Seoul, South Korea – April 2024 – Salesians in the Province of South Korea (KOR) celebrated their Provincial Community Day on  16 April. The gathering, which began with evening prayer, was attended by over a hundred people. The Goodnight was given by Fr Joseph Phuoc, Councillor for the East Asia-Oceania Region, who is making the Extraordinary Visitation to KOR Province. He thanked the KOR Province for its financial contribution to the Team Visit held in Vietnam and for its generosity in supporting various missions in the Region. Subsequently, the consultation for the choice of the next Provincial for 2024-2030 took place. The festivities took place in a cheerful atmosphere and simple entertainment prepared by each community. Some Salesians celebrated their 25th anniversary of first profession and Fr Phuoc celebrated his 50th anniversary of first profession this year. The next day there were various sports activities that involved many Salesians.

Krakow, Poland – April 2024 - A Liturgical Service of the Altar (LSO) meeting for the Province of Krakow (PLS) was held last weekend, 13 April at the Salesian Seminary in Krakow., The meeting was attended by about 230 people, including altar servers, readers, young singers from the Schole (schola cantorum) and their parents. It all started with a greeting to participants, introduction, fun together. Two conferences were offered: altar servers and readers listened in the Seminary hall to a conference by Fr Mirosław Kosiec, SDB, on Don Bosco's Dream at 9 Years of Age, while the parents and others accompanying the boys went to the chapel for a conference prepared for them by Fr Andrzej Golębiowski, SDB. Subsequently, everyone witnessed an extraordinary show by a Warsaw illusionist. Mass was celebrated, followed by an outdoor lunch in the "Villages of the World" run by Salesian Missionary Volunteer Młodzi Światu and the performances by youth groups from the various Salesian presences in PLS Province.

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Siliguri, India – April 2024 – The Salesian Institute in Siliguri has received a certificate of recognition for carrying out the "Model United Nations" based on Sustainable Development Goal 2 of the United Nations - ZERO HUNGER, from the United Nations Association for Development and Peace (UNADAP). The Executive Director of the Association, Dominic F. Dixon, who opened the event on 13 April and participated in the work, handed the certificate to Fr Babu Joseph, Principal of Salesian College in Siliguri and Sonada, during the closing ceremony on 15 April. The certificate rewards the hard work, dedication and perseverance of the Principals, faculty and vibrant student community. In addition, at the end of the ceremony, Dominic F. Dixon, a former student of the Salesian Institute of Graphic Arts in Chennai, offered the students at the Siliguri Institute an internship at UNADAP, a seven-week advanced course on "Business and International Relations" and a seven-week online course focused on the "spirit of excellence". Finally, the suggestions made by the Salesian Institute will be presented to the United Nations Agency for Development and Peace.