(ANS - Rome) - 25 years ago, on June 23, Fr Egidio Viganò, Salesian, VII Successor of Don Bosco, died in Rome. The anniversary cannot go unnoticed as it concerns the life and history of one of the Salesians who has most contributed to giving the Salesian Congregation its present physiognomy.

(ANS - Rome) - For Fr Costantino Vendrame, a missionary with the strength of faith and the persuasive sweetness of charity, the Sacred Heart was everything: and he propagated his devotion, joining that to Mary. So on October 14, 1924, while waiting to embark for India, he wrote on the back of a picture: "Sacred Heart of Jesus, I have entrusted everything in you, I have hoped for everything and I have not been confused."

(ANS - Bukavu) - For about two years the Don Bosco Center in Bukavu, in collaboration with the A-SBL "Women and children in danger", has supported the functioning of the "AVEC" groups in various parishes of the diocese of Bukavu, for promoting the spirit of solidarity, but also to facilitate access to credit for the poorest people. The "AVEC" groups bring together 20 to 45 people from the same neighborhood and social class - vulnerable people who do not have access to official financial services.