(ANS – Palluruthy) – Since 1974, Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan, Palluruthy, in collaboration with the Cochin Corporation, has been actively striving towards the welfare of the youth and the eradication of atrocities against children in society. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of this noble cause, the community organized a celebration on November 9, attended by notable personalities.

(ANS – Rome) – Today, 11 November, we remember the distant 1875 when the first missionary expedition set out!  The commemoration of this important event opens the celebrations for the 150th anniversary in 2025. The slogan chosen for the occasion helps us enter into this anniversary: Give thanks, Rethink, Relaunch.

(ANS – Warsaw) – From October 28 to 31, 2024, 25 provincial coordinators of Salesian schools from Europe and the Mediterranean basin gathered in Warsaw, Poland. Representatives from the following regions were present: Spain, France, Italy, Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, North Africa (Morocco and Egypt), Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Croatia, Germany, and Turkey. 

(ANS – Port Louis) – Fr. Alfred Maravilla, General Councillor for Missions, visited the Salesian community on the island of Mauritius for missionary animation from November 4 to 7, 2024. Mauritius hosts a single Salesian presence under the “Mary Immaculate” Vice-Province of Madagascar (MDG).

(ANS – Turin) – Visitors to the Salesian Motherhouse in Turin-Valdocco over recent weeks will have noticed significant construction works underway. Most notably, the square in front of the basilica is undergoing renovations. Additionally, scaffolding indicates restoration work on both towers and the basilica roof. There was an urgent need to stabilize the two bell towers and, especially, to almost completely renew the statues of the Virgin Mary and two angels, as corrosion from exhaust gases and weather had severely damaged some statues.