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(ANS – Sliema) – On the feast of St. Francis de Sales marking the 400th anniversary, the Don Bosco Foundation in Malta has launched a new educational institute for non-formal education, offering courses to train educators as well as young people and provide them with an array of soft skills that will be useful throughout their lives.

(ANS - Algeciras) - On Wednesday, January 25 in Algeciras, Spain, a gunman attacked several people in two churches in the city, causing several injuries in the San Isidro chapel, including Salesian Fr. Antonio Rodríguez Lucena, and then murdering the sacristan of the nearby Nuestra Señora de la Palma parish, Diego Valencia. Regarding the whole affair, the Salesians of Algeciras issued a statement, in which they also said that the wounded Salesian was operated on and declared out of danger on the same day Wednesday and that as early as Thursday 26 he was discharged from the hospital.

(ANS - Rome) - Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, marks the centenary of the birth of Vera Grita, born in Rome on Jan. 28, 1923, the second child of Amleto, a photographer by profession for generations, and Maria Anna Zacco della Pirrera, of noble origins. The close-knit family also included her older sister Giuseppa (called Pina) and younger sisters Liliana and Santa Rosa (called Rosa). On December 14 of the same year, Vera received Baptism in the parish of San Gioacchino in Prati, also in Rome.

(ANS - Belo Horizonte) - The "St. John Bosco" Province of Brazil-Belo Horizonte (BBH) released its Social Impact Report covering the 2021-2022 year. The document is an important publication, presenting the projects and initiatives developed by the Salesians of the BBH Province and their collaborators in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiás, Tocantins, and the Federal District.

(ANS - Rome) - Because of the centenary of the birth of the Servant of God Vera Grita, Lay, Salesian Cooperator, which occurred on January 28, 1923, the "Opera dei Tabernacoli Viventi" (OTV) Study Center, the Conference of Salesian Provinces of Italy (CISI) and the Salesian Cooperators have proposed, as a Salesian Family moment, an online interview with Maria Rita Scrimieri, Coordinator of the "OTV" Study Center, aired last Saturday, January 21, on ANS channels and on the Facebook page of "Don Bosco Italy." Below is a summary of the interview, which is still available online also in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

(ANS – Mumbai) – Prafulta Centre for Psychological Wellness, a Don Bosco Institution, conducted an event called KABHIKHUSHIKABHIGHAM – A CELEBRATION OF FEELINGS. To drive culture from Mental Health Awareness to Mental Health Action, a ‘Mental Health Mela’ was organized on the grounds of St. Dominic Savio, Andheri (East) on 22 January 2023 from 3.00 pm onwards. Fr. Savio Silveira, Salesian Provincial of the Province of Mumbai, and Mr. Oswald D’Souza, Group Head, Legal & Contracts, L&T Energy Hydrocarbon, were the Chief Guests and presided over the programme. Larsen & Turbo Energy Hydrocarbon (LTEH) has supported this event as their CSR initiative.

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