Bari, Italy - April 2016 - On April 16th a new multimedia room was inaugurated at the Salesian Oratory of the Redeemer in the Libertà area of Bari in the presence of civil and religious authorities, and personalities from the sports world. It includes a cinema and a multipurpose room, and was made possible thanks to the "APS MARCOBALENO, the friends of Marco and Fabrizio Partipilo". With over two hundred square metres and a capacity of about 70 seats the new space will allow for educational programmes on cinema and also space for young people to run dance and music workshops. Every day the Salesian Oratory of the Redeemer of Bari, directed by Fr Francesco Preite, SDB, welcomes hundreds of young people from the Libertà neighbourhood who see the Oratory as an educational space for growth and joy.

(ANS - Krakow) - St Faustina Kowalska and St John Paul II will guide young people on their way to World Youth Day 2016. The Year of Mercy and World Youth Day mean that more and more pilgrims are coming to the Shrine at Lagiewniki.

(ANS - Esmeralda) - It's been five days since the terrible earthquake in Ecuador. There are people under the rubble. And in the midst of so much misery, the land of Ecuador is still trembling. The earthquake has caused 525 deaths and over 4,000 injured, fulfilling the worst predictions of the experts. The hypocentre of the earthquake has been identified off the coast of Esmeraldas, at a depth of 10 km. The Salesians continue to work without a break.