Quetta, Pakistan - October 2019 - From 21 to 27 October, Fr Václav Klement, Councilor for the East Asia-Oceania Region, is on Extraordinary Visitation of the Provincial Delegation of Pakistan, belonging to the Province of the Southern Philippines. In the photo, the meeting with the young people of the "Don Bosco Mission Quetta".

Ulanbaatar, Mongolia - October 2019 - From 14 to 21 October, three Salesians from the Salesian mission in Yakustsk, belonging to the Slovak Province (SLK), visited the Delegation of Mongolia, belonging to the Province of Vietnam and led by the delegate Fr Paul Leung. Fr Pavol Michalka, Fr Marian Peciar and Fr Jozef Toth, along with the trainees recently arrived from India and Rwanda, form the northernmost Salesian community in Asia in Yakustsk. Fr Toth served in Mongolia in the early years of that mission and so, with the support of the superiors of both sides, he managed to organize this historic meeting. During the meeting, the guests visited the Salesian presences in Darkhan, Ulanbaatar and Shuwuu and the beauties of Mongolia, and there was talk of the possibility of a reciprocation of the visit and of future collaborations between the two communities, united by similar challenges, such as extreme weather conditions and a minimal Catholic presence. Fr Toth commented, "Thank you very much for the inspiration and for having held this meeting after 3 years. The distance between Ulanbaatar and Yakutisk is over 3,000 km, but Don Bosco's heart is bigger ... And in these days we have planned the future visit of 'Don Bosco Mongolia' in Yakutia."

Lviv, Ukraine - November 2019 - The meeting of the Regional Formation Commission for Central and North Europe takes place from 2 to 6 November in Lviv, with the participation of 20 Salesians from 16 Provinces of the Region, led by Fr Ivo Coelho, General Councilor for Formation, and Fr Francisco Santos of the same dicastery. The members of the Commission reflect on the current situation of the formation processes in their Provinces, on the new manual for Directors, on Salesian personal accompaniment and on the topic of accompaniment through the re-reading of the Apostolic Exhortation "Christus Vivit". Special attention is paid to themes of pratical training, specific formation Salesian Brothers and the formative experience of the prenovices at Colle Don Bosco. Members of the Regional Formation Commission share their experiences and reflections on current challenges in the field of training and on future projects.