Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo - March 2016 - A large number of young people of the diocese of Lubumbashi took part in the diocesan Youth Days on 19 and 20 March. On the Saturday the young people recalled in particular the figure of St. Joseph; the next day they attended the celebration of Palm Sunday presided over by Archbishop Jean Pierre Tafunga, SDB.
Canlubang, Philippines – 12 March 2016 - The Salesian Brothers in the Northern Province of the Philippines took part in a formation course at the Don Bosco post-novitiate in Canlubang. The course was organized by Raymond Callo, SDB, Coordinator of the Department of Formation of the East Asia-Oceania Region.
Guatemala City, Guatemala - March 2016 - A meeting of leaders - lay and consecrated – of the Salesian oratories in Guatemala took place on 5-6 March. The theme was "Let's be signs of mercy for the young." The meeting was led by Fr Javier Rivas, National Delegate for the Animation of the Oratories.
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.