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Oświęcim, Poland - June 2017 - On 4 June, the traditional annual meeting of the pastors took place at the Salesian School of Oświęcim, Krakow Province (PLS), and was presided by Fr. Tadeusz Rozmus, Councilor for North and Central Europe. More than 200 past students attended the meeting, from the eldest, who graduated in 1948, to the class of 2017.
Pune, India - June 2017 - On 5 June, the Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) in Pune, Mumbai Province (INB), in collaboration with "AXA Business Service", donated school supplies, books, toys and clothing to over 375 women and children from the slums. In addition, DBDS, in collaboration with the Spanish Catholic NGO "Manos Unidas", carries out a development and emancipation project for the women of Pune.
Budapest, Hungary - June 2017 - On June 8, the Salesians of Hungary commemorated the blessed Salesian Brother Stefano Sandor with a Eucharistic celebration presided over by the bishop of the diocese of Vac, Mgr. Miklos Beer, and the official opening of a small museum. On the exact day of the martyrdom, Fr. Bela Abraham, Provincial of the Hungarian Province, after blessing the museum - which consists of two rooms adjacent to the church where Mr. Sandor was sacristan and responsible for the ministry - said that they are unique places for the memory of the blessed Sandor. On display in the first room: letters, drawings, a small gift he made to his parents for
their anniversary, photographs and testimonies of his youth and his entry into the Congregation; in the second room, there is a memorial of his martyrdom, through testimonies and photographs of the last months of his life.
(ANS - Valencia) - The Spanish Confederation of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco begins its second century of life with the aim of opening itself up to volunteer work and sharing the Salesian mission.