Port-au-Prince, Haiti - November 2017 - The two symbols of the WYD, the cross and the icon of the Virgin Mary, reached Haiti on November 11, and welcomed at the airport by Cardinal Chibly Langlois, Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Eugene Martin Nugent and the Ambassador of Panama. The welcome was offered by the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince, the Salesian Mgr. Sylvain Ducange. The youth delegations from all of the country's dioceses then carried the cross and the icon to the parish of Altagrace where a solemn ceremony took place. The two symbols will be on view in Haiti until November 25.
Messina, Italy - November 2017 - On November 11, Fr Giuseppe Ruta, Superior of the Province of Sicily (ISI), presided over the perpetual professions of Salesians Alberto Anzalone, Dario Spinella, Timoty Gangmei and Francis Angou.
Madrid, Spain - November 2017 - About 30 coordinators of Social Communication (SC) of the the Province of Santiago el Mayor (SSM) met on November 4 for a meeting coordinated by some members of the CS Commission. The event was attended by Fr Javier Valiente, Provincial Delegate of CS, who said, "Our educational and evangelizing action is communication." Also attending: Marian Serrano, from the CS Team of SSM Province, and Mateo González, of the CS Commission. Fr Valiente directed the first workshop of the day centered on the drafting of the CS Plan of each Salesian house; this was followed by group work and practical workshops.
Guatemala City, Guatemala - October 2017 - Salesians Jean Paul Bethancourt, Marcos Castillo and Efrén Mejía Artiga professed his perpetual vows on 21 October in the Saint John Bosco parish, Guatemala City.
Pucallpa, Peru - November 2017 - On November 5, the medical campaign that has completed over 80 surgeries for the most in need of the cities of Pucallpa and Ucayali and dental care for 35 poor children, young adults and adults came to an end. The initiative was made possible by the Humanitarian Organization "Ulysse", the Club of the Lions of Pucallpa, the Amazon Hospital of Yarinacocha, the Salesian Congregation of Peru, the Don Bosco Foundation, Stella Maris Clinic and the Food Bank.
Genzano di Roma, Italy - November 2017 - From 9 to 12 November, the Regional Meeting of Delegates for the Salesian Family (SF) took place. Convened by the Provincial delegates for SF together with Salesians working with SF groups, the meeting was attended by 26 Salesians from Italy, Portugal and Spain, alongside members of the Secretariat of the Salesian Family. Fr Eusebio Muñoz, Delegate of the Rector Major for SF, conducted the meeting focused on the reality of the Salesian Family in the world, deepening the figure of the SF delegate, strengthening the SF's work in the Region and the Province, reflecting on the current state of the SF.