Vallecrosia, Italy – March 2026 – During the weekend from 6 to 8 March 2026, the town of Vallecrosia, in western Liguria, celebrated with great satisfaction and a rich program of events the 150th anniversary of the Salesian presence in the city. To honor this special occasion, Don Fabio Attard, Rector Major of the Salesian Congregation and the 11th Successor of Don Bosco, was also present, leading and animating several events.

Among the highlights were: the meeting of the Rector Major with the youth and the Salesian Family; the launch of the book “Don Bosco in Vallecrosia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” dedicated to retracing a century and a half of the educational, pastoral, and social history of the Salesian institute; the conferral of honorary citizenship on the Rector Major, as a sign of the gratitude of the entire civil community to the Sons of Don Bosco; and the solemn Sunday Mass presided over by Don Fabio Attard, which marked the culminating moment of thanksgiving and the renewed commitment to the Salesian educational mission in Vallecrosia.