(ANS - Recife) - For the evening of Saturday 7 August, via YouTube, the Salesian Province of Brazil-Recife (BRE) organized a live show aimed at promoting the generosity of companies and individuals towards the needy population. The live solidarity initiative was born thanks to the coordination of the Directors and those responsible for communication of 12 Salesian works in the Province, under the direction of the Provincial Office for Social Communication. The initiative has given continuity to the commitment of the Salesians of BRE, undertaken since the beginning of the pandemic, to assist poor families by providing correct information, food and anti-contagion protection devices.

(ANS - Lima) - The jubilee year for the centenary of the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians in Lima officially ended with the Eucharist on Sunday 1 August, presided over by the Archbishop of Lima, Msgr. Carlos Castillo, accompanied by the Apostolic Nuncio in Peru, Msgr. Nicola Girasoli, and by the auxiliary bishops of Lima, Msgr. Guillermo Cornejo and Msgr. Guillermo Elías, as well as several Salesians of Don Bosco. The Mass, officiated in the temple and also broadcast live, also saw the presence of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and a number of ecclesiastical and civil authorities, and was celebrated in an atmosphere of joy and gratitude.

(ANS – Roma) – The “LEADS” (leaders) of Salesian Youth Movement from INTER-AMERICA - AMERICA SOUTH CONE - AFRICA-MADAGASCAR - SOUTH ASIA - EAST ASIA OCEANIA come together for the first time on ZOOM for their “PLAN LAUNCH”. It will take place on 31 JULY 2021 @ 14.30 (Rome time).

(ANS – Rome) – The long-awaited dream of ADMA's second Congress in the EAO Region is coming closer (11-12 Sept) through the first overall preparatory meeting on last Sunday, 18 July, with the participation of 30 members of the wider steering committee.

(ANS - Košice) - From the presentation of the program of Pope Francis' apostolic visit to Slovakia from 12 to 15 September 2021, it was announced that on Tuesday 14 September the Holy Father will meet the Roma community at the Salesian house in the Luník IX district in Košice, a suburban neighborhood with the largest Roma population in Slovakia. The Salesians of Don Bosco have been present in the place since 2008. Fr Peter Bešenyei, Delegate for the Pastoral Care of Roma in the Salesian Province of Slovakia (SLK) and Secretary of the Slovak Episcopal Commission for Roma and Minorities, expects the participation of thousands of Roma from all over Slovakia.

(ANS - Meruri) - At dawn yesterday, 15 July, the Salesian community gathered in the Meruri cemetery, where the tomb of the martyrs Fr Rudolph Lunkenbein and Simão Bororo is located. Fr Ricardo Carlos, Provincial of the Brazilian Campo Grande Province (Salesian Mission of Mato Grosso - BCG), led the prayer of thanksgiving to God the Father for the gift of martyrdom He gave to the Church of Mato Grosso, the Salesian Congregation and all the BCG Province.

(ANS – New York) – Participating virtually from Ambato, Nelly Mariana Soto Guanolusia from “Fundación Proyecto Salesiano”, Ecuador, presented the organic farming initiative of her commune that addresses the issue of poverty and hunger.  She said that this project also integrates the work for children on the street into its overall goals and objectives.

(ANS - Makati City) - The Salesian education leaders in the Basic Education Departments (BED) in the schools of the SDB-FIN Province gathered in the Joy Center of Don Bosco Technical Institute Makati for a whole day of learning, direction setting, and updating last June 21, 2021. Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, they braved the fear and uncertainty brought by the pandemic and met face-to-face for the first time since March 2020 to share and learn from each other how the basic education landscape was changed by the pandemic and how the Don Bosco schools creatively adjusted to these changes and are continually challenged to adapt to these challenges.

(ANS – Kolkata) – The 12th Asia-Oceania online Regional Congress of Don Bosco Past Pupils marking the 150th anniversary of the World Association of Past Pupils concluded on June 26, 2021. The two-day event focused on Salesian Delegate, Young Past Pupils and Networking. Delegates and members from 23 out of 28 countries of the region participated. First-timers included participants from Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia, Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka.