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Czêstochowa, Poland - May 2020 - On May 23, the ordination of 4 young Salesian deacons, belonging to two Polish provinces - Wrocław (PLO) and Krakow (PLS) - took place in the Salesian church “Sacred Heart of Jesus”. The celebration was presided over by Msgr. Wacław Depo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Czêstochowa. The new priests are: Patryk Chielewski, Adam Cieślak, Michał Kupiński and Adrian Sroka.

Kathmandu, Nepal - May 2020 - Salesian centers in Nepal are making their contribution to alleviating the suffering and difficulties of people, difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, which lasted from 24 March to 18 May. The “Don Bosco Sirsia” center offered spaces for the distribution of rations by the local municipality. Two centers contributed with Rs. 50,000 to the Mayor of Baroul-Chakraghatti fund. “Don Bosco Lubhu” and “Don Bosco Techo” distributed relief rations to 400 families of children in schools and surrounding areas. Also, an awareness-raising programme has been set up for 10 schools in 4 districts of Nepal. Other aid possibilities are being considered. Only one hospital in Kathmandu has been designated to treat patients with COVID-19 and small quarantine facilities have been arranged in various centers. There are currently 675 confirmed cases and 3 deaths.

Portugal - May 2020 - On May 16, due to the circumstances caused by the pandemic, the “SYM Day” of young people from Portugal took place using the digital platforms: Instagram, YouTube and Zoom for the first time. The event began with the "Art and Faith" moment with various interventions and performances by different guests. The video message of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, was then broadcast, which encouraged the young to be Mission, to live and experience life as an opportunity to love, to give the best of themselves, to serve, to welcome with open arms one's neighbour, the other. The event continued with the Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr José Aníbal Mendonça, Provincial of the Salesian Province of Portugal, and with the Rosary.

Caserta, Italy - May 2020 - A year after their victory at the "International Music Competition" in Bracigliano, the students of the Salesian school of Caserta who make up the Don Bosco Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Enzo Anastasio, performed online, each musician from their own home; the song: "Cicci and Bongy", which brought much praise and victories to the orchestra. The orchestra is made up of about 70 elements, all students of the Salesian school aged between 7 and 18 years.

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