Cebu, Philippines - February 2018 - On January 31, on the occasion of the feast of Don Bosco, six young lay volunteer missionaries received the missionary cross in the chapel of the provincial house of Cebu, Province of the South Philippines (FIS). They are the first group destined to the mission at the Don Bosco Technical School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Four of them left on February 13th.

Spain - February 2018 - From 5 to 9 February, the visit of Fr Stefano Martoglio, Councilor for the Mediterranean Region, took place in the name and mandate of the Rector Major to accompany the Salesians of the Salesian Province "María Auxiliadora" (SMX) in discernment for the electoral consultations for the next Provincial. The meetings were held in Sanlúcar la Mayor, Sevilla, Antequera, Alicante, Valencia and Barcelona. At El Campello, Fr Martoglio also had a meeting with the Provincial Council and then with the directors of the Salesian presences, with whom he had the opportunity to discuss the process of consultation. As per the Salesian Constitutions, the mechanism for the appointment of the new Provincial of the SMX Province now begins.

Banpong, Thailand - February 2018 - On 8 February, the Salesians of the Thailand Province (THA), which includes Laos and Cambodia, gathered for their provincial feast. Over 40 Salesians and 70 aspirants participated in the event. The Eucharistic celebration was presided by Fr. John Bosco Dhepharat Pitisant, THA Provincial, and was followed by the performances of the four houses of formation of the Province, the celebration of the anniversaries of ordination and profession, lunch, football matches and moments of fraternal sharing.