Lecce, Italy - July 2017 - On July 6, during the traditional Feast of the Salesian Oratories of Puglia, the beach of Torre Chianca became the "Lido Don Bosco" for a day. Many oratories were present: Brindisi, Molfetta, Martano, Corigliano d'Otranto, Foggia, Santeramo in Colle, Bari and Andria for a total of one thousand children who spent a day of sharing and talks, in happiness and friendship in the spirit of Don Bosco. There were many games played in the water and on the beach, moments of entertainment with music, singing and dancing. All the children of the oratories present were able to present the theme of the various Summer Camps with their own anthem, and participated with enthusiasm, fair play and the desire to have fun. Many thanks went to the animators and referees of the Lecce Oratory. During the final prayer, on the seashore itself, the Director of Lecce, Fr Pierluigi Lanotte, wanted to remind all the children of Syria living the experience of the Summer Camps in this period, invoking the protection of Mary Help of Christians and praying for peace. The greeting and blessing of the Provincial, Fr Pasquale Cristiani, ended the day's events.

(ANS - Blera) – Can the little gestures of attention and kindness, one's smile and positivity really be fruitful, transmit a message of life, guide towards good? It would seem so - yes. "If it's true that Buffon is my current model and Peruzzi the idol who most influenced my growth in becoming a goalkeeper, Fr Francesco Pampinella was my first ever great meeting with a true number one," says Giuseppe Iacomini, a professional football goalkeeper who learned a lot from his encounter with a Salesian educator.

Turin, Italy - July 2016 – Fr Enrico Stasi, Provincial of the Piedmont and Aosta Valley (ICP) district, has nominated Fr Valerio Bocci as the new Director of the Editrice Elledici, a publishing house; the Salesian was - and continues to be – its Editorial Director. For 21 years, Fr Bocci, a graduate of Catechetica, has directed the “Mondo Erre” magazine for children and is author of many catechetical subsidies for the formation of young people. Since April, he is an elected member of the UELCI Board of Directors (Union of Italian Catholic Publishers and Booksellers).

Rome, Italy - July 2017 - On 1 to 3 July, the Salesian teachers of the training houses in Italy attended their annual professional training workshop. The theme of this edition was: "The Salesian and the Network. To investigate and evaluate", a continuous effort of the Italian Salesian Provinces to reach guidelines for an institutional and personal presence on the Internet. Starting from considerations on the anthropological and cultural implications of the web phenomenon, attention was given to preventive training, and questions raised on the pastoral implications that Salesians can promote in the digital courtyard.

(ANS - Rome) - Twenty-six young Italians have decided to dedicate part of their summer in a holiday of solidarity in Egypt serving as missionary volunteers in Salesian houses in Alexandria, Cairo-Zaytoun and Cairo-Rod El Farag, where they shall engage in educational activities in oratories and schools. Fr Michelangelo Dessì of the Missionary Animation of the Salesian Central Italy District(ICC) presents this educational, supportive and missionary proposal.

Rome, Italy - June 2017 - On June 24, in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Msgr. Mauro Maria Morfino, SDB, bishop of Alghero-Bosa, presided over the diocesan orders of 11 Salesians from the "Ceferino Namuncurá" community, Gerini-Roma.