Tlazala, Mexico – August 2024 – On 17 and 18 August the Salesian La Case del Hombre Nuevo Centre for Spiritual Retreats hosted a meeting of Youth Ministry Operators, with the aim of guiding the participants in a reflection on the importance of Ministry in the educational processes that animate the works of the Salesian Province of Mexico City-Mexico (MEM). In addition, they were presented with the Pastoral Action Plan 2024-2025. The event was coordinated by the new Delegate for Youth Ministry, Fr Juan Aarón Cerezo Huerta; 37 people from the various works participated, mostly lay people who animate the Ministry in every Salesian presence: schools, parishes, oratories, youth centres, vocational training centres. In conclusion, Fr Ignacio Ocampo Uribe, Superior of the MEM Province, presided over the closing Mass of the meeting, underlining "the importance of the work carried out by those who animate the pastoral care and the value of continuing in the mission that Don Bosco has given us as an inheritance".

Goma, DR Congo – August 2024 – On 17 August, the Maison d 'Accueil Gahinja, under the direction of the Salesian Don Bosco Ngangi organisation, organised an educational outing for 50 street children. The event, made possible thanks to the financial support of the Don Bosco Mission Bonn, is part of a series of initiatives aimed at offering a better future to vulnerable unaccompanied minors at risk of social exclusion, while supporting families in difficulty. During the day, the children were involved in walks, dances and songs and then took part in the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr Dieudonné Sande Mutonkole, SDB, Director of the Don Bosco Ngangi Centre. An awareness-raising session was then held on "Individual, behavioural and social characteristics that promote resilience and family adaptation". Children were encouraged to consider the family as the ideal environment for their development, to cultivate parental love and acceptance. The day then ended with a fun game of volleyball and a meal shared between the children, a symbol of fraternity and solidarity.

Iauaretê, Brazil – August 2024 - On 16 August, the Salesian community of Iauaretê, in the state of Amazonas, in the far west of the country, on the border with Colombia, celebrated the feast of Don Bosco with the presence of the Regional Councillor Fr Gabriel Romero, as part of the extraordinary visit to the Province of Manaus. The Eucharistic celebration was attended by delegations from the ten communities of the parish, belonging to different ethnic groups in the area. Fr Wellington Abreu, the director and parish priest, and Fr José Reginaldo de Oliveira, Assistant Parish priest, concelebrated in the Holy Eucharist and the celebration was attended by the entire community of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. During the celebration, the formation book of the Association of the Devotees of Mary Help of Christians was given to the members of the new group that is in formation. In the afternoon the representatives of the ten communities participated in the Salesian gymkhana in honour of our Father Don Bosco, organised by Salesian José Leandro Vieira. It was truly a Salesian celebration!