Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy - August 2020 - Nine pre-novices from Croatia, one from Portugal and four from Spain are currently gathered at Colle Don Bosco, in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, for an intensive Italian language course and a community life experience of six weeks. Between the end of June and July, the pre-novices attended the online lessons, with the teachers now continuing the course in attendance until September 6, when one group will begin their novitiate in Colle Don Bosco and another in Genzano di Roma. This year there are 23 pre-novices in Italy, who will begin their novitiate on 8 September.