Rio Negro, Argentina - September 2023 - A meeting of Salesians and Daughters of Mary Help of Christians who are missionaries ad gentes in the Province of Argentina South (ARS) took place from Saturday 16 September to Monday 18 September at the Stefenelli Retreat House. Accompanying them were Fr Dario Perera, ARS Provincial; Fr Francisco Chimento, Provincial Delegate for Missions; and Salesian Brother Agustín Camiletti, Provincial Delegate for Youth Ministry. "For some time we have been thinking about a space for meeting and reflection for the missionaries ad gentes, aware of the great process of 'inculturation' and insertion that arriving in our Salesian mission land requires," said Fr Perera in his invitation to the meeting. He added: "This is why I wish to propose a meeting to share, reflect and discern, in fraternal communion, the steps that will continue to help us in our missionary commitment as a response to the Salesian circumstances in Argentina today." During the meeting, the missionaries were able to share their experiences with the volunteers of the Province who were in the same place, participating in their meeting convened by the team of Provincial volunteers.

(ANS – Chimpay) – The 53rd pilgrimage of faith in memory of the young Mapuche took place between Friday 25 and Sunday 27 August in Chimpay, a town in the Province of Río Negro that gave birth to Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá. The event took place under the motto "With Ceferino, sowers of hope today".

San Justo, Argentina – August 2023 – On Monday 28 August, the Salesian Provincials responsible for the Curatorium of the Theology Students' House for the CISUR Provinces - the two in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay - met in San Justo, in the province of Buenos Aires, together with the Councillor for the America South Cone Region, Fr Gabriel Romero. The objective of the meeting was to accompany the Salesian educational proposal, enhancing the community environment, pastoral practices and the academic curriculum. Some challenges for the coming years were also raised, and the work of the formation team was praised.

(ANS - Vatican City) - The Holy See Press Office announced today, 11 August 2023, that the Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Salesian Fr Alejandro Musolino, currently Rector of the "Don Bosco Institute" in Formosa, as Auxiliary Bishop of Córdoba, Argentina, assigning him the titular See of Ruspe.

(ANS– Chimpay) – Once again the small rural community of Chimpay is preparing to welcome thousands of pilgrims, who between Friday 25 and Sunday 27 August 2023, will arrive in this town in the Province of Río Negro, which gave birth to Blessed Ceferino Namuncurá, to pray and thank God for the gift of the "lily of Patagonia". It will be the 53rd "Pilgrimage of Faith to Chimpay", which this year will take place under the motto "With Ceferino, sowers of hope today", and will take place on the occasion of the liturgical anniversary of the memory of the Blessed on 26 August.

(ANS – Avellaneda) – As is the case every year, in August – the month of Don Bosco's birth – the multi-sport "Racing Club" in Avellaneda pays tribute to its Patron and Protector, St John Bosco. And to do so, this year the Department of Culture and History, together with the presence of authorities, members and young people, officially unveiled a majolica in tribute to Don Bosco in the Tita Mattiussi sports centre, next to the access door to the gym, the changing rooms and the offices of the youth teams. All this happened while, in the full Salesian spirit and in a festive oratory atmosphere, a few metres away, “Racing Solidario”  – the Club's Social Responsibility Department – held a recreational and educational day for more than 500 boys and girls.