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Ljubljana, Slovenia – July 2024 – The Salesian Youth Centre in Rakovnik, Ljubljanam organises oratory summer activities for children every year, lasting four weeks, in which not only the children from the Salesian parish located in the same work take part, but also those from the entire Slovenian capital, together with volunteers and leaders from other places and countries. This year the Estate Ragazzi activites began at the beginning of the summer school holidays and lasted throughout July, involving on average 200 children and young people every week, accompanied by about 60-70 leaders under the guidance of Fr Janez Suhoveršnik. Games, biblical reflections, animation, personal growth, spirituality and new friendships mark the activities of each day.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil - August 2024 - On Saturday, 3 August, 12 young people from the various Salesian presences in the Saint John Bosco Province of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, took part in an online vocational meeting. The meeting addressed the theme of the "Dimension of the call that God makes to each person", and was led by Salesian Fr Gutielles dos Reis Santos, flanked by post-novices Mario Carlos, Antonio Martins and Yuri da Silvaira. The BBH Provincial, Fr Natale Vitali, was connected throughout. At the end of the meeting, the young participants asked their questions about the Salesian charism and the formation process in the Province. The BBH Province offers young people the opportunity to discern their vocation through opportunities for spirituality and dialogue with Salesian communities in the States of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Tocantins and in the Federal District.
Lima, Peru - August 20, 2024 – Salesian Youth Ministry in Santa Rosa Province, Peru organised CampoBosco 2024 with the motto "The dream that transforms lambs into shepherds", from 1-4 August . It is a space for meeting and reflection that brought together young leaders aged 16 to 25, from various oratories, youth centres and schools from different Salesian communities throughout the country. Topics of youth engagement and the essence and vocation of being leader were developed during these days. "This youth meeting is important because young people evangelise and accompany other young people, and we as Salesians prepare them for this," said Fr Uriel Jáuregui, Provincial Delegate for Salesian Youth Ministry.
Rome, Italy - August 2024 - The topic of communication in relation to migrants and refugees returned for the third time in the "Shaping Tomorrow" in the last conference of this World Social Communication Conference, on the morning of Wednesday 7 August. This time the topic was explored in a new formula, with an introduction by the invited speaker, Donatella Parisi, and the first-hand testimony of Ducler, a refugee from Cameroon. Parisi, head of communication at the Vatican's Centre for Higher Education 'Laudato Si', emphasized the importance of getting to know migrants and refugees and 'listening to what they have to say, in order to be able to communicate well the themes of forced migration, climate change and social justice', three themes that are absolutely intertwined. He then gave the floor to Ducler, a teacher, political activist and social worker, persecuted in his country, one of the 117 million people, especially young people, forced to flee their homeland. He recounted the persecution he suffered in Cameroon, his flight through four countries and the difficult restart of his life in Italy, where he arrived on a barge and where, after facing loneliness, incomprehension and bureaucracy, he also encountered the solidarity of the 'Centro Astalli' (Jesuits), which allowed his progressive social integration. "Today my voice also wants to be that of many other young people who cannot find work or integration and who are not listened to".