Barbacena, Brazil – January 2024 – On 31 January, on the occasion of the feast of Don Bosco, Fr Gabriel Romero, Councillor for the America South Cone Region, presided over the Eucharistic celebration during which 7 novices belonging to three Salesian Provinces of Brazil made their first religious profession: Manaus (BMA), Campo Grande (BCG) and Belo Horizonte (BBH). The ceremony was concelebrated by Provincials Fr Natale Vitali (BBH), Fr Felipe Bauzière (BMA), Fr Ricardo Carlos (BCG) and various Salesians.