(ANS – Bogotá) – Misiones Salesianas, the Salesian Mission Office based in Madrid, in collaboration with the "Pueblo de Dios" program of the Spanish television network TVE,  went to Colombia last November to resume this work of the Salesians from both Salesian Provinces (Bogotá and Medellín) and to produce several episodes of the program, so as to make known the Salesian work carried out in Bogotá, Agua de Dios, Barranquilla and Cali. The second of these episodes, recorded in the Colombian capital, is dedicated to the Salesian work known as "Niño Jesús".

(ANS – Rome) – In an inspiring move to foster a spirit of missionary service and community engagement, the Salesian Volunteer Advisory Board and Mission and Youth Ministry Counselors have set a plan in motion to promote their volunteer program at a congregational level. The initiative is set to commence on a promising note today, Tuesday, March 5, 2024, with a gathering of 45 SDBs and Laity from various provinces where the volunteer program has already been established locally.

(ANS – Paris) – "Education is a process of relationship so that an individual, young or old, can take from themselves all the abilities that God has given them and place them at the service of society." Archbishop Cristóbal López Romero, appointed Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2019, is also a Salesian of Don Bosco and therefore, ça va sans dire, is passionate about educational issues. The Salesian cardinal, a native of Spain, with pastoral experience also in Latin America, was in Paris from 26 to 28 February last, and in fluent French he spoke at a series of meetings, also giving an important interview on the national Catholic channel KTO.

(ANS – Rome) – Preparatory work is underway for the 29th General Chapter (GC29) of the Salesians of Don Bosco, scheduled in Valdocco, Turin, from 16 February to 12 April 2025 on the theme "PASSIONATE ABOUT JESUS CHRIST, DEDICATED TO YOUNG PEOPLE. Living our Salesian vocation faithfully and prophetically.“ Card. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major, has appointed the members of the Pre-Chapter Commission.

(ANSin – Rome) – A few weeks after his last visit to Brazil, which took place between the end of January and the beginning of February at the Province of Recife, Brazil, Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, is returning once more to the South American country to make an Animation Visit to the St Alphonsus Liguori Province of Campo Grande, Brazil (BCG), which this year celebrates the 130th anniversary of the presence of the Sons of Don Bosco in the territory. The 10th Successor of Don Bosco will spend a total of 10 days there, from Wednesday 6 to Friday 15 March 2024, and a good part of his visit will take place in the indigenous villages of Meruri, São Marcos and Sangradouro, in the State of Mato Grosso, where the Salesians offer accompaniment and assistance for integral human development to the Boe-Bororo and Xavante populations.