Turin, Italy – July 2024 – The first round of ADMA Primary’s Summer Spiritual Exercises based on the theme of "The lamp for my footsteps is your Word", concluded on Sunday, 7 July. The retreat days took place at Valdocco, from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July and involved some 40 people belonging to different ages and circumstances: families with young children and young people, adults and the elderly, to underline the mission of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) in offering intergenerational formation proposals, in which people who are going through different phases of life can enrich each other and walk together, united by common faith in Jesus and entrusting themselves to Mary Help of Christians. The catecheses were guided with great care and depth by Fr Gabriel de Jesus Cruz Trejo, Spiritual Animator of the ADMA Primary. Also valuable was the involvement of Sister Lucrecia Uribe Duque, Daughter of Mary Help of Christians, Spiritual Animator of the Association, who accompanied the participants, fostering a climate of friendship and sharing. This first round of Exercises will be followed in August, as has been the tradition for many years, by five rounds organised in the Salesian house in Pracharbon, in Val d'Ayas (Val d'Aosta).

Hyderabad, India – July 2024 – Disha Don Bosco, in collaboration with the National Career Service (NCS), an Indian government agency, organised a Job Fair event on 5 July, designed to connect job seekers with potential employers. Fr V. Rayappa spoke at the opening ceremony, and stressed the importance of these initiatives for the achievement of significant and dignified employment opportunities. The Job Fair was attended by 18 companies that set up stands and conducted interviews, and a total of 244 candidates, each of whom put their skills and aspirations on the table. At the end of the event, 134 candidates secured a job offer. This significant result not only highlighted the success of the event, but also demonstrated the importance of collaboration between actors of different types for the creation of job opportunities.

Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela - July 2024 - Great joy marked the day on Saturday, 6 July at the Divino Niño parish in Puerto la Cruz, when the priestly ordination of Israel Hernández, a new Salesian priest at the disposal of the Church to serve God's people, was celebrated. The ceremony, conducted by Bishop Jonny Reyes, SDB, Bishop of Puerto Ayacucho, was a moment of deep emotion and celebration for the Salesian community, with the young people and committed lay people who gathered to accompany the new priest on this special day. The ceremony was attended, among others, by Fr Fernando Miranda, Superior of Spain's Mary Help of Christians Province (SMX), from which the new priest comes, and his formator, Fr Antonio Cifuente.