(ANS - Rome) – As regards the Strenna message, the video that accompanies it has become of the main resources for its dissemination in recent years. Merit certainly goes to the strength and power of the moving images, as well as to the conceptual synthesis operated by the Rector Major and the team that assists him, but also to the widespread availability of the video in many languages. On ANSChannel it is indeed possible to find the Strenna 2023 video in 33 different languages.

(ANS - Rome) - Everything is ready for the 2023 celebrations of the Saint of Youth at Rome's "Don Bosco" neighborhood, the only one in the capital city named after the parish of reference. Don Bosco, a popular and populous neighborhood, is intimately linked to the figure of the Piedmontese saint and the presence of the Salesians. And in fact, the heart of the festivities will be the Basilica of Don Bosco, where the preparation for the solemn feast begin this Sunday, Jan. 22 with the solemn Eucharistic celebration at 11 a.m., presided over by Fr. Stefano Martoglio, Vicar of the Rector Major, followed by a meeting with the large pastoral educational community.

(ANS - Lisbon) - "Missão Don Bosco" - Salesian Solidarity Fund of the Salesian Foundation of Portugal - recently launched two fundraising projects to support the participation of pilgrims in World Youth Day Lisbon 2023.

(ANS - Rome) - In January, which culminates with the feast day of Don Bosco, it is a tradition in all Salesian houses and throughout the Salesian Family to approach the celebration of the Father and Teacher of Youth through various paths of preparation: from the more traditional and spiritual ones, such as the Novena of Don Bosco, to the more creative ones, which involve young people in the most diverse playful or artistic activities, with tournaments and festivals of all kinds. ANS, the Salesian news agency, also intends to make its contribution to this global animation movement in honor of Don Bosco by publishing various in-depth articles about him in the coming days.

(ANS - Rome) - There is much excitement among the Salesian Family of Barakaldo, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country in northern Spain, for the arrival this weekend of the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime. The reason for his visit is to pay homage - with Salesians, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, young people and their families - to the charism of Don Bosco rooted in that city, which over the years has been articulated through three major works, all of which are celebrating significant anniversaries this year.