(ANS - Port Moresby) - There are many reasons why the Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI), in Port Moresby, has decided to launch an integrated waste management plan. The first derives from the call of Pope Francis who established, in 2020, a Special Year dedicated to the Encyclical Laudato sì. The second comes from this year's Strenna, which has as its theme "Good Christians and Upright Citizens". The Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, in fact, underlined the importance of concrete initiatives for the care of the environment.

(ANS - Araçatuba) - In recent days, the "UniSALESIANO" Salesian University took center stage with two important innovations. The first concerns Hepatitis C tests in the adult population, while the second concerns the former municipal emergency room, which will be transformed into a specialized clinic, thanks to the contribution of "UniSALESIANO".

(ANS - Rome) - During an online meeting held yesterday, 26 August, and organized by the General Councilor for Social Communications, Fr Gildasio Dos Santos Mendes, the Salesian International Commission for Social Communication was established. The meeting was attended by the Coordinators of the Delegates for Social Communication of the various Regions, namely: Zaida Elisa Navarrete (America), Fr Pierluigi Lanotte (Mediterranean Europe), Fr James Gardner (Central-Northern Europe), Fr Ernest Rosario (South Asia), Fr Lijo Vadakkan (Africa-Madagascar) and Fr Peter P Chinh (East Asia-Oceania).

(ANS - Bogotà) - From 9 to 16 August, the Provincial Vocations Promotion Service, coordinated by Fr Édgar Hernán Macías, SDB, with the collaboration of theology students, held the Vocations Week of the "St. Peter Claver" Province of Colombia-Bogotà, under the theme: “Fire in the heart, Salesians by vocation.”

(ANS - Florence) - The summer campus 'Il filo di Arianna' is underway at the Don Bosco Institute of the Salesians in Florence. Itis organized by the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired of Tuscany with the contribution of the "Fondazione CR Firenze  (Red Cross)" and the Institute for Research, Training and Rehabilitation, Irifor. Eleven young people will participate until next Sunday: nine are visually impaired and two are blind. They come mostly from Florence, but also from Pistoia, Siena, Massa and Carrara. The Blind Union was able to carry out this social inclusion project for the fourth consecutive year thanks to the CR Firenze Foundation 'Summer together'.