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(ANS - Manta) - "Nature has once again hit one of the poorest areas of Latin America. On Saturday night an earthquake measuring 7.8 ° on the Richter scale devastated a part of Ecuador, causing unimaginable tragedy. At least 272 people died and over 2,000 were injured. Many others remain under the rubble." That is how the newspaper "El País" described the quake. On his return to the country President Rafael Correa said "the damage is serious and we have dozens of deaths." The situation for the Salesians was not good. The Salesian house in Manta was damaged.
(ANS - Brussels) - The visit of the Rector Major Fr Ángel Fernández Artime to Belgium is still in full swing. He has come in order to get to know the local Salesian situation, to encourage the Salesians in their mission and to suggest the most suitable ways to cultivate and spread the Salesian charism in Belgian society.
(ANS - Panama City) - A relic of the patron of youth, S. John Bosco, arrived in Panama City on the morning of Saturday 16 April. Immediately, right from the airport of Tocumen, Don Bosco was welcomed by a long procession of hundreds of faithful, led by the Metropolitan Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa.
(ANS - Brussels) - "We Salesians of Don Bosco work on the inclusion of migrants and refugees in Europe and other continents and are Concerned about the implications of the Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Turkey". This is the beginning of the statement recently issued by DON BOSCO INTERNATIONAL (DBI), a platform created to facilitate a meaningful dialogue between the Salesians of Don Bosco and the European Institutions and NGOs. Below we publish the rest of the statement.