Zaragoza, Spain - March 2016 - The ceremony for the awarding of the 29th Don Bosco Prizes took place on 3 March. The event was attended by Teresa Pérez, Councillor for Education, Culture and Sports of the Government of Aragon, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB, Councillor for the Mediterranean Region, and civil and military authorities.

Rome, Italy - March 18, 2016 - Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, was visited by the Ambassador of Panama to the Holy See, Miroslava Rosas Vargas. During the meeting various issues were addressed, such as the transfer of the casket of Don Bosco to the Temple of Don Bosco in Panama; and the visit of the Rector Major to the Province of Central America and Panama, in August.

Rome, Italy - March 2016 - On 11 March 2016 President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, conferred the honour of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic on Sister Laura Girotto, a missionary of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. The honour was granted in recognition of the tireless and courageous work done by her and by the FMA in the Kidane Merhret Integrated Project in Adwa in Ethiopia. Through this project the Sisters cares for the most needy primarily in education and health, especially for women and children.

Porto Alegre, Brazil - March 2016 - The first annual meeting of the Salesian Communication Network was held from 15 to 17 March to carry out a review of the activities of 2015 and to review the plan for 2015-2017. The meeting was chaired jointly by Fr Gildasio Mendes dos Santos, Provincial of Campo Grande and Sister Ana Teresa Pinto, with the participation of the executive directors, coordinators and delegates from the provincial Social Communications teams. 

Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica - March 2016 - On 5 and 6 March, 50 young people gathered at the Salesian House of San Isidro El General for a religious exercise to celebrate the start of the ESCOGE Programme. This programme is inserted in the Salesian Youth Movement to help young people in their vocational discernment. 

Rome, Italy - March 2016 - On 16 March, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, met with the Canção Nova mission in Rome for the first time. During the meeting the members of the Canção Nova community were introduced, and there was discussion on the collaboration that had taken place during the bicentenary of the birth of Don Bosco and on future projects.