Bari, Italy - April 2016 - On April 16th a new multimedia room was inaugurated at the Salesian Oratory of the Redeemer in the Libertà area of Bari in the presence of civil and religious authorities, and personalities from the sports world. It includes a cinema and a multipurpose room, and was made possible thanks to the "APS MARCOBALENO, the friends of Marco and Fabrizio Partipilo". With over two hundred square metres and a capacity of about 70 seats the new space will allow for educational programmes on cinema and also space for young people to run dance and music workshops. Every day the Salesian Oratory of the Redeemer of Bari, directed by Fr Francesco Preite, SDB, welcomes hundreds of young people from the Libertà neighbourhood who see the Oratory as an educational space for growth and joy.

San Pedro Barrientos, Mexico – Aprile 2016 – From April 13th to 15th, the XXXII edition of Inter-Salesian Male Games was held, with the theme “We are Heroes, we play for Peace”. There were basketball, volleyball and football competitions. Students of the schools of the SDB Province (MEM) and the FMA Province (MME) of Mexico City participated in this event.

Tiruchy, India – 18th Aprile 2016 – In the context of the extraordinary visitation in the Province of Tiruchy, Fr. Václav Klement, Regional Councillor for East Asia - Oceania, in the Salesian house met 10 students of theology coming from Chennai and Bangalore. Fr. Klement talked with them, listened to their experiences, opinions and ideas; he encouraged them to reflect on “conversion as our mission” and to have a particular attention on their formation, transmitting to them the missionary spirit.