New Delhi, India – July 25th, 2016 – Fr. K. A. Thomas, sdb, founder and director of the Institute of Culture and Rural Development (I-CARD), Jorhat, has been given the  “Jewel of India Gold Medal Award”, and a Certificate of Excellence from the International Institute of Education and Management (IIEM) of New Delhi. Fr. Thomas was awarded the prize by Dr. Bhishmanarayan Singh, former governor of Assam, with the motivation: for the excellent services rendered for the development of the community. 

Salama, D.R. Congo – July 27th, 2016 – On July 27th, the community of the Superiors School of Informatics of Salama gathered for the celebration of the Mass at the closure of the academic year. The Mass was presided over by Fr. Jean Claud Ngoy, Superior of the Province of Central Africa (AFC). At the end of the Mass, there was the publication of the academic results and the graduation ceremony.

Shillong, India - July 2016 - From 16 to 19 July at the Pastoral Centre in Shillong, 25 young priests of the Salesian Provinces of Silchar (INS) and Guwahati (ING), participated in a Youth Ministry training course led by Fr Glendford Lowe, Youth Ministry Delegate for of the Province of Mumbai.