(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".

(ANS - Madrid) - After the success of the "Salesianos.info/podcast" initiative - https://salesianos.info/podcast/ - many Salesian realities are working to start their own Salesian radio stations. This is the case, for example, of Alcalá de Guadaíra and Morón de la Frontera, the last houses to join the Salesian radio family. But in recent years, and with a significant increase since the outbreak of the pandemic, increasingly more Salesian presences have opted for this medium to share their activities and give prominence to young people.

(ANS - Rome) - At the end of the month of April lived in the light of Easter, the Sector for Formation of the Salesian Congregation proposes the second of a series of five videos on St. Francis de Sales, presented in a pastoral perspective. While the first had as its theme the human explained by God (accessible here in Italian, English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese), this second focuses on "Salesian gentleness."

(ANS - Lviv) – Every day the war continues to bring to light the violence that it brutally involves: indiscriminate killings, rape... Nearly eleven million displaced persons and nearly five million refugees in Ukraine's neighboring countries give an idea of the scale of this human tragedy. The testimonies of those who managed to escape continue to be shocking: like that of the family of Anatoly and Rania, who, thanks to the help of the Salesians, managed to escape together with their three children from the eastern region of Lugansk and are now safe in Lviv.

(ANS - Medellín) - Today, April 29, after three months of listening and animation in the 19 provinces, the Extraordinary Visitation that Fr Miguel Angel García Morcuende, General Councilor for Youth Ministry, carried out on behalf of the Rector Major, in the Province of Colombia-Medellín (COM) officially ends. Throughout this time, Fr García Morcuende had personal conversations with each of the 93 confreres who animate the communities, with 50 lay people with leadership responsibilities in the province, and with 5 bishops. He also held numerous meetings and celebrations with young people, the Salesian Family, and educators from all parts of the province. A moment of great importance in the life of the Province was the celebration of the XXI Provincial Chapter (24-29 April).