Dimapur, India – April 2024 – The Bosco College of Teacher Education and the Salesian Institute of Higher Education in Dimapur, Nagaland, jointly organised a two-day international seminar on “Equity and Inclusion in School Education”. The seminar, held on 26 and 27 April, fostered debate among educators, researchers, policy makers and teachers-in-training on the crucial aspects of inclusivity and equity, in line with national policies for education. The meeting was opened by Fr Jose Joseph Sabu, Principal  of the Bosco College of Teacher Education while the opening address was given by Prof. Buno Liegise, professor and director of the Department of Education of the University of Nagaland. Numerous addresses followed, including one by Prof. Marion Mathew, drawing on her extensive experience in the field, who provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities associated with achieving equity and inclusivity in school education. Finally, Dr. Esaya Britto Raphael, from Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, conducted the plenary session via videoconference, exploring the importance of flexible curricula to meet different learning needs.

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam – April 2024 - On 30 April at the Community of the Sacred Heart in Bathon, a day of encounter and sharing took place between the novices of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and the novices of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Vietnam. The meeting was focused on the theme "Knocking on the door of dreams", inspired by the Rector Major's Strenna 2024. Throughout the day of meetings between the SDB and FMA novices, group discussions, theatrical performances, games, illustrations of themes and sharing of vocational motivations took place. The day of exchange was full of kindness and meaning and left the bond and joy of consecrated life in each participant .

Asunción, Paraguay – April 12, 2024 – The Salesians in the Province of Paraguay (PAR) celebrated the last session of the 23rd Provincial Chapter, during which Chapter members finished the work on the core areas by developing the final draft, making their respective votes on the draft that will go as a contribution to the GC29. Additionally, the PAR Province representatives to GC29  Fr Dionisio Medina, delegate, and Fr Nilo Zárate, substitute delegate, were elected. The president of the Chapter, Fr Mario Villalba, Provincial, thanked each committee and the teams for all the work done during the days. With the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr Villalba and concelebrated by the Vice-Provincial, Fr Delio Barreiro, and by the Chapter Moderator, Fr Nilo Zárate, the 23rd Provincial Chapter was officially closed.

(ANS – Ljubljana) – In the Marian month in Slovenia there is a widespread so-called "Šmarnice" Marian devotion, so named because it takes its name from the flowers in May, the "lilies of the valley". It is a devotion that includes a short account for each day of the month  about a character or an event in relation to the Blessed Virgin Mary and a task to be put into practice for the listeners. This year this devotion is enriched with a particular Salesian touch.

(ANS – Rome) – In view of the social and personal changes affecting the all of global society, the entire Salesian Congregation is committed to paying ever greater attention to elderly Sons of Don Bosco. That is why the Missions Sector has worked with an initiative aimed at missionaries in their  seventies: a "source course", that is, designed so that its participants can return to the source of their Salesian missionary vocation.

(ANS – Rome) – In a rapidly changing world, how do the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians project their respective charisms today, respecting their origins? This question will be answered by the 2024 edition of the Salesian Social Communication Days, the annual event for communication formation that reaches its fourteenth edition this year and will involve about a hundred young people in initial formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and other religious congregations.