Rome, Italy – June 2024 - The annual festival of the Federation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco, Lazio was held at Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco in Rome on 16 June with a large participation representing the 12 Unions in Lazio. The day began with the celebration of the Mass, which was followed by the traditional conference this year entitled "Past Pupils: what future?", with talks by Fr Gianluigi Pussino, SDB, Fr Maurizio Palomba, SDB, and Cesare Sagrestani. Elections were held for those completing their term of office in the Presidency Council. President Cesare Sagrestani (Unione Testaccio) and Councillors Marco Romano (Unione Sacro Cuore) and Alfonso Tesoro (Borgo Ragazzi) were confirmed for the next four years, while Paolo Schiavo (Borgo Ragazzi), Pierpaolo Foti (Unione Pio XI) and Vito Gentili (Unione Pio XI) were added.

(ANS – Potenza) – In the city of Potenza, among the many services, working-class neighbourhoods and concrete, the Salesians made a magnificent house flourish 60 years ago with a heart open to young people and families. In this space, it is possible, today, to grow both from a Christian and human point of view. But how impactful is the Salesian presence for this city?

(ANS - Rome) – The "Accompanying When Trauma Hits" project continues, a formation course for educators engaged in situations affected by the armed conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Pescara, Italy - June 2024 - Three students from the Communication Area of the Salesian University Institute of Venice (IUSVE) and collaborators of the academic broadcaster "Cube Radio" - Giulia Compagnin, Elisa Filippini and Eleonora Costa - had the opportunity to take part in the most important Italian event dedicated to the animation and children's content industry: “Cartoons on the bay”. The three girls were the main characters in the social narration of the event, held from 29 May to 2 June in Pescara, and collaborated directly with those who managed the digital communication of RAI and RAI Com. Occasions of this kind allow IUSVE to consolidate and forge institutional relations, while for the students it is a matter of taking up the challenge of concretely applying the skills acquired in the classroom. “Cartoons on the bay”, specifically, gave the "Cube Radio" staff the opportunity to enter very complex professional contexts and begin to understand the dynamics. At the same time, the work carried out by the three young women highlighted the academic training that IUSVE offers as part of the curriculum.

(ANS – Chiari) – The Salesian Family Provincial Advisory Council of the Lombardy-Emilian Province was held on Sunday 9 June 2024, at the San Bernardino Institute in Chiari,  coordinated by Fr Erino Leoni, Vice-Provincial and Delegate for the Salesian Family. The topic for the meeting was the presentation and apreciation of Salesian holiness linked to this area. On the occasion, Fr Pierluigi Cameroni, Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family, presented the wealth of holiness that has flourished in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna, covering 17 Saints (3), Blesseds (2), Venerables (7), Servants of God (5). 

(ANS – Rome) – A study conference called "The lengthy term of governance of an Educational Institute 1881-1924" was held in Rome at the General House of the Sisters. It was promoted by the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) and the  "Auxilium" FMA Study Centre of the  Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences, on Saturday, 8 June 2024,  aimed at exploring the figure of Mother Catherine Daghero (1856-1924), FMA. A figure of great importance and significance for the FMA Institute – of which she was Mother General for 43 years, from the age of 25 until her death – but little known within the Salesian Family itself.