(ANS – Aquino) – On Saturday, 9 March, in an evocative ceremony in the church of Santa Maria della Libera in Aquino, Salesian Fr Mauro Mantovani, Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, was awarded the Saint Thomas Aquinas International Prize, awarded by the Circolo San Tommaso Aquino.

(ANS – Rome) – The Extraordinary Visitation to the Sacred Heart Circumscription of Central Italy (ICC), carried out by Fr Juan Carlos Pérez Godoy, Councillor for the Mediterranean Region, on behalf of the Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, concluded on 10 and 11 March 2024.

(ANS - Meruri) - Ever since the announcement of this Animation Visit of the Rector Major, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, to the Province of Brazil-Campo Grande, meetings with the Boe-Bororo and Xavantes peoples have been foreshadowed as the most significant stages of the journey. And now that the Tenth Successor of Don Bosco is actually in the Salesian missions dedicated to them, all the attention of the Salesian Family towards these peoples, rich in history, traditions and culture, even though so often placed in a condition of risk of social exclusion, once again shines through.

(ANS – Rome) – The school of Salesian spiritual accompaniment is on its 4th year (2021-2024) offering having already served 160 confreres coming from 60 provinces of our 7 regions.

(ANS - Viedma) - With the motto "In prayer with Zatti, we are mission", the 10th Pilgrimage in honour of Artemide Zatti took place on the weekend of 9 and 10 March 2024 in Viedma, in the Argentine province of Río Negro, in commemoration of the 73rd anniversary of his death on 15 March 1951.