(ANS - Sonada) - While for months India has been grappling with the challenges created by the pandemic, a Salesian educational center, located in the state of West Bengal, near Darjeeling, not far from the border with Nepal, uses every means to meet the demands of those in need, offering material support, digitized lessons and scholarships. This is the case of the Salesian Institute of Sonada.

(ANS - Lisbon) - From 20 to 24 July, the SYM Summer Camp 2020 took place, an online event that compensated for the cancellation of the National Camp of the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) which, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was not possible.

(ANS - Santa Clara) - The Salesian priest Bruno Roccaro, born in Italy, but a missionary in Cuba for half of his life, celebrated 100 years of life on 23 July. To celebrate it, on the same day, a Eucharist was celebrated at the parish of Our Lady of Carmel, during which Fr Roccaro himself preached the homily.

(ANS - Rome) - After speaking with many Provincials, heard their needs, and after consulting members of the General Council, with the leaders of the Salesian Family and the Salesians of the Salesian Central Office, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, elaborated the theme of the Strenna for 2021, emblem of the Salesian response to the current situation generated by the pandemic: «Hope moves us: "Behold, I make all things new" (Rev 21,5)».

(ANS – Sliema) – As the saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade”, and that is precisely what we did with our Salesian summer programme in Malta.  With all the uncertainty that the Covid-19 pandemic brought along and the several safety restrictions in place all through spring, we actively sought to change our normal summer plans to make them as Covid-safe as possible.