Amatitán, Mexico - September 2016 - Members of the Formation Commission of the Inter-America Region gathered from 12 to 15 September to exchange information, share and reflect on formation in the region. The 14 participants included Fr Salvador Murguía who is a member of the team of the Department for Formation. They reflected deeply on the formation experience, received clarifications on their work and concluded the meeting with the decision to continue the programme of shared formation as laid down by the Salesian Congregation.

Rome, Italy - September 2016 - On 3 September, Fr Stefano Martoglio, Councillor for the Mediterranean Region, presided at the Eucharistic celebration during which six Salesians and one Daughter of Mary Help of Christians made their Perpetual Profession. 

(ANS - Matagallinas) – In the centre of the Oaxaca Highland there is a place of hope, where the local indigenous youth are educated, through the Salesian charism, to human and Christian values. It is the Institute for the Advancement of the Indigenous Community (IMCI).

(ANS - Ho Chi Min City) - In the capital of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, there is a very special place in which disabled young people can learn a trade: it is a bakery, where the Salesians in the country want to give a future to these young people, who until now had little chance to get ahead in life.

Fusagasugá, Colombia - September 2016 - A meeting of Rectors took place from 7 to 9 September with the goal of sharing information on the status of the Province of Bogotá (COB). The meeting was attended by the members of the Provincial Council, the Councillor General for Social Communication, Fr Filiberto González, and the Rectors and delegates of the provincial services.

Salcedo, Ecuador - September 2016 - Salesian Youth Ministry week is taking place at the Rivotorto Conference Centre until September 16, with over 60 Salesians and lay people who have positions of responsibility in Salesian Ecuador. The participants have had moments of reflection, study and experiential practice at personal and community level, aimed at strengthening their Salesian identity and charism.