New Rochelle, United States – October 2024 – On Saturday, October 12, the New Rochelle Province celebrated 20 priest and brother jubilarians.  This year 11 Salesians celebrated a major anniversary of their religious profession, 7 celebrated a major ordination anniversary, and 2 celebrated both profession and priestly anniversaries. The double jubilarians are Fr. Georges Parent of Montreal, 70 years professed and 60 years ordained, and Fr. Drago Gacnik of Hamilton, Ont., 50 years professed and 40 years ordained.

Dingli, Malta – October 2024 – From 11 to 13 October, more than 40 young people gathered at Savio College in Dingli for an event organised by the Youth Ministry Office of the Mary Help of Christians Vice-Province of Malta (MLT), where they explored the theme of hope and reflected on the future of Maltese young people. The weekend offered a balanced mix of personal reflection, spiritual growth and leisure. The event began with activities aimed at promoting mutual knowledge of the participants from the works: Savio Salesian Youth, Salesjani Sliema, Salesjani Senglea and Oratorju Salesjani Dingli. The group workshops offered participants an in-depth platform to reflect on their personal stories, engaging in meaningful debates about the challenges young Maltese people could face by 2034. Each group explored these issues from the point of view of six key social entities: Church, Youth, Family, Government, Employers and NGOs, finally developing practical proposals on how these stakeholders could work for a more promising future. The programme also included recreational activities, such as volleyball, football and a cliff hike, offering participants a perfect way to relax and have fun. From a spiritual point of view, the participants gathered for morning and evening prayers, the Rosary, Mass and moments of Eucharistic Adoration, and were also invited to go to Confession. On Sunday morning, Fr Brendan Gatt shared a stimulating reflection on the Christian perspective of hope, highlighting the relationship between faith, trust and Christian hope, citing the Catechism of the Church and the "Spe Salvi" of Pope Benedict XVI.

Caracas, Venezuela – October 2024 - On Sunday 13 October, in memory of Blessed Alexandrina Da Costa, the Association of Salesian Cooperators (ASC) from the Father Juan Vernet Centre in the Mary Help of Christians parish of Sarria, near Caracas, experienced a special moment. During the Eucharist, presided over by Fr Rafael Montenegro, Superior of the Salesian Province of Venezuela (VEN), four new members made their promise: Saraí Avendaño, Gregson Padilla, Marela Palomino and Leonardo Páez. Fr Yhoan Castro, Delegate for the Salesian Family, Fr David Marín, Delegate for Salesian Cooperators, and the Salesian community of Sarria concelebrated the Eucharist. In his homily, Fr Montenegro stressed the importance of this vocation: "It is a question of following Jesus Christ starting from the charism of Don Bosco, in an Association that has a mission in the Church. Today you decide to follow Jesus Christ as Salesian Cooperators: it is the path that God has proposed to you and you accept". The celebration, which was attended by numerous members from different groups of the Salesian Family, ended with the renewal of the promises of all ASC present.