Portugal - November 2024 - In November, the educative and pastoral communities of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Cabo Verde, Mirandela, Porto and Funchal, celebrated the Festival of Youth Holiness with special activities proposed by the Pastoral Ministry and Schools. With great fervour and joy, the Salesian Educational Community in Cabo Verde celebrated the Festival of Youth Holiness. With four days of spiritual preparation, the event centred on the simultaneous celebration of two Eucharists, in the school and in the chapel, and sports activities of various disciplines in three different locations. In Mirandela, the Youth Holiness Festival aimed to look at all models of youth holiness and reflect on their ability to take the initiative with other young people and put their gifts to good use. An afternoon of conviviality and willingness shared by all was experienced during the Eucharist, as well as cultural and learning moments. The Salesians in Porto celebrated the Feast of Youth Holiness, where the pupils of the Don Bosco school took St Dominic Savio as an example. Indeed, joy was the dominant note of the day throughout the various activities. In Funchal, the celebration was enhanced by the presence of Fr Tarcízio Morais, Superior of the Salesian Province of Portugal, who presided over the Eucharist, and highlighted the simplicity and importance of each person trusting, with courage, in the achievement of holiness. Important figures from the history of the Salesians of the school, which celebrates 75 years in 2025, were not forgotten.

America - November 2024 - A meeting of the presidents and some delegates of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico took place online on 22 November. The meeting was convened by the Vice-President of the World Confederation of Past Pupils of Don Bosco and World Councillor for the Americas, Eduardo Pessoa Cavalcante. Mr Mario Reyes, President of the Association of Past Pupils of Guatemala, opened the meeting with a moment of prayer. Afterwards, the calendar with proposed activities for the year 2025 was presented, discussing Gex's presence in the federations, leaving each person to communicate two contacts to the secretariat before the regional meeting. Then a report on the last meeting of the World Presidency was presented and the experiences of those who were able to attend the last Extraordinary World Assembly, held in Turin, were shared. Furthermore, it was announced that the next regional meeting of past pupils will be attended by the world presidency and that the regional meeting planned for next year will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Again in line with synodality, the Regional Vice President concluded by thanking everyone for their work, presence and fraternity.

Jaboatão, Brazil - November 2024 - The third meeting of community rectors was held on 27 November, presided over by Fr Francisco Inácio, Superior of the Salesian Province of Recife (BRE). The meeting was also attended by members of the Provincial Council and Salesian school principals. The meeting opened with a Eucharistic celebration in the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, early in the morning, in the presence of the novitiate community. The morning was reserved for formation, with a reflection on Don Bosco's dream at 9 years of age and the importance of the chronicle in the communities. In the afternoon, Youth Ministry information was shared, the administrative report and the Provincial's communications. Concerning youth ministry, Salesian Brother Manoel Messias and Fr Valdemir Augusto spoke about the next Salesian youth festival, support for vocations ministry, missionary experiences 2025, social action, the pastoral project in schools, the Salesian Family celebration, the youth jubilee, a subsidy for the formation of new collaborators, altar boys 2025. As an administrative report, the economer Fr Robson Barros dealt with the Shared Services Centre and its extensions, the province's cash flow and the parishes' contribution this year. Fr Francisco Inácio shared various items of information at the end of the meeting, including Obedience 2025, initial formation and GC29.