Quito, Ecuador - 3 December 2025 - During three days of work, held in the Schoenstatt Shrine, the National Commission of the Salesian Project Ecuador (PSE) held its last annual meeting with the participation of delegates from the four foundations that make up the PSE: Fundación Salesiana PACES, Fundación Proyecto Salesiano Guayaquil, Fundación Proyecto Salesiano Zona Norte and Fundación Proyecto Salesiano Costa Norte. The meeting began with moments of spirituality and communion, presided over during the Eucharist by the Salesian priests who accompany the mission: Fr Robert García; Fr Esteban Ortiz, and Fr Mario Ramos, National Coordinator of the Salesian Project Ecuador. During the meeting, strategic themes were discussed to strengthen the institution's educational-pastoral proposal. At the end of the meeting, the delegates reaffirmed their commitment to work in unity and shared responsibility in the Salesian mission, giving priority to the integral care of people in vulnerable and excluded conditions in Ecuador. The Salesian Project Ecuador has been working for 48 years in favour of children, adolescents, young people and their families living in contexts of vulnerability and exclusion, through four foundations in different cities of the country, through programmes of education, evangelisation, integral human development and family accompaniment.

Cochabamba, Bolivia - November 2025 - On 20 and 21 November, the Salesian Provincial Headquarters in Bolivia hosted a meeting of the Provincial Youth Ministry Team, bringing together the Coordinators and Leaders of eight of the twelve commissions. These two intense days of study and evaluation were also attended by the Superior of the Salesian Province of Bolivia, Fr Líder Justiniano, and his Vicar, Fr José Gallo. The first day was dedicated to the joint study of the animation and governance programme of the Rector Major, Fr Fabio Attard, for 2025-2031. On the same day, the participants watched the projection of a short video that brought together the various celebratory events planned for the 150th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition. On the second day there were several moments of evaluation which focused on the Youth Ministry Frame of Reference, the relationship with the Provincial Council, the articulation of the Youth Ministry team, and the synergy of the various commissions with the Planning and Development Office ‘OFPROBOL’. Each of these instances was evaluated in order to improve the team and its interventions in favour of the animation of the Province.

Araçatuba, Brazil - December 2025 - The Salesian UniSALESIANO University in Araçatuba hosted the presentation of the new biographical volume on Bishop Luigi Lasagna, written by Fr Gildasio Mendes, former General Councillor for Social Communication. The book, entitled ‘O Realizador de Sonhos - dom Luís Lasagna - Uma Biografia Nova’ (The Dream Maker - Dom Luís Lasagna - A New Biography), recounts the life of Bishop Lasagna, described as a true leader who knew how to win everyone over through love, a smile and a welcoming character. In the biography, Fr Gildasio Mendes reread historical episodes and explained how Bishop Lasagna, who had studied Pope Leo XIII's Encyclical “Rerum Novarum”, applied its principles to educational projects, which made him a visionary in the formation of “good Christians and upright citizens”. The event, full of emotions, memories and deep Salesian spirit, celebrated the 130th anniversary of Bishop Lasagna's death and presented to the public a vibrant work, the result of intense research, tracing the trajectory of one of the great pioneers of the Salesian mission in South America. Present at the table of honour, alongside the author, were religious, academic and civil authorities, including the Rector of the UniSALESIANO, Fr Paulo Vendrame, and the Deputy Mayor of Araçatuba, Maria Ionice Zucon.