Brasilia, Brazil - April 2017 – Fr Natale Vitali, Councillor for the American Southern Cone Region, took part in a meeting of SDB and FMA Provincials of Brazil, in the Don Bosco National Shrine where the relic of Don Bosco was present.  

Johannesburg, South Africa – 16 April 2017 - During his Extraordinary Visit to the Vice-Province of Southern Africa (AFM), Fr Américo Chaquisse, Councillor for the Africa-Madagascar Region, presided at the Via Lucis with several representatives of the Salesian Family in Johannesburg.

Asunción, Paraguay - April 2017 - Fr Natale Vitali, Councillor for the American Southern Cone Region, met with the people in charge of the Don Bosco Róga Foundation, which helps 1850 poor families and supports 1700 young people in their studies.

Darkhan, Mongolia - April 2017 - A delegation of parliamentarians from the Czech Republic paid a surprise visit to the Don Bosco Centre in Darkhan, Mongolia, where the Czech Salesian Fr Jaroslav Vracovský has been working for almost a year.

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - April 2017 - On the 17th and 18th of April, the Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province of Haiti, Fr. Jean-Paul Mésidor, met all the Salesians of the Vice-Province to communicate the conclusions of the Team Visit held in Bolivia from 28 March to 1 April. The meeting also provided an opportunity for reflection on the state of the Vice-Province of Haiti. 

Prague, Czech Republic - April 2017 - From 20 to 23 April, a meeting of Salesian Publishers of Europe, is taking place in Prague. It is being chaired by Fr Filiberto González, Councillor General for Social Communication,