by Andrei John Nicolai Gerolao
Talisay City, Cebu — Ninety-four delegates and Salesian leaders from across the East Asia-Oceania (EAO) Region gathered for the Caravario Encounter 2026 from July 24 to 27 at the Don Bosco Retreat House in Lawaan III, Talisay City, Cebu, under the theme, “Do Whatever He Tells You: Belong, Believe, Become!” Organized by the Salesian Youth Movement (SYM) of the Salesian Philippine South Province (FIS), the international gathering aimed to deepen the participants’ faith, strengthen their Salesian identity, and foster intercultural friendship through prayer, formation sessions, cultural exchange, and community life.
Delegates from Fiji, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Japan, Thailand, Cambodia, South Korea, Macau, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Hong Kong, Timor-Leste, Australia, and the Philippines’ North and South Provinces, together with Salesian priests, religious, and youth ministry coordinators, took part in the four-day encounter. Through liturgical celebrations, workshops, faith-sharing sessions, cultural presentations, and fellowship activities, the event inspired the young participants to embrace their calling to belong to the Salesian Family, deepen their faith in Christ, and become servant leaders in their respective communities, reflecting the enduring mission of the Salesian Youth Movement throughout the East Asia-Oceania Region.
