(ANS – Bogotá) – The Salesian Social America Network (RASS), together with the San Pedro Claver Province of Bogotá, joined the Latin American and Caribbean Clamor Network, and the Clamor Networks of Venezuela, Colombia and Panama, to journey together and learn about the reality faced by thousands of migrants and refugees each year, identify their needs, their dreams, their challenges and their stories. A "Living Workshop Meeting: Communication, Advocacy and Migration at the entrance doors to Darien, in Necoclí Colombia" was held during the week from 22 to 26 July.

(ANS – São Paulo) – From July 18 to 24, the members of the ESA central commission, accompanied by both reference persons from the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Sister Ivone Goulart, and Salesian Father Claudio Cartes, met in the Province of Our Lady of Aparecida of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, in São Paulo, Brazil.

(ANS – Bangalore) – In an effort to highlight the catalysts of positive change makers of India, NDTV in its season 4 has come out with an episode that makes Don Bosco Technical Educative community feel proud. In the video, NDTV highlights DB Tech as a ‘Change Maker’ in addressing the significant gap in vocational training in India.

(ANS – Rome) – With less than a week to go before the 2024 Communication Conference "SHAPING TOMORROW" – which will take place from 1 to 7 August 2024 at the facilities of the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome – the Social Communication Sector is relaunching advice that is very current and certainly necessary to prepare for the conference with the right attitude: "Do not be afraid of new technologies!"

(ANS – Rome) - As is the case every 25 July, in the Spanish National Church of Santiago and Montserrat in Rome, a Mass was celebrated in honour of its patron saint, the Apostle James. This year the ceremony was presided over by Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco. In his homily, the Salesian cardinal warned of the "great temptation" that the world has had throughout history: power, which can be overcome through service and witness.