(ANS – Makati) – In a momentous gathering of minds,  36 Salesians and Lay Mission Partners from various sectors and departments of different Don Bosco schools and institutions participated in the first leg of DBEC (Don Bosco Educational Centers) Strategic Planning on March 6 and 7, 2024, at the Quaranta Hall, Braga Building, Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati.

(ANS - San Salvador) – The Universidad Don Bosco (UDB) in El Salvador celebrates 40 years since its foundation in 2024, and has celebrated this significant anniversary in recent days with an unforgettable commemorative event.

(ANS – Rome) – The most recent two Sons of Don Bosco appointed bishops by the Holy Father will receive episcopal ordination together: on 20 April in the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio emeritus in Italy and in the Republic of San Marino, will consecrate Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians of Don Bosco, Titular Archbishop of Ursona, and Archbishop Giordano Piccinotti, Titular Archbishop of Gradisca, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA).

(ANS – Sangradouro) – Moments of dialogue, prayer or simply sharing daily life: Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation, is spending the days of his Animation Visit to the Salesian missions between the indigenous Boe-Bororo and Xavantes, fully immersing himself in the reality of life of these peoples. An experience that, as he openly testified, has aroused "deep emotion" and "enormous gratitude" in him.

(ANS – Munich) – 2023 was a year full of positive developments for Don Bosco Stiftungszentrum (Don Bosco Foundation Centre), the Salesian organisation based in Munich and engaged in the coordination of about 200 foundations – mostly fiduciary – that take care of a myriad of projects for children and young people in Salesian works around the world. In fact, in 2023, the foundations belonging to Don Bosco Stiftungszentrum supported about 400 aid projects for young people in difficulty in Germany and around the world, for a total amount of funds distributed equal to almost 2.3 million euro. Entitled "The warmth of the heart in figures", the Salesian institution has a report summarising what has been achieved thanks to the genuine commitment and compassion of numerous benefactors.