(ANS - Rome) - Last 24 May, Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, in memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians, the Grand Chancellor of the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS), Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, promulgated the General and Faculty Statutes and Regulations of the renewed Studies of the UPS. And the novelties do not end here, because these days the University Council has also approved some guidelines for the 2020/2021 academic year.

(ANS - Vatican City) - After the long period of confinement in their homes, during which the only certainty was that the Church would not leave young people alone in the summer, Italian families have become aware that they will, again this summer, be able to take advantage of that formidable educational environment that is the summer oratory. But for the families of the employees of the Holy See, the news is even more wonderful: for the first time, the Summer Camp, or Estate Ragazzi, will be held in Vatican City, coordinated by professionals of the sector: the spiritual Sons of Don Bosco.

(ANS - Bilbao) - Several television news and photos in the press have shown teachers teaching with masks and taking temperatures at the entrance to the Centers. This week, some vocational training and B.A. courses have started again to close the year with face-to-face lessons. "Certainly, participation in these conditions was better than we expected. We are all eager to recover our habits," says Josean Prol, Director of the Salesian center in Deusto, Bilbao.

(ANS - Mumbai) - The situation generated by Covid-19 in India remains worrying. The country is currently in tenth place worldwide for infections, with over 158,000 cases recorded, but there are fears that it can quickly climb this sad ranking to second place, after the United States. Many internal Indian migrant citizens are still looking to return to their home states. Numerous special convoys have been organized, but social distancing measures and the large number of people involved make everything slow, complicated and painful. Fr Barnabe D’Souza, Director of the Salesian center of Nerul, in Navi Mumbai, with his team, is helping those seeking to get out of the Indian megacity.

(ANS - Santiago) - In the last five months humanity has experienced a period of uncertainty due to the spread of Covid-19. Millions of people have been infected and thousands have lost their lives due to the pandemic. These are difficult times when the faith of millions of believers has been tried and tested. In response, the Church has firmly set foot into the digital courtyards, so as not to lose communion with the people of God who were forced to stay in their homes for security reasons.