(ANS - San Juan) - With the participation of the Provincial of the "St. John Bosco" Province of the Antilles (ANT), Fr José Pastor Ramírez, the President of the Puerto Rican Episcopal Conference, Mons. Rubén González Medina, Bishop of Ponce, and many other prominent authorities and national figures, the Salesians of ANT celebrated 75 years of presence in Puerto Rico, during a solemn Mass of thanksgiving at the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians of Cantera, in San Juan.

(ANS - Rome) - More than 130 young people in formation among the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) experienced a weekend of authentic growth in the understanding of communication at the service of mission and fraternity, in the context of the Salesian Days of Communication 2022, held at the facilities of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) on Friday 29th and Saturday 30th April. Fr Gildasio Mendes and Sister Ausilia De Siena, SDB and FMA General Councilors for Social Communication, also took part in the work sessions.

(ANS - Vatican City) - The Holy See Press Office announced today that the Holy Father Pope Francis has nominated Fr. Nirmol Vincent Gomes, SDB, as Bishop of the Diocese of Krishnagar, India, who is currently the Vicar of the Novitiate in Dhajea, Darjeeling, belonging to the Province of Calcutta - India (INC).

(ANS) – In 2019, a meeting of EAO translators from the Salesian Family meeting in Myanmar produced a print version of the Salesian Dictionary, including a focus on Salesian terms that originate in this region. EAO as a region contains, interestingly enough, almost half of the world's estimated 6,000 languages, and includes Chinese (Mandarin), the language with the most native speakers in the world at an estimated 1.12 billion native speakers. English, however, is the most widely spoken language in the world with an estimated 1.135 billion total speakers.

(ANS - Udine) - Today, April 29, 2022, the President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, visited the Salesian Institute "G. Bearzi" in Udine, the school attended by Lorenzo Parelli, the 18-year-old who lost his life in an accident on January 21 while he was doing his last day of apprenticeship in a factory in Lauzacco. As soon as he arrived at the Salesian Institute, President Mattarella met privately with the family of young Lorenzo, with whom he spoke for about half an hour in a classroom made available by the Institute. Afterward, he met the students of the elementary and middle schools and visited the laboratories and workshops of the Salesian Institute, showing great interest in the activities of the students. Finally, in the school gymnasium, he gave a touching talk on youth, work, and safety, which he opened with these words: "In these difficult times it is a comfort to be under the reassuring image of Don Bosco".