(ANS - Miejsce Piastowe) - From June 4 to 5, 2022, the Salesian Cooperators of the Krakow Province met in Miejsce Piastowe to commemorate the 130th anniversary of the arrival of the first Salesian in Poland, Blessed Bronislaw Markiewicz, who worked there as a Salesian for five years and from the very first days of his stay took in poor and abandoned boys, transforming much of the rectory into an institute of care and education, based on Salesian principles.

(ANS - Vientiane) - Last Thursday afternoon, June 9, 2022, at the headquarters of the Lao People's Revolutionary Youth Union, the Phase IV Agreement between the Salesian Society of Thailand Foundation and the Youth Development Department of the Lao Youth Union was officially signed. Signing the agreement were Mr. Piya Yathotoo, on behalf of the Lao Youth Union, and, on the Salesian side, Fr. John Bosco Dheparat Pitisant, Provincial of the "St. Paul" Province of Thailand (THA) - on which the Salesian presences in Laos and Cambodia also depend. The signing ceremony was also attended by Fr. Patrizio Maccioni, Rector of the "Don Bosco" Vocational Training Center, and Fr. John Paul Vu Van Trung, Economer, as Salesian representatives.

(ANS - Chiari) - Last Sunday, June 12, at the Salesian Institute "San Bernardino" in Chiari, Brescia, the Diocesan Inquiry for the Cause of Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Fr. Silvio Galli, Salesian priest, which had opened in Chiari Cathedral on Oct. 11, 2020, closed. More than 1,500 people attended the event: emblematic of how Fr. Galli is still so loved by the people.

(ANS - Malta) - The Bargain Art Exhibition will be held at St Patrick’s Salesian School, Sliema, tomorrow and Sunday between 9am and 7pm. A painting by Benito Mussolini’s son, Romano, together with works by Sergio Favotto and Maltese artists will be on display and available for sale in aid of the boys of St Patrick’s this weekend.

(ANS – Tinsukia) – Tea farmers in the Tinsukia District, in the state of Assam, India, received financial support thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Thirty-five farmers are cultivating 7.59 hectares of land. Fourteen farmers have already harvested their first tea leaves and are making a profit. The farmers receive loans that help their gardens get started. They then repay the money from their harvest, which in turn allows Salesians to help more farmers.