(ANS – Batulao) – The joint meeting of the EAO Youth Ministry Delegates and Regional Formation Commission started on 10 November in the Mary Help of Christians House of Spirituality and concluded on Sunday 13 November. During this time the Salesians listened to each other’s stories of initiatives and challenges, and also their difficulties and limitations as youth ministers and formation personnel. They listened also during lighter moments at meals and in recreation and they listened to the Spirit in prayer and Eucharist.

(ANS - Ljubljana) - The joint meeting of the two regional formation commissions of the Region of Central and Northern Europe and the Mediterranean Region took place from 3 to 7 November in Sveti Duh, near Ljubljana.  This was the first time that the formation delegates from the Provinces of the two European regions had come together for such a meeting.

(ANS - Rome) – Yesterday 25 October at the Sala Tevere of the Lazio Region in Rome, the "Race of the Saints" was launched. This is by now a traditional event of sport and solidarity. It will take place next Tuesday, 1 November 2016, in Rome, on the occasion of the Solemnity of All Saints. This year the prestigious sporting event in the streets of the historic centre of Rome will be associated with an invitation to mercy. Through the DON BOSCO IN THE WORLD Foundation it aims to support the work of the Salesians in the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui, the city where Pope Francis opened the Holy Year of Mercy.