Guatemala City, Guatemala - March 2016 - A meeting of leaders - lay and consecrated – of the Salesian oratories in Guatemala took place on 5-6 March.  The theme was "Let's be signs of mercy for the young." The meeting was led by Fr Javier Rivas, National Delegate for the Animation of the Oratories.

Zaragoza, Spain - March 2016 - The ceremony for the awarding of the 29th Don Bosco Prizes took place on 3 March. The event was attended by Teresa Pérez, Councillor for Education, Culture and Sports of the Government of Aragon, Fr Stefano Martoglio, SDB, Councillor for the Mediterranean Region, and civil and military authorities.

Rome, Italy - March 18, 2016 - Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, was visited by the Ambassador of Panama to the Holy See, Miroslava Rosas Vargas. During the meeting various issues were addressed, such as the transfer of the casket of Don Bosco to the Temple of Don Bosco in Panama; and the visit of the Rector Major to the Province of Central America and Panama, in August.