Tiruchy, India - October 2017 – On October 12 and 13, the Don Bosco Media House of Manikandam hosted the second phase of a formation and animation program for the directors and leaders of the Province of Tiruchy (INT).
Amatitán, Mexico - October 2017 - The meeting of the Provincial Delegates for Youth Ministry of the Interamerica Region takes place from October 17 to 21. Coordinated by Fr Fabio Attard, General Councilor for Youth Ministry, and Fr Daniel García, a member of the Dicastery, the meeting focuses on the Reference Framework of the Salesian Youth Ministry, a tool that guides the pastoral action of the entire Salesian Congregation. Also participating: Fr Francesco Cereda, Vicar of the Rector Major.
Amatitán, Mexico - October 2017 - From October 15 to 22, the Meeting of Interamerica Region Provincials takes place to coordinate processes in a number of areas of animation of each Province and to share the challenges young people face within the missions. Thirteen Provincials, plus Fr Timothy Ploch, Councilor for the Interamerica Region, the Director of the Training Center in Quito, Ecuador, and the Director of the Regional Center for the Salesian Coadjutor, Guatemala City, are among the participants.
Lorena, Brazil - October 18, 2017 - The Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, and the Councilor for the America South Cone Region, Fr Natale Vitali, met with the Provincial Council of the Province of Sao Paulo (BSP).
Sarría, Venezuela - October 2017 - On October 7, Salesians Jose Rafael Guarique, Victor Mendoza, and Phan Tuan, a Vietnamese missionary, were ordained deacons. The ceremony took place in the Temple of Mary Help of Christians by the hands of Msgr. Raul Biord Castillo, SDB, bishop of the diocese of La Guaira, and in the presence of Salesian bishops Mgr. Enrique Parravano and Msgr. José Ángel Divasson, members of the Provincial Council of the Salesians of Venezuela, and a large group of Salesians of various centers from around the country.
La Pintada-Antioquia, Colombia - October 2017 - From 11 to 14 October, the Campo Bosco 2017 was held with 330 participants, including young people, Salesians and accompanying adults of the Salesian centers of the Medellín Province (COM) and several representatives of the Bogotá Province (COB). The meeting focused on: "We are born family, we are a family" and featured moments of prayer, reflection, joy and sharing. Fr John Jairo Gómez, COM Provincial, presided over the final Eucharist.