Rome, Italy – January 2024 - A meeting of the young Volunteers of Don Bosco (VDB) took place at the Istituto Maria SS. Bambina in Rome, at the Vatican From 29 December 2023 to 2 January 2024. The event was attended by 40 VDBs from different European countries: France, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Hungary and Italy. During the meeting, the participants shared their experiences of consecrated life in their groups and regions, and reflected on some topics of their life project, such as communion, secularity and spirituality. They experienced the transition to the new calendar year in an atmosphere of prayer and celebration. On January 1st, they participated in the solemn Eucharist celebrated in St Peter's Basilica with Pope Francis, and they very satisfactorily evaluated the opportunity to dialogue and learn together.