Zagreb, Croatia - May 2016 - On 14 May, in the Shrine of the Holy Mother of Liberty in the Holy Spirit parish in Jarun, Zagreb, Bishop Valentin Pozaić, auxiliary bishop of Zagreb, presided over the ordination of three Salesians of the Saint John Bosco Province of Croatia (CRO): Branko Bendra, David Alojz Leskovar and Ivan Alojz Terze. Present at the ceremony were the Provincial, Fr Pejo Orkić, and thousands of faithful including relatives and friends of the newly ordained, Salesians, members of the Salesian Family and some teachers who came even from Italy.

Camagüey, Cuba - April 21, 2016 - The children of the catechism class at the Charity Shrine, accompanied by Fr Miguel Ángel Fernández, SDB, as well as Salesian Cooperators, family members  and catechists, held a procession in honour of Don Bosco on the occasion of the celebrations for the centenary of the Salesian presence in Cuba.

L'Aquila, Italy - May 2016 - In recent days 11 young immigrant asylum seekers began an afternoon course of 200 hours in the repair of motor vehicles. The course is taking place at the Salesian Vocational Training Centre of L'Aquila and is run in collaboration with the ARCI of L'Aquila and Caritas Avezzano. It will allow these young people between the ages of 18 and 32 to learn the Italian language and will give them a technical-professional basis for a future job.

Santa Fe, Argentina - May 2016 - Gustavo Rossi (second from right), Salesian past pupil of Santa Fe (Argentina), will be one of the referees designated for the America Soccer Cup. Mr Rossi has already refereed matches of Copa Sudamericana, Copa Libertadores and "the classic" Boca - River. During an interview he said that Don Bosco was everything in his life and thanked all the Salesians who helped to form him as a citizen and as a Christian.

Imphal, India - May 15, 2016 - May 15 was the 15th anniversary of the death of three Salesians the Salesian novitiate at Imphal in the Province of Dimapur (IND), who were killed during a robbery on 15 May 2001: Fr Raphael Paliakara, Master of Novices, Fr Andrea Kindo, Socius, and the assistant Joseph Shinu.

Lubumbashi, R.D. Congo - May 15, 2016 - The Salama Technical Institute welcomed athletes from various Salesian centres in Lubumbashi who came together to participate in this year’s Salesian Games and Athletics.