of Bogotá, Colombia (COB) took place at the "Salesianum" in Fusagasugá, which brought together delegations, sectors and settings in the Province to evaluate the year's work, identify results and areas for improvement and plan strategies that strengthen the Salesian mission in the territory in the various fields of activity. The event offered formation spaces that provided key tools to align strategic plans with missionary objectives, ensuring a significant impact on beneficiaries and strengthening the work of the teams as the nucleus of the Salesian mission. The meeting also highlighted the commitment of each participant to bring the charism of Don Bosco to every corner of the COB Province.