Puerto Casado, Paraguay - October 2016 - The Assembly of Missionaries of the Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco began on 9 October in the town of Puerto Casado. The meeting was presided over by Bishop Gabriel Escobar, SDB, of the Apostolic Vicariate of Chaco Paraguayo, assisted by Fr Néstor Ledesma, Provincial of the Salesians in Paraguay, and Sister Leandra Romero, Provincial of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians.

Les Cayes, Haiti - October 12, 2016 - The Rinaldi Foundation team with 16 young Salesian aspirants and pre-novices have prepared about 400 survival kits with various products (rice, beans, salmon, sugar, olive oil, milk, soap, etc. ), to be distributed to the people of Les Cayes affected by hurricane Matthew. The distribution is being organized by Fr Jean-Paul Mesidor, Superior of the Salesian Vice-Province of Haiti, with two members of his staff and Bro. Hubert Mesidor, Salesian Brother in charge of Social Communication. 

Brasilia, Brazil - September 2016 - The Fourth National Meeting of the Parish Priests of the Salesian Network of Parishes (RSP) took place from 27 to 29 September. The 52 participants reflected on the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation "Amoris Laetitia" of Pope Francis, presented by a Dehonian, Fr Mário Marcelo Coelho, and on the Salesian parish in the light of GC27, presented by Fr Natale Vitali, Councillor for the American Southern Cone Region.