Dili, East Timor - March 2016 - The Episcopal ordination of the Salesian, Virgilio do Carmo da Silva, Bishop of Dili, took place on 19 March. The celebration was presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio of East Timor, Archbishop Joseph Marino, and was attended by six bishops, many priests and religious, Salesians and members of the Salesian Family and civil authorities.

Thimphu, Bhutan - March 2016 - During the Extraordinary Visitation to the Province of Guwahati (ING), Fr Guillermo Basañes, Councillor for the Missions, paid a visit to a Buddhist monastery.

Lubumbashi, D.R. Congo - March 2016 - A large number of young people of the diocese of Lubumbashi took part in the diocesan Youth Days on 19 and 20 March. On the Saturday the young people recalled in particular the figure of St. Joseph; the next day they attended the celebration of Palm Sunday presided over by Archbishop Jean Pierre Tafunga, SDB.