Sliema, Malta - May 2016 - A Meeting of the Provincials of the Region of Central and Northern Europe (16 Provinces and 2 Delegations) was held from 28 April to 1 May under the leadership of the Regional Councillor Fr Tadeusz Rozmus.  It dealt with current problems and the most important challenges in the region. Also present were the Vicar of the Rector Major, Fr Francesco Cereda; the Economer General, Bro. Jean Paul Muller; the Delegate of the Rector Major for the Salesian Family, Fr Eusebio Muñoz; the President of the Association of Past Pupils, Mr Michal Hort, and Fr Rafael Gasol who is responsible for Project Valdocco. Particularly significant was the visit of the President of the Republic of Malta, Marie Louise Coleiro, who expressed her appreciation for the Salesian charism and the presence of the Salesians in Malta, highlighting the great value and relevance of their educational work on behalf of poor youth.

Melbourne, Australia - April 28, 2016 - Ms Lauren Hichaaba, Director of the Cagliero Project for lay volunteers of the Salesian Mission and member of the central staff of the Province of Australia (AUL), has been elected first Provincial Delegate for Missionary Animation. She will have the central role of promoting the missionary spirit and animating the Salesians and the Salesian Family in AUL, in order to achieve growth and to strengthen the Salesian missionary movement. In the picture are Ms Hichaaba and Mother Yvonne Reungoat, Superior General of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

Barcelona, ​​Spain - April 2016 - A meeting of the Salesian Mediterranean Salesian Region was held from 25 to 28 April. The participants included the Superiors of the ten Provinces that make up the region: Portugal (1), Spain (2), Italy (6) and Middle East (1). The meeting was chaired by Fr Stefano Martoglio, Councillor for the Mediterranean Region. Fr Ivo Coelho, Councillor General for Formation and Fr Eusebio Muñoz, Secretary of the Salesian Family, also participated.