(ANS – Rome) – With 77 years of history, the "Saint John Bosco" Province (BBH), headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, plays a fundamental role in education, evangelization, and social assistance for thousands of Brazilian youth, especially those in situations of social vulnerability. BBH is currently represented at the 29th General Chapter of the Salesian Congregation by its Provincial, Fr. Natale Vitali Forti, SDB, and Fr. Márcio José Montandon Marçal.

(ANS – Rome) – On September 1, 2008, then-Rector Major Fr. Pascual Chávez inaugurated the Salesian Circumscription "Sacred Heart" of Central Italy (ICC) at the Don Bosco Shrine in Rome. He urged Salesians and laypeople involved in the Salesian mission to consider young people as their "burning bush," before which they should remove their sandals, as they are sacred ground—the place of encounter with God.

(ANS – Rome) – In the late 1970s then Archbishop Mgr. Virgil Copas MSC, had invited the Salesians in Australia to come and open a presence to his diocese in Kerema. The response to his insistent request was negative because the Australian province had just accepted as the missionary responsibility to start a work in Samoa. Archbishop Copas, through the Apostolic Nuncio His Excellency Most Rev. Gino Paro, had sent an invitation to Fr. Egidio Viganò for the Salesians to start a Salesian presence in Kerema. Fr. Viganò in turn, eventually asked the Philippine North Province (FIN) to take Papua New Guinea as its missionary responsibility.

(ANS – Rome) – The “Project Africa” was launched during the 21st General Chapter in 1978, marking a significant step in intensifying Salesian missionary efforts across Africa. The Salesians of Don Bosco first arrived in Zambia on Tuesday, October 12, 1982.

(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian Province of "Saint Pius X," also known as the Salesian Province of Southern Brazil, was founded in August 1958, initially as a Salesian Vice-Province. Its official establishment was confirmed in the following months, with Fr. Alfredo Bortolini as its first Superior and its headquarters set up at the "Colégio Dom Bosco" in Rio do Sul, in the State of Santa Catarina.

(ANS – Rome) – The first 5 Salesians arrived to Cape Town (South Africa) in 1896, as part of Great Britain Province and the ‘Salesian Institute’ (AFM motherhouse) is serving until now as the Youth in Need education venue for past 129 years. Until the canonical erection of Blessed Michael Rua vice province in 1988, Southern Africa was part of GBR province until 1972 (delegation since 1957) and since 1972 as part of IRL province (Ireland-Malta-South Africa).