Rome, Italy – 12 January 2017 – This morning the meeting of Salesian mission offices opened with an address by the Rector Major, Fr. Ángel Fernández Artime. Also present were Fr. Guillermo Basañes, general councilor for the Missions, and Bro. Jean-Paul Muller, treasurer general. The conference was organized by the Missions Sector in cooperation with the Congregation’s Finance Department. More than 60 participants were in attendance, both Salesians and lay persons involved in the work of mission offices, planning offices, organizations like the Don Bosco Network (DBN), and representatives of various departments with related interests.