San Pedro Carchá, Guatemala - March 2016 – Four Salesians, Juan Echeverria, Sergio Paredes, Marcelo Navarrete and Efrén Artiga, gave a mission during Holy Week at the Motherhouse of the "Hermanas de la Resurrección". On Palm Sunday more than 80 people including sisters, novices, aspirants and leaaders took part in a training session focused on the 2016 Strenna of the Rector Major. Another group of 32 people took part in a workshop on Salesian pedagogy. During the week three more meetings were held with the participation of hundreds of young people who studied the meaning of the paschal mystery.

Youndé, Cameroon - April 2016 - The Chapter of the Vice-Province of Tropical Equatorial Africa (ATE) began on 11 April. The Superior, Fr Miguel Nguema Angers, presided and 40 chapter members participated.

Monterrey, Mexico - April 2016 - Between 8 and 10 April at the Don Bosco College of Monterrey over 200 people participated in the First National Marian Congress on the theme "With Mary we expereince God’s Mercy”. The Congress was organized by the Province of Guadalajara (MEG ). The speakers were Rangel Octavio Balderas, SDB, Fr Juan José Bartolomé, SDB, Fr Jorge Rodríguez Moya from the Archdiocese of Monterrey and Ms Teresita del Niño Jesús Figueroa.  The Provincial, Fr Hugo Orozco, presided over the closing Mass.

Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil - March 2016 - March 27 marked the 12th anniversary of the foundation of "FM Padre Cícero", a Salesian educational radio station, located in Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, with a broad customer base in the region of Cariri. The station was founded by Fr Luiz Sampaio do Rego, SDB, and belongs to the "Fundação Educational Salesian Pe. Cícero ". The radio is designed to educate and evangelize. It can also be heard on the internet at www.radiopadrecicero.com and - for devices running the Android system – on the app "Rádio Padre Cícero".

Johannesburg, South Africa - April 2016 - Every weekend about forty young people from the Booysens area are welcomed into the community of the Salesian Vice-Province of Southern Africa (AFM), for recreational activities, prayer and an introduction to the spiritual life.

Plitvice Lakes, Croatia - April 2016 - The 16th Chapter of the Province of Croatia took place from 4 to 6 April at the new Salesian House at Plitvice Lakes. The Provincial Fr Pejo Orkic presided and the Moderator was Fr Mihovil Kurkut.