Cagliari, Italy – May 2023 - On Saturday morning, 27 May, ten new Salesian Cooperators (ASC), lay people who are inspired by the charism of Don Bosco and who choose to embody him in the areas of life in which they live, made their promise. The setting for this exciting scene was the Basilica of Our Lady of Bonaria, in the presence of all the young students from the Don Bosco school in Cagliari. The World Coordinator of the ASC, Antonio Boccia, who was in Hong Kong at the time for the 10th ASC East Asia- Oceania Region Congress, sent a video with his greetings welcoming the new members of the Association.

(ANS – Livorno) – So much enthusiasm, and above all so much happiness, starting from the title of the event that took place on the weekend of 27-28 May 2023 in Livorno to celebrate 125 years of Salesian presence in the city: “Happy now and in eternity”. The special guest of the celebrations was the 10th Successor of Don Bosco, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, who gave life to the local Salesian Family over two days  and pointed to the direction to follow in order to always be significant and attractive for young people.

Constanța, Romania - May 2023 - Eleven new Salesian Cooperators (SSCC) from Romania made their promise on May 27. They celebrated the Eucharist in the Salesian work in Constanța "Mary Help of Christians" and presided over by Bishop Emeritus of the Bucharest diocese, Msgr. Joan Robu. The pledges were welcomed by the Provincial Coordinator of the Northeastern Italy Association of Salesian Cooperators (INE), Francesco Longo, and in the presence of the World Councilor of the Italy-Middle East and Malta Region of the SSCCs, Italo Canaletti, and the director of the work, Fr. Wenceslau Grosu, who has personally followed the SSCCs on their journey as aspirants. The ceremony was attended by new SSCC families and friends, members of the Association from other local centers, and animators of the work. The Celebration concluded with the procession of Mary Help of Christians.

(ANS - Rome) - Due to the 125th anniversary of Salesian presence in the city of Livorno, Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, will visit the seaside city on the weekend of May 27-28, 2023. For the occasion, the Salesian parish, named after Don Bosco himself, has organized two days full of appointments and events, under the banner of Don Bosco's motto: "Happy in time and in eternity...."

(ANS - Rome) - For some years now, the experiences of Life in Common of the Salesians with young people have been spreading in the homes of the Central Italy Circumscription (ICC), as a special occasion of fraternity and family spirit among adolescents and young people with Religious Communities and Pastoral Educational Communities, expressing the desire to harmoniously join the spirituality of daily life and the word of God, faith and life. This is a journey, a simple sign of the times that the Church has accepted and that for several years already has been querying many dioceses, many territories and sees various experiences that revitalize its domestic soul, called to be with Jesus.

(ANS - Rome) - Seventy-five years ago, in the spring of 1948, the Salesians of Rome led the caravan of boys who from Via Marsala moved along Via Prenestina until they came to populate those courtyards and sheds that still today welcome, educate and give attention to hundreds of needy and at-risk minors. From that moment, the "Borgo dei Ragazzi di Don Bosco" was born, a small town in which the children and their growing needs were the focus of the attention and care of so many Salesians and people.