Italy - Youths of Salesian Works National Center of "Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco" at French Embassy to the Holy See
Rome, Italy - December 2021 - On 6 December at Villa Bonaparte, the seat of the French embassy to the Holy See, the creations of the students of the National Center for Salesian Works of Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco in Rome were particularly appreciated. The Ambassador, H.E. Mrs. Elisabeth Beton Delègue, during the celebration of the feast day of St. Nicholas of Mira, patron saint of Lorraine, in the presence of Cardinal H.E. Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, donated to the guests the "Boxemaennchen" offered by H.E. Mrs. Michèle Pranchère - Tomassini, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Rome. At the event Bro. Jean Paul Muller, SDB, Economer General of the Salesian Congregation was also present. The typical cookies for the feast of St. Nicholas were made by the students of the “Food Service Technicians” course of the Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco Vocational Training School, who practiced and experimented with their productive skills for weeks. The fact that they were able to meet a world of diplomats and dignitaries unknown to them, in the French embassy, was an extraordinary challenge that they mastered very well, thanks also to their teachers who accompanied them.