Italy, Colle Don Bosco – agosto 2024  - On 15 August 2024,  the occasion of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, an informal fraternal gathering of some of the Mayors and civil authorities of the Land of the Saints (Terra dei Santi) took place around the Rector Major, Card. Angel Fernandez  at Colle Don Bosco, in the presence of the Salesian community.  The authorities present were:

The Mayor of Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Mr Umberto Musso;

The Marshal of Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Mr Lanza Biagio;

The Mayor of Villanova D’Asti, Mr Roberto Peretti;

The Mayor of Montafia, Mr Giovanni Marchese;

The Deputy Mayor of Pino Torinese, Mr Paolo Pellegrini;

The Assessor of Castelnuovo Don Bosco,  Mr Giuglio.

Fr Thatty Reddy, the Rector of Colle Don Bosco, welcomed and presented the dignitaries and thanked them for their presence, availability and support. The Mayors and the Civil authorities in their  turn expressed their sense of belonging to Don Bosco and the Salesian Mission. They also expressed their gratitude to the Rector Major for all his initiatives for the cause of the welfare of the young people. The Rector Major, Card. Angel on his part, expressed his gratitude to the mayors and civil authorities for their support and friendship, and called for continued collaboration. He recalled  that  in the past year, close to 50,000 young people had visited Colle Don Bosco, which  remains  a holy land for the young people.