Gwangju, South Korea - April 2018 - On April 22, the Salesian community of the formation house of Gwanju Shiandong, together with diocesan seminarians from various dioceses and religious congregations, including Salesian postnovices, took part in the 55th edition of the Sunday Vocational Oratory on the theme "God is calling you", with over four thousand children, young people and volunteers.
Tlazala, Mexico - April 2018 - On April 14 and 15 the Campo Savio 2018 took place, attended by young men and women from various centers of the México-México (MEM) Province, assisted by about 64 members of the Salesian Youth Movement and members of the Salesian Animators.
Falerna, Italy - 29 April 2018 - The third edition of the Meeting of the Association of Salesian Cooperators (ASC) of Italy, the Middle East and Malta is under way on the theme "Only for love: discerning and acting in the Spirit." The meeting focuses on the joy of being together and sharing themes and experiences that help participants in personal and associative growth, giving visibility to the presence of the ASC in the Church.
Krakow, Poland - April 2018 - On the evening of 29 April, after the Mass in the Salesian church of St Stanislao Kostka in Dębniki, presided over by Fr Tadeusz Rozmus, Councilor for the Central and Northern Europe Region, the opening ceremony of the XXIX edition of the International Salesian Youth Games was held, chaired by Georg Leibold, President of PGS International. In addition to the young athletes and their supervisors from 23 countries, about two thousand people, there were also the Salesians, Provincials of the SDB and FMA Provinces, Sr. Elena Rastello representing the FMA Mother General, prof. Zbigniew Dziubiński, president of "Salos RP", Fr Edward Pleń, Salesian, national chaplain of the Polish athletes. Piotr Nowacki, councilor of the President of the Polish Republic, read President Andrzej Duda's letter; Jan Widera, undersecretary of the Ministry of Sport, read the letter from the Prime Minister - patron of honor of the Games - Mateusz Morawiecki.
Johannesburg, South Africa - April 2018 - On 22 April the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) in Johannesburg organized a vocational day for the young people of the Salesian parish "All Saints" in Ennerdale, near Johannesburg. The young people were able to learn about the various vocations within the Church and the Salesian Family. Imerda Mace, Salesian Cooperator, shared her experience and vocation with the participants.
Batangas, Philippines - April 2018 - From 15 to 21 April, Fr Fabio Attard, General Councilor for Youth Pastoral, animated the spiritual exercises attended by about 70 Salesians from the North Philippines Province (FIN).