Oświęcim, Poland – June 5th, 2016 - On June 5th in Oświęcim, at the Sanctuary of mary Help of Christians, there was the annual encounter of past pupils and friends of the Salesian Institute of  Oświęcim. Fr. Dariusz Bartocha, Provincial of PLS, presided over the Mass, during which the about 200 participants thanked - among other things - for all the significant events of this year: the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Poland, the Year of Mercy, and the forthcoming World Youth Day in Cracow. The past Pupils reflected also on the next elections of the Provincial Presidency of the Association and of the Central Commission for Revision.

Madrid, Spain – June 11th, 2016 – On June 11th, at the Parish of Mary Help of Christians of Atocha, Msgr. Carlos Osoro, Archbishop of Madrid, presided over the deaconal ordinations of Salesian confrères  Manuel Ramos López and Germán Rivas.

(ANS – Legazpi) – The Salesian lay brother Luigi Parolin arrived in the Philippines in 1960 and in these years he never lost his enthusiasm to serve the Gospel. Since a few years he works in the Agro-Mechanical School of Legazpi, which was created also thanks to the support of the Missioni Don Bosco Association in Turin. “We are happy to be at the service of the youth and of the poor families who live in rural areas”, he says.