(ANS – Rome) – In view of the social and personal changes affecting the all of global society, the entire Salesian Congregation is committed to paying ever greater attention to elderly Sons of Don Bosco. That is why the Missions Sector has worked with an initiative aimed at missionaries in their  seventies: a "source course", that is, designed so that its participants can return to the source of their Salesian missionary vocation.

(ANS – Rome) – In a rapidly changing world, how do the Salesians of Don Bosco and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians project their respective charisms today, respecting their origins? This question will be answered by the 2024 edition of the Salesian Social Communication Days, the annual event for communication formation that reaches its fourteenth edition this year and will involve about a hundred young people in initial formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and other religious congregations.

(ANS - Cagliari) - From April 25th to 27th, a thousand vibrant young individuals from the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) flooded Cagliari with their infectious joy and enthusiasm, participating in the 7th MGS Forum of Central Italy, aptly titled: "Called to Hope!".

(ANS - Warsaw) - In 2023, the Salesian Mission Procure Office in Warsaw successfully concluded 39 missionary initiatives, totaling 1,713,980.10 złoty (equivalent to nearly €400,000). These endeavors comprised 28 projects in Africa, 4 in Europe, 2 in Asia, and 5 in South America, benefiting from the collective support of 8,893 individuals.

(ANS – Salamanca) – On 13 April, as part of the celebrations for the 125th anniversary of the Salesian presence in Salamanca, an interesting conference was held on the theme: "The Salesian legacy in Salamanca: a contribution to the 125th anniversary of their presence", given by Fr Joaquín Torres and Miguel Ángel Fernández, both members of the Salesian Delegation of Cultural Heritage in Spain's St James the Greater Province (SSM).