Italy - New Provincial Fr Angelo Santorsola takes office
Naples, Italy - September 2017 - On 2 September, during the annual Youth Ministry Conference of the Salesian Province of Southern Italy (IME), there was a change of Provincials from Fr Pasquale Cristiani to Fr Angelo Santorsola, nominated during the General Council's general plenary winter session by the Rector Major of the Salesians, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of his Council. The new Provincial took office during the Eucharistic Celebration, presided by Fr Stefano Martoglio, Councilor for the Mediterranean Region, where Fr Angelo Santorsola professed his oath and officially assumed office as Provincial. The following day, the new Provincial addressed Salesians and laity in a first speech wherein he presented several guidelines for the six-year term, introduced the new Council and the new Delegate for Youth Ministry, Fr Domenico Madonna.