(ANS - Turin) - On the afternoon of Wednesday, May 22, the eve of the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, the Don Bosco House Museum in Turin-Valdocco inaugurated a temporary exhibition on Don Bosco's 9-Year Dream. The ceremony featured Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, and participants from the World Consultation of the Salesian Family, along with other prominent Salesian figures and cultural personalities.

Turin, Italy – May 2024 – The work of the World Salesian Family Advisory Council continues, which sees the Major Superiors and Leaders of the groups that make up the Salesian Family gathered at the Mother House of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Valdocco, Turin to reflect on the theme: "God's dream about the Salesian Family in our time". On 22 May after the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major, and the homily by Fr Stefano Martoglio, Vicar of the Rector Major, a photo was taken in the courtyard at Valdocco. In the afternoon, the participants visited the Consolata Shrine led by Fr Pier Luigi Cameroni, Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family. Finally, the presentation of  "Chiamati all’Amore con Speranza", with the Strennas that the Rector Major has produced and disseminated in his 10 years at the head of the Salesian Congregation, presented by Fr Giuseppe Costa, Co-spokesman of the Salesian Congregation and editor of the volume.

(ANS – Rome) – On May 16, 17 and 18, the “Putting Life into Play”. A Salesian testimony on the international conference on sports and spirituality conference was held in Rome at the Institut francais “Centre Saint-Louis”. This congress was convened by the Dicastery for Culture and Education together with the French Embassy in Rome, taking advantage of the proximity of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris. The appointment was also attended by Diego Pérez Ordóñez, Head of Educational Sports for the Salesians in Spain’s mary Help of Christians Province (SMX), who offers us today his direct testimony on this important event of reflection and promotion of sports understood as an educational tool and spiritual growth.

(ANS – Venice)  – A presentation of the "Marco Polo" Project. Dialogue with the East. Peace and Sustainability", involving the Salesian Evrim school in Istanbul, represented by the Headmaster, Polin Ökke, and the Salesian Vice-Principal Jacky Doyen.

(ANS – Rome) – The "Laudato Si ’" club at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome is a reflection and work group inspired by the magisterium of Pope Francis. It promotes concrete actions of sustainability and commitment to our "Common Home", starting from the facilities, environments, people and other circumstances of the university campus.

Verona, Italy - 21 May 2024 - Pope Francis' visit to Verona on 18 May 2024 was relaunched on social media thanks to the contribution of students from the Salesian University Institute of Venice (IUSVE) and reporters from Cube Radio, who delivered a special version of the event's logo to artists Amadeus and Ligabue, among the protagonists of the "Arena of Peace" segment of the event, broadcast by RAI. For several months Claudia Rossato, Davide Lonardi, Eleonora Lucrezia Iacoponi, Flor Maria Montan and Matilde Dal Forno supported the digital communication of the five working groups that came together in the "Arena of peace" event. Their work was joined by Matteo Contarin, videomaker, Marica Padoan, photographer, Emma Magnabosco, graphic designer, Elisa Filippini and Giulia Compagnin, specialising in social media management. They are all part of the "Cube Radio Social Team", a group coordinated by Aurora Simionato, social media manager of the academic broadcaster, and Luca Salaorni, head of student activities at IUSVE in Verona, able to ensure real-time multichannel communication with the support of Artificial Intelligence. "For years, the professionals we train have included future social media managers of companies and enterprises" Marco Sanavio, Director of institutional communication of IUSVE and Salesians of Mestre explained. "For our students, the Pope's visit on 18 May was an opportunity to try their hand in the field and apply the skills learned and put them at the service of a project that has closely connected them with the territory and society in Scala."