Krakow, Poland – June 2024 – 30 years of activit have already passed for the "SL SALOS Kraków" - Local Salesian Sports Organisation in Krakow, in the Salesian Province of Krakow (PLS). On this occasion, on Saturday 8 June, an event was held on the ground of the football field located at 39 Tyniecka Street, but the celebration began with the Eucharist, to which all the presidents who have held this position throughout the history of "SL SALOS Kraków" were invited. The Mass was presided over by the current President, Fr Paweł Centnar, while the homily was given by Fr Andrzej Policht, who recalled, among other things, how this work was born. After Mass, outdoor celebrations began, with a cake for over 200 people and activities prepared for children and young people, such as inflatable and sports games. The event was attended by a large number of children and young people with their families.

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Panama City, Panama - June 2024 – On 7 June, the Church celebrated the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and, in the Basilica of Don Bosco, these were days of fervour and devotion. The activities were carried out with a preparation triduum that began on 4  June during the evening masses, animated by the Sacred Heart of Jesus group. During the Eucharist of the feast, Fr Carlos Vilanova, SDB, stressed in his homily the immense love of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a love that requires compassion, mercy and total abandonment. He urged those present to open their hearts and let themselves be transformed by that unconditional love, recalling that the Sacred Heart of Jesus is an inexhaustible source of grace and strength for all believers. At the end of the Eucharist, the members of the group made their consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and received a special medal, in addition to the blessing, asking Jesus that their hearts be moulded in the image of his, full of love and service and to bring the word of Christ everywhere.

Lyon, France – May 2024 – The Jean Bosco centre on the Fourvière hill in Lyon celebrated the 20th anniversary of its creation on 31 May. About 80 people were present at the event – including local authorities, members of staff and the Salesian Family – led by the Superior of the Saint Francis de Sales Province of France-Southern Belgium (FRB), Fr Daniel Federspiel. In his introduction, Fr Jean Marie Petitclerc, President of the "La Navarre" Foundation, owner of the premises, stressed that "celebrating an anniversary means both remembering the past and looking to the future". This is how he recalled the history of this centre, a former Provincial House of Lyon, transformed, on the joint initiative of the Salesians, into a centre of ongoing formation in Salesian pedagogy and spirituality for lay members of the network. During the event, then, the innovations inherent to the future of the work were illustrated: from September it will change its intended use and the Salesian community will give way to lay management. In addition, courses for pre-university training in Law, Economics and Social Sciences will be offered at its facilities; and the students of the Salesian Notre Dame des Minimes work, also from Lyon, and other young people to whom the typical Salesian hospitality will be offered will be hosted.