Kalay Myo, Myanmar - May - On May 27, Mgr. Felix Lian Khen Thang, bishop of Kalay diocese, presided at Mass and blessed the house of the Salesian presence of Kalay
Myo, belonging to the Myanmar Pre-province. The celebration's participants included 6 diocesan priests, 7 Salesians and about 300 faithful, including many youths. The Don Bosco House in Kalay was started 6 years ago, and currently accompanies 80 young people, with 3 Salesians performing their works.
Uganda - Bishop Menamparampil, SDB, at the celebrations of St. Charles Lwanga and his fellow martyrs
Namungongo, Uganda – June 2017 – On 3 June, Msgr. Thomas Menamparampil, SDB, apostolic administrator of the Jowai diocese, attended the celebrations of Uganda's
martyrs: Charles Lwanga and comrades. In the photo, Msgr. Menamparampil, with Salesians and young volunteers visiting one of the main sources of the Nile River.
Buenos Aires, Argentina - May 2017 - The National Assembly of the Salesian Youth Movement (MGS) was held from 26 to 28 May, attended by circa 70 youths, Salesians
and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, with the aim of rethinking the MGS identity in Argentina and strengthening links in the movement to favor youth protagonism.
Brussels, Belgium - May 2017 - On 30 and 31 May, the Annual General Assembly of the Don Bosco Network was held, with the participation of Fr Guillermo Basañes,
General Councilor for Missions, and Don George Menamparampil, Coordinator of the Missions Office. Discussed during the meeting: the future steps and development of
the Don Bosco Network and elections of the unanimously-elected new President, Peter Annegarn, also President of VIA Don Bosco and the European Forum of National Laity Committees.
Madurai, India - May 2017 - To testify that sport unites everyone without discrimination and makes
everyone young, dynamic and energetic, the 18th Don Bosco Football Tournament took place from
23 to 28 May, a competition organized by the Salesians of Don Bosco ITI of Madurai, the Madurai
District Football Association (MDFA), and the Tamilnadu Football Association (TFA), which
covers the whole Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Ascunción, Paraguay - May 2017 - On 27 May, the traditional nautical procession of Mary Help of Christians took place in Río Paraguay. The statue of the Virgin was transported on board a motorboat from the Marina's arsenal to the Port of Asunción to commemorate the arrival of the first Salesians in Paraguay over 120 years ago and, thanks to them, the devotion to Mary Help of Christians.