Rijeka, Croatia - June 2018 - On June 23rd, Msgr. Ivane Devčić, archbishop of Rijeka, celebrated the priestly ordinations of four Salesians: Mario Bobić, Mate Kujundžić, Josip Petrčić and Ivan Širić.
Rome, Italy - June 2018 - On 20 June, the inauguration of the new soccer field of the Salesian "Borgo Ragazzi Don Bosco" was held with about 300 young people from the summer camp and their parents. Thanks to the contribution of "Fondazione Decathlon" and the support of Decathlon Appio and Prenestina, the association "Rimettere le Ali Onlus" was able to renovate the soccer field of the Borgo's oratory. The camp is available free to the approximately 1000 young people who attend the oratory and the young people of the professional and multi-sports center every year, about 2500 in total. Most of them are in conditions of overwhelming social hardship and do not have access to sports, unless it is free.
Rome, Italy - June 2018 - On June 19, at the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) in Rome, the Plenary General Assembly of the Conference of Rectors of the Roman Pontifical Universities (CRUPR) was held, bringing together the 23 ecclesiastical academic institutions present in Rome. The President is SPU Rector, prof. Mauro Mantovani, SDB. Among the topics dealt with: the application of fundamental criteria and of the regulations provided for by the Apostolic Constitution Veritatis gaudium; a common policy on data protection and privacy; the revision of the Statutes of the Conference; the modalities of participation of the CRUPR at the European University Association; the prospects for university pastoral care; shared training initiatives on governance and organizational culture.
Montreal, Canada - June 2018 - On June 8 and 9, 70 staff members of the "Happy Days Summer Camp" participated in the annual retreat in preparation for the summer camps. During the two-day retreat, participants were offered various training workshops in the areas of communication, leadership and animation techniques. The program was completed by several testimonies, the sharing of respective challenges, the Eucharist for the feast of the Sacred Heart and a penitential liturgy.
Rome, Italy - June 2018 - The Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, following the discernment held in the curatorium of the Pinerolo novitiate house "Monte Oliveto", and with the consensus of the General Council, officially communicated the appointment to the aforementioned house of Fr Leonardo Mancini as its Director - Master of the house of Pinerolo "Monte Oliveto" for 2018-2021, a first term of three years. Fr Mancini accepted this task in obedience, which he will assume in the next month of September, succeeding Fr Pietro Migliasso. Among the tasks of Fr Mancini there will also be that of accompanying the transfer of this formation house of Pinerolo "Monte Oliveto" to Colle Don Bosco, during the course of this next 2018/19.
Maputo, Mozambique - June 2018 - On June 12 and 13, the meeting of the Salesian Vice Province of Mozambique (MOZ) and of the Directors took place. They examined and analyzed the evaluation letter left by Fr Filiberto González, General Councilor for Social Communication, at the end of his Extraordinary Visitation in Mozambique, conducted on behalf of the Rector Major. The participants ended the meeting with a list of priorities on which to proceed.