(ANS – Brussels) – Don Bosco International (DBI) is excited to share its guidelines for planning study visits at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. These visits are an exceptional opportunity for schools, vocational training centres and youth organisations to connect young people with the main European institutions, making European citizenship a tangible and engaging experience. The guidelines were designed by the DBI, in collaboration with TGS Eurogroup, with the sole purpose of providing all the tools to organise study trips independently.

(ANS – Dhulikhel) – Archbishop Simon Poh, Archbishop of Kuching, Malaysia, gave the recognition to Mr Bimal Tamang, an Indigenous student of journalism in Kathmandu as the first-place winner of the Namuncurá Indigenous Short Film Festival 2024 organized by the Don Bosco Kep Media Communication Center of Cambodia and supported by the Network of Ministries Among Indigenous Peoples in Asia (NMAIPA), formerly known as the Circle of the Sacred Rice.

(ANS – Altamira) – More than a thousand people gathered on 16 November to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the arrival of the Salesians in Venezuela. The day began in the Don Bosco Church in Altamira, where the Salesian community paid a moving tribute to the Salesians who were pillars in establishing the Province. This event was an opportunity to pray and thank God for the first seven Salesians who arrived in the country, as well as to honour the memory of recently deceased Salesians.

(ANS – Pasto) – Since its foundation in July 2023, the St John Bosco – Social Projection Oratory-Youth Centre has emerged as a meeting and transformation point for the Pasto community. Under the direction of Fr Andrés Pizarro Colonia and with the coordination of Alexander Arcos Caicedo and Angie Sánchez Betin, this social project has demonstrated accelerated growth and a deep connection with local needs.

(ANS – Vatican City) – A millennial and a student, both saints during the Jubilee. Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati, models and points of reference for the faith of thousands of young people around the world, will be canonised next year: Acutis during Adolescent Day, scheduled from 25 to 27 April, Frassati on Youth Day, which will be from 28 July to 3 August. Pope Francis announced this on 20 November at the end of the General Audience, eliciting thunderous applause in St Peter's Square crowded with thousands of faithful sheltering under umbrellas.