(ANS - Caracas) - Fr Timothy Ploch, Regional Councilor for Interamerica, carried out an Extraordinary Visitation in the name of the Rector Major to the "San Lucas" Province of Venezuela. He was impressed by what he experienced and for everything he saw. What struck him most was the attitude of the Salesians and the young. "There is hope among young people ...", he said.

(ANS -Mixes) - Fr Salvador Murguía Villalobos, Salesian of Don Bosco, received the nomination of prelate bishop of Mixes from Pope Francis. On Thursday, August 2, the Solemn Episcopal Consecration will take place and will take on a mission with the sole thought: "May Christ and His Good News be announced to all people".

(ANS - Caracas) - Fr Francisco Méndez is in his fifth year as the Provincial of the Salesian Province of Venezuela. In the country's current situation, his task is – difficult, stimulating - to animate, encourage and give hope to the Salesians in the midst of the difficult conditions facing Venezuela and its people.