Barbacena, Brazil - August 2022 - The Councilor for the America Southern Cone Region, Fr. Gabriel Romero, led the Curatorium of the Salesian Novitiate in Barbacena. The meeting was attended by Salesian Provincials Fr. Natale Vitali, for Belo Horizonte (BBH); Fr. Ricardo Carlos, for Campo Grande (BCG); and Fr. Jefferson Luís, for Manaus (BMA), in addition to Fr. José Ricardo Mole, National Coordinator for Formation, and the Salesian community of the "Sacred Heart of Jesus" Novitiate. The Novitiate Rector is Fr. Sedney Manja and the community this year is composed of 11 novices: three from the BBH Province, 3 from the BCG Province, and 5 from the BMA Province. The Curatorium was characterized by moments of prayer, sharing and listening to the Provincials, who were able to understand the journey of the novitiate formation community. The main intent of this formative stage is to initiate the Salesian in formation to live a profound personal experience with Jesus and to achieve an accurate understanding of the Salesian charism of Don Bosco.