(ANS – New Rochelle) – As Salesians we are called to be missionary disciples, people committed to proclaiming the good news of salvation to all people. For some, responding to this call will be demonstrated through a ministry serving as a missionary in a land far from their country of birth. This may be in a land and country that has little knowledge of or experience with Christianity. Some will be in places where there is hostility towards the faith. We must pray for them as they bear witness to the faith while facing challenges we might not even consider.

(ANS - Seoul) - With a growing percentage of Catholics, and the prestige and visibility that many of them enjoy in society – including the new President, Moon Jae-in, a Catholic - the Church in South Korea has for years been growing and flourishing. The Salesian Province "Martyr Saints of Korea" is also making a similar journey, clearly visible in a number of specific activities: the novitiate, the Mission Office and the service for young people at risk.

(ANS - Rome) - "From the age of 6 to 12, I played in the oratory, prayed, attended catechism and cinema, and I began to mature many of the passions that accompanied me as an adult. Around 13-14, the parish priest educated us to observe the neighborhood, to take on the problems of others, to participate ...". Many people, especially those born in the 1950s and 60s, can see themselves in this testimony of Nando Pagnoncelli, polling researcher and President of "Ipsos Italia", an important market research firm. Today, thanks to its own survey, IPSOS reveals how the oratory, in what is a deeply changed context, still shows surprising vitality.