Parañaque City, Philippines - June 2017 - On June 24, Msgr. Teodoro Bacani presided over the ordination of 14 deacons, including 11 Salesians from the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea and Myanmar.
Krakow, Poland - June 2017 - On June 24 at the theological student house of Krakow's Church of Mary Help of Christians, Msgr. Leszek Lieskiewicz, auxiliary bishop of the diocese of Tarnow, presided over the diocesan ordination of Salesians Artur Chejnowski, Jaroslaw Krzysztonek, Konrad Roszczyk and Lukasz Torbicki.
Rosemead, United States - June 2017 - On 9 June, mass was celebrated for the baccalaureate and diplomas awarded to 85 students from the Don Bosco Technical Institute (Bosco Tech) by the United States West Province (SUO). "These students are innovators of technology and communication and they are leaders; we have a lot of confidence in their future successes. So far, they have already obtained more than 4.6 million USD in scholarships for merit and we expect, thanks to several prizes, they will be reaching 6 million USD by the end of the year," said Dean Xavier Jimenez.
Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo - June 2016 - On 24 June, Fr. Albert Kabuge Kitungwa became the new Provincial of the Central African Province (AFC), succeeding Fr Jean Claude Kayumba. The ceremony was chaired by Fr Américo Chaquisse, Councilor for the Africa Region and Madagascar.
Rome, Italy - June 2017 - On June 24, in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Msgr. Mauro Maria Morfino, SDB, bishop of Alghero-Bosa, presided over the diocesan orders of 11 Salesians from the "Ceferino Namuncurá" community, Gerini-Roma.
Kiev, Ukraine - June 24 - On June 24, Msgr. Claudio Gugerotti, archbishop, apostolic nuncio in Ukraine, presided over the Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. Vitaliy Krivitskiy, Salesian of the Krakow Province (PLS), appointed by Pope Francis as the new bishop of the diocese of Kiev-Zhytomyr, Ukraine. The celebration brought together some dozen bishops, about 150 priests and many faithful, with the participation of a delegation from the PLS Province led by Fr. Adam Parszywka, PLS Provincial.