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Vitória, Brazil - February 2016 - Bishop Décio Zandonade, SDB, bishop emeritus of Colatina, took part in a video made by the government of the state of Espírito Santo as part of a campaign to combat the Zika virus. In Brazil, the virus, transmitted by the mosquito "Aedes aegypti," has infected a million and a half people.
The campaign video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6cTAqWPZUU
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Mexico City, Mexico - February 2016 - The nineteenth Meeting of CIMAC-MESOAMERICA-USA took place from 16 to 18 February. It was led by Fr Miguel Ángel García, who is responsible for Salesian schools at world level. The meeting was attended by 22 leaders from this sector, representing 14 countries, 15 Provinces and 2 Vice-Provinces. They included Salesians, Daughters of Mary Help of Christians and Daughters of the Divine Saviour. Among the main topics of the meeting were the shared mission between religious and laity, and technological mediation for the creation of learning and community development. |
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Granada, Nicaragua - 16 February 2016 - The Don Bosco school pupils took part in a retreat on the theme "Jesus walks with us." |
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Madrid, Spain - February 2016 - On 13 and 14 February there was the annual meeting of the Hogares Don Bosco (HDB), the Pastoral Family movement of the Salesian Family, especially related to the Association of Salesian Cooperators. The participants talked about their situation and abot the renewal of the ideal of the HDB. |