(ANS – Rome) – A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS) and the Editorial Board of the  "Ricerche Storiche Salesiane" journal took place on Friday 11 October at the facilities of the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome, The following day, the ISS Assembly was held at the same venue.

(ANS – Madrid) – Misiones Salesianas, the Salesian Mission Office based in Madrid, Spain, reiterates its commitment to the fight against poverty. More than 1.3 billion people in the world live below the poverty line and more than 700 live in conditions of extreme poverty. On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which is celebrated today, 17 October, the Salesian institution declares: "Our tool is education".

(ANS) – One of the strategic objectives of the Salesian Social America Network (RASS) is to promote effective communication of social works, which leads to the visibility of Salesian action and raises society's awareness of the reduction of social inequalities. For this reason, RASS is committed to promoting networking with the Communication Sector of the Salesian Congregation and is in close contact with Fr Ricardo Campoli, Salesian Social Communication Coordinator for America, and with the Social Communication Team of America (ECSA).

(ANS – Rome) – A group of 14 Salesians will meet at Salesian Headquarters in Rome from 18 October to 3 November 2024, to work on the draft of the Ratio. The group consists of representatives from each of the regions, the Pontifical Salesian University and the members of the Formation Sector.

(ANS- Rome) – On Sunday 20 October 2024 in Rome, on the occasion of World Mission Day, Pope Francis will inscribe Blessed Joseph Allamano, founder of the Consolata missionaries, in the register of saints.