(ANS - Rome) - May 9, 2023, marked the beginning of the journey that will lead the Salesian Cooperators Association to May 9, 2026, when the 150th anniversary of the Holy See's recognition of the Association as a public association of the faithful will occur. Given this significant milestone, Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, in his capacity as Father and Unity Center of the Salesian Family, and the association's World Coordinator, Antonio Boccia, released a short video of animation and preparation.

(ANS - Turin) - In an atmosphere of great closeness, familiarity, and concerted effort in the search for solutions for the benefit of the Salesian mission, the Team Visit to the Europe Central and North (ECN) Region is proceeding as planned. 118 Salesians, led by the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, and accompanied by the Regional Councilor, Fr. Roman Jachimowicz, and Sector Councilors, are working diligently to chart common paths for the region for the benefit of all young people, especially those most in need.

(ANS - Rome) - Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Gen C are all terms that have now entered our daily lexicon. Trying to understand what the differences between these categories are, however, can generate confusion. Cataloguing the various generations and their respective different ways of approaching the world of communication has been the task of Fr. Maciej Makuła, SDB, a member of the Social Communication Sector, who has been offering ANS readers his contributions on communication in the Salesian Family since February 2023.

(ANS - Rumia) - On Saturday, May 6, 2023, the National Congress of the Polish Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) began in Rumia. The event kicked off with the unveiling of the miraculous picture of Mary Help of Christians of Rumia, accompanied by a Hail Mary uttered with the fervor of all participants, which recalled the first Hail Mary uttered by Don Bosco with Bartolomeo Garelli in Turin. Among the many guests, of note was the presence of members of various groups of the Salesian Family, welcomed by Mrs. Katarzyna Majda, president of the ADMA of the Province of North Poland (PLN), based in Piła.

(ANS – Fuerte Olimpo) – Salesian students living in the Apostolic Vicariate of el Chaco, Paraguay, have new housing thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The 2022 project provided a new apartment building for disadvantaged Indigenous college students who are studying in the capital of city of Asunción.