America - Meeting of the Presidents and Delegates of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco in the Americas
America - November 2024 - A meeting of the presidents and some delegates of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico took place online on 22 November. The meeting was convened by the Vice-President of the World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco and World Councillor for the Americas, Eduardo Pessoa Cavalcante. Mr Mario Reyes, President of the Association of Past Pupils of Guatemala, opened the meeting with a moment of prayer. Afterwards, the calendar with proposed activities for the year 2025 was presented, discussing Gex's presence in the federations, leaving each person to communicate two contacts to the secretariat before the regional meeting. Then a report on the last meeting of the World Presidency was presented and the experiences of those who were able to attend the last Extraordinary World Assembly, held in Turin, were shared. Furthermore, it was announced that the next regional meeting of past pupils will be attended by the world presidency and that the regional meeting planned for next year will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Again in line with synodality, the Regional Vice President concluded by thanking everyone for their work, presence and fraternity.