Rome, Italy - November 2024 - On 8 November 2024, the World Presidency of the Association of Salesian History Enthusiasts (ACSSA), which met in Rome (UPS), at the request of the Superior of the Salesian Sacred Heart Central Italy Circumscription (ICC), Fr Roberto Colameo, named Fr Giovanni Cossu as an Honorary Member of the aforementioned association. During his life Fr Cossu has been a teacher for many years, headmaster in Salesian schools in Macerata, Cagliari and Florence, rector (Macerata and Cagliari) and Superior of the Vice-Province of Sardinia (2005-2008). He is currently in charge of the Historical Archives of the ICC since 2019. The ACSSA Presidency recognised his dedication to the custody of Salesian memory of inestimable value carried out for the good of the youth. The work in the Provincial Archives, care of the house chronicle and the studies and publications on the history of his home town present Fr Giovanni Cossu as a Salesian with a passion for history and its identity value. In the Church, as the Holy Father Francis writes these days, “we need to renew our historical sensitivity”. The urgent need for greater historical sensitivity, including in the field of Salesian history, requires faithful and daily, often invisible and silent work by various people. Among these is Fr Giovanni Cossu, whom the World Presidency of the ACSSA congratulates on being officially given the title of Honorary Member of ACSSA. The act of awarding the diploma took place during the ACSSA meeting held on 23 November in Rome.