Genzano, Italy - September 2016 – On 8 September, Fr Stefano Martoglio, Councillor for the Mediterranean Region, presided at the Eucharist during which 13 novices from Genzano made their first Profession.
Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Italy - September 2016 - On 8 September, Fr Francesco Cereda, Vicar of the Rector Major, presided over the Eucharistic celebration during which 16 novices of Monte Oliveto made their first Profession. Among those present was Fr Fabio Attard, Councillor General for Youth Ministry.
Johannesburg, South Africa - September 2016 - On 3 September, the members of the Salesian Youth Movement in Johannesburg attended a retreat at the "Bosco Youth Centre", on the theme of the Creation Story.
Brasilia, Brazil – 1 September 2016 – For a series of reports on child labour by journalists Roberta Farias and Jocasta Pimentel, the Salesian broadcaster "Radio Dom Bosco FM 96.1" of Fortaleza, Recife (BRE), won the first prize in journalism 2016 from the Ministry of Public Labour in the Radio-journalism category for the "Nordeste" Region.
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea - September 2016 - On 7 September, at the Emmaus Congress Centre, the Salesian Family welcomed Archbishop Mathew Kurian Vayalunkal, the new Apostolic Nuncio to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. During the meeting, chaired by Fr Peter Baquero, SDB, Superior of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands (PGS), the Apostolic Nuncio said "I'm here in Papua New Guinea as a missionary."
Cordoba, Argentina - September 2016 - From 15 August to 3 September, Mother Yvonne Reungoat, Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, carried out a visit to the Argentine Province of Cordoba (ARO). Between her various commitments Mother Yvonne attended the celebration for 125 years of FMA presence at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary in the city of San Nicolás de los Arroyos. She went on a pilgrimage to the Salesian historical sites. She met FMA, SDB, Past Pupils, children and young people and representatives of the SYM. In Cordoba, she took part with the FMA and laity in the Provincial Assembly.