Quito, Ecuador - September 2016 - As part of his Extraordinary Visitation to the Province of Ecuador, Fr Timothy Ploch, Councillor for the Inter-America Region, visited the Don Rúa Community in Quito from 4 to 7 September. He met the Salesians and inaugurated the year 2016-2017 in the "San Patricio" educational centre, became familiar with the work done by the Salesian Project for Street Boys in the North Zone from Ambato to Granja Don Bosco. He also participated in various meetings to learn about the activities of the different educational courses.

Kopiec, Poland - September 2016 - On 8 September, the Provinces of Poland welcomed into the Salesian Congregation five new Salesians: Łukasz Grzenia (PLO), Grzegorz Bujałkowski (PLN), Michał Wiśniewski (PLS), Dominik Nowak (PLS) and Paweł Klasa (PLS). 

Czerwińsk, Poland - August 2016 - On 28 August, Fr Andrzej Wujek, Provincial of the Warsaw Province (PLE) presided at the Mass during which Salesian Brother Sebastian Marcisz made his perpetual profession in the Salesian Congregation.