Jerusalem, Israel – June 12th, 2016 – On June 12th, in St. Anne’s Basilica in Jerusalem, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Fouad Twal, ordained 14 young deacons, 11 Salesians and 3 Missionaries of Africa. At the ceremony were also present Fr. Ivo Coelho, General Councillor for Formation, Fr. Timothy Ploch, Councillor for Interamerica Region, bishops, priests, many Salesians, and other guests of the Salesian community of Ratisbonne, whose Rector is Fr. Andrew Wong.

Recife, Brazil – May 28th, 2016 – With the intent of orienting and accompanying the youth in their way of communication, the Departments of Social Communication and Vocational Youth Minisgtry of the FMA Province of 'Mary Help o Christians’ perfomed another edition of the “Young Leader Communicators" Project”, called “SnapChat”. The participants, young animators of communication and young people under formation, aspirants and postulants both of FMAs and Salesians, together with students of the 7th year of the basic school, reflected on the use of “SnapChat" social network which is rapidly extending among the young.

Ypacaraí, Paraguay – June 2016 – More than 30 adolescents and young people, from 15 and above, participated in the Vocational Encounter, aiming at sharing a weekend with Don Bosco and the Salesians who carry on his mission, to listen, to reflect and to celebrate life and vocation.