(ANS - Valencia) - The consecration of the Temple of St. John Bosco in the Venezuelan city of Valencia took place last January 28 in an atmosphere of joy and great participation, in the presence of more than a thousand faithful. Msgr. Pablo Modesto González Pérez, SDB, Bishop of Guasdualito, was also present at the event.

(ANS - Rome) - Issue No. 79, covering the July-December 2022 semester, of "Ricerche Storiche Salesiane" (RSS), the bimonthly journal of Religious and Civil History published by the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS), has been published.

(ANS - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) - Two orphans in white aprons, some men in dark suits, members of the local bourgeoisie, and a small group of Salesians set on the volcanic stone staircase leading to the Salesian house in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The black-and-white photo was taken on Dec. 8, 1923, and testifies to the beginning of the Salesian presence in Spain's Canary Islands archipelago.

(ANS - Aleppo) - The number of victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey on the night of Feb. 5-6 continues to rise. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake, which had its epicenter in Kahramanmaraş province in southern Turkey and very close to Syria's northwestern border, was powerfully felt in 14 countries, including Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, and Jordan.

(ANS - Aleppo) - As the death toll and damage caused by the terrible earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey worsens, there are numerous testimonies from those who, like the Salesians, are already on the front lines providing all the necessary aid.