Krakow, Poland - May 2016 - The "Savionalia" – a festival in honour of Saint Dominic Savio – took place this year from 6 to 8 May in Krakow (PLS). In the context of World Youth Day and the Holy Year of Mercy, this year’s motto was "Merciful like Him." Young people participated in several events, moments of prayer, conferences, meetings with various personalities, competitions on the WYD, games, theatrical festivals, exhibitions, concerts, and other attractions. The main Mass, presided over by Fr Dariusz Bartocha, Provincial of PLS, was celebrated on 8 May with the conferring of the missionary mandate to missionary volunteers about to depart. 

Salvador, Brazil - May 2016 - The opening ceremony of the Marian month was held on 2 May at the Salvador Salesian College.

Alicante, Spain - May 2016 - As part of the visit of the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, to the Salesians of the Mary Help of Christians Province of Spain, he went to Alicante on 10 May where he met the Salesian community, members of the Salesian Family and young people. The meeting was also attended by the community of Murcia.

La Laguna, Spain - 28 April 2016 - The University of Saint Louis (Madrid campus) has granted the National Award for Science and Technology for students to an aerospace project called BoscoverySat done by the pupils of the Salesian educational centre of La Cuesta, La Laguna, Tenerife. The project consists of creating an artificial satellite that works as a radio repeater.

Taranto, Italy - May 2016 - From 30 April to 1 May, about four hundred young people from the Salesian Youth Movement of South Italy attended the Youth Festival on the theme "Less is more", inspired by the Encyclical “Laudato sì” of Pope Francis on the safe-guarding of Creation.

Jaboatão, Brazil - April 2016 - A Meeting of the young leaders of the Salesian Schools of Recife was held from 28 to 30 April, with 90 participants between students and educators.