(ANS - Madrid) - Spanish Salesian Fr Cristóbal López has only one priority in his new role as Archbishop of Rabat, Morocco: "To love people." A mission which, for him, consists in living "the brotherhood between Christians and Muslims and taking care of the poorest and most needy, who are now the migrants there."

(ANS - Mendoza) - Rosario Leandro Alvarez, affectionately called "Leito", was born in Mendoza 26 years ago. At the age of 19 he decided to become a Salesian priest, but is unable to abandon a passion that has marked him since adolescence: five-a-side-soccer. This year he managed to join the staff of Deportivo Unión Central, participating in the first "B" division of five-a-side soccer.

(ANS - Mumbai) – For the Salesian Family, 2017 was a year full of events worldwide. Certainly among the many episodes that will be remembered with joy and gratitude is the liberation of the Indian Salesian missionary Fr Tom Uzhunnalil after being held hostage for 18 months.