DR Congo - Fr Alphonse Owoudou visits the Kalemie community in the Central African Province

Kalemie, DR Congo – March 2024 – As part of the Extraordinary Visitation to the ...

Spain – The Extraordinary Visitation by Fr Fabio Attard to Spain’s St James the Greater Province ...

(ANS – Urnieta) – The Extraordinary Visitation by Fr Fabio Attard to Spain’s St ...

Czech Republic – The 50th anniversary of the death of Cardinal Štěpán Trochta: celebrating the life ...

(ANS - Francova Lhota) – A significant jubilee is being commemorated in 2024: the 50th ...

Italy – Free to choose: Salesians for Social Work also sign the protocol to remove children from ...

(ANS – Rome) – "The protocol signed on 27 March is a sign of fundamental importance ...

Ecuador - Holy Week, time of mission in the Santo Tomás Apóstol Educational Unit

Riobamba, Ecuador – March 2024 - Holy Week, a period of deep spiritual meaning, becomes a ...

Spain – "FISAT Salesianos Social": a new name for the same entity

(ANS – Valencia) – Since the end of March 2024, the "Ángel Tomás ...

Brazil – Pastoral Coordinators participate in the Provincial meeting in Campo Grande

Campo Grande, Brazil – March 2024 - A Meeting of Pastoral Coordinators from the Salesian ...

Nigeria - Donor funding from Salesian Missions provides support for youth hostel

(ANS – Onitsha) - The Salesian Hostel in the Don Bosco community of Onitsha, located in the ...

RMG – Unifying Symbol of Commitment: The Salesian Missionary Volunteering Cross

(ANS - Rome) – In a meaningful step towards fostering unity and dedication among ...

(ANS - Madrid) - On May 9 and 10, families attending Salesian presences in the Spain-Saint James the Greater (SSM) Province had the opportunity to participate in two webinars where they worked on how to create a "Safe Environment," both in families and in Salesian homes.

(ANS - La Coruña) - On Saturday, May 6, in honor of St. Domenico Savio, the groups of children and youth of the "Itinerary of Faith Education" of the Spain-Saint James the Greater (SSM) Province - Saltimbanquis, Andaina, and ADS -, which are part of the Federation of Salesian Youth Centers of Galicia, celebrated their "Xuntanza," that is, their festive gathering. The event took place at the "Abeiro" youth center in La Coruña, marking the 30th anniversary of its founding. Similar events were also held on the same day and the following day in León and Deusto.

(ANS - Soyapango) - As evidence of its determined action to support children and youth in El Salvador, the Salesian program "Fundación Salvador del Mundo" (FUSALMO) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Association "Museo de los Niños - Tin Marín" (Children's Museum - Tin Marín). The objective of the agreement is to promote training and education programs that help the moral development of young people to build their identity through social coexistence, harmony and respect.

Slavina, Slovenia - December 2022 - Since last spring, due to the war, 20 children from the orphanage in Severodonetsk, Ukraine, together with the staff of the same institution, have found shelter in Slavina, a village near the town of Postojna, Slovenia, where they have been warmly welcomed by the locals. In November, the "Fundacija Don Bosko," of the Salesian Province of Slovenia (SLO), organized a campaign to help the little orphans called "Let's Give Joy to the Children"; and on December 6 in the orphanage in Slavina the feast of St. Nicholas was organized, St. Nicholas being in Slovenia and other Central European nations the patron saint of goodness, the bishop who, accompanied by angels, distributes gifts to the children. The feast was also attended by some young people from the Salesian school in Želimlje, whose animation made the children even happier. Their smiles, faces surprised by the gifts, and enthusiasm for the music and other events were the best rewards for all those who joined the campaign.

(ANS – Bruxelles) – On the 4th of March 2022, the Ministers in charge of Family and Children Affairs of the 27 Member States of the European Union (EU) gathered in Paris, hosted by the French Presidency of the Council of the EU. The aim of this conference was to monitor the national implementation of the European Child Guarantee, a brand new social policy launched in 2021 by the EU to prevent and fight child poverty and social exclusion in Europe. Don Bosco International (DBI), together with SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-CVI) and other civil society organizations, was entrusted with the task of ensuring high-quality child participation within the framework of this conference. Thanks to the coordination of DBI, children, and educators from Salesiani per il Sociale (Italy), Plataformas Sociales Salesianas (Spain), and the Salesian Province of Malta were actively involved in this participatory process.

(ANS - Seville) - The youngest and most talented chefs on television returned to the Spanish network "La 1" giving an excellent representation of the Salesian spirit. The casting of the ninth edition of “MasterChef Junior” in fact included among the competitors Pablo and Sara, two students from the Salesian centers of Triana and Trinidad, in Seville, who were able to convey the same enthusiasm and values ​​that they breathe at school.

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  • Italy – "Labs To Future": the final event of the "Labs To Learn" project in Valdocco

    (ANS – Turin) – The final event of the "Labs to Learn" project was held on Tuesday, 5 March 2024, entitled "Labs To Future: The path – The results – The challenges" . The project was selected by the "Con i Bambini" social enterprise  within the framework of the Foundation for the Fight against Child Educational Poverty and came into being with the intention of combating early school leaving and preventing educational poverty, increasing the number of young people with difficulties who fulfil their school obligation, access higher education and/or job placement, and opening the way for personal growth according to their inclinations and aspirations.

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  • DREAMS THAT KEEP COMING TRUE!

    THE MESSAGE OF THE RECTOR MAJOR, Card. Ángel Fernández Artime, SDB

    When reflecting on all this, I feel I have a little authority to say: “Dear Don Bosco, your Dream is still VERY ALIVE.”

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