(ANS – Tonj) – In the footsteps of the late Fr. John Lee (1962-2010), another Korean missionary reached Tonj, South Sudan. Fr. Raphael Lee is the third Korean Salesian who reached Tonj. Fr. John Lee left in 2009 and two years later Fr. Henry Woo worked there for one year. Four years later former Korean novice master was sent here on a three-year agreement between the AFE-Sudan Delegate and the KOR provincial.

Mexico City, Mexico – June 2016 – On June 10-11th, in the “Domingo Savio” Institute there was the encounter of the Salesians involved in School Ministry. Various were the themes dealt with, among which “Prevention of Violence in the School”, with a conference delivered by magistrate Homero Pantoja Rivas, who underscored the problem of bullying; and “the Challenge of Education in the XXI Century”, with a contribution from Leonardo Kourchenco, expert in Communication and Education, who highlighted the importance of technology in teaching. The participants modified the school ethic code in favour of the protection of minors and revised mission, vision and strategic targets taking into account the present challenges for Salesian schools in Mexico.

Vaticano City, Vatican – June 14th, 2016 – In the early afternoon of June 14th, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major, the members of the General Council and the new Provincials went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Door in the Vatican. They entered through Porta Sant’Anna, and went on their pilgrimage from the clothing room of the Sistine Chapel to the Holy Door. After the prayer for the indulgence at St. Peter’s, they visited and prayed in the Pauline Chapel and the Sala Regia (Regal Room) and then went to the Sistine Chapel for Vespers. In the evening they met the Salesian Community at the Vatican.