Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 2018 - On 12 October, Fr Natale Vitali, Councilor for the America South Cone Region, presided over the meeting with the Councils of the Salesian Provinces of Northern Argentina (ARN) and Southern Argentina (ARS).
Kathmandu, Nepal - October 2018 - From 1 to 6 October, the Provincial and the Provincial Council of the Calcutta Province (INC) visited the Salesian missions in Nepal to gain understanding of the country's socio-political situation and evaluate the functioning of its Salesian communities: 21 Salesians work in seven centers in Nepal and serve in the work of education and development, especially after the earthquake, in the country's reconstruction efforts.
Bydgoszcz, Poland - October 2018 - On 6 October, in the forest near Bydgoszcz, a pedestrian route was inaugurated dedicated to Blessed Czeslaw Jozwiak, a young man from the Salesian oratory of Poznan, martyr of Nazi persecutions together with four other young oratorians. The route is 16.9 km long and has its center in the place where his native village stood, Łażyn.
Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy - October 2018 - From October 5 to 7, at the Colle Don Bosco, the annual "Campo 4" event took place, an important moment for all the boys and girls who took part to reflect on three themes : study, work and discernment.
Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 2018 - On October 6, there was a retreat-meeting of the Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) of Southern Argentina (ARS). In view of the 8th International Congress of Mary Help of Christians, which will take place in Argentina from 7 to 10 November 2019, the theme chosen for the meeting was the same as the congress "With Maria, Woman Believer". The reflection was guided by Sr. Ana María Porta, FMA, and the Eucharistic celebration was presided over by the Salesian Fr Vicente Ricchetti, ADMA spiritual animator.
Bogotá, Colombia - October 2018 - From September 30 to October 6, at the Salesian "Niño Jesús" center and the Salesian College "León XIII", the Salesian Art Festival took place, now in its XXXIV edition. This year, 1,984 artists participated of 34 delegations from the Colombian provinces of the Salesians and the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. The dynamics of the festival took place on the theme "Young art, in terms of listening and accompaniment." The artists offered 436 exhibitions, 94 hours of live performances, in the presence of 26 professional jurors in each of the disciplines: performing arts, dance, literature, plastic art, visual art and music. During the week of the festival, the young people had the opportunity to participate in ten artistic training workshops and 30 workshops for the formation regarding the Gospel, with various activities typical of the Salesian oratory.