Manaus (Brazil). On September 22 and 23, 2025, the Provincial Communications Coordinators of the Interprovincial Conference of Brazil (CIB) met in Manaus, at Casa Mornese of Our Lady of the Amazon (BRM) Province.
The meeting had as its main objectives the strengthening of the communication Province coordination in its mission; the sharing of the communication realities of the Provinces, promoting shared training; the deepening of knowledge of the Social Communication Team of the Americas – ECOSAM (organization, evaluation, and planning); as well as the coordination and alignment of Communication actions in an interprovincial context.
Each Province participated with its own representative: Sister Luzinete Freitas, of Our Lady of the Amazon Province (BRM), host of the event, Cícero Albuquerque, of Mother Mazzarello (BMM), Sister Kelly Gaioso, of Mary Help of Christians Province (BRE), and Sister Maike Loes, of Our Lady Aparecida Province (BAP), coordinator of the Interprovincial Team.
The group was welcomed by Sister Maria Carmelita Conceição, BRM Provincial and Communication contact, who attended the meeting and shared her communicative experience, underlining the originality of Don Bosco and his commitment to communication according to the languages of his era.
Sister Carmelita also reported the reflection of the General Councilor for Communication of the FMA Institute, Sister Maria Ausilia De Siena, who affirms: “Communication is not just informing, but educating, accompanying, and creating bonds. Taking care of the network is not a secondary commitment, but an essential part of the mission.” For this reason, the aim of a communication team “is not so much ‘to do’, but to create a space for sharing, common growth, and co-responsibility.”
During the meeting, some moments stood out for their relevance and also for the urgency of strengthening the sense of belonging, especially in relation to the developments that Communication acquires in each CIB Province.
Sister Maike also shared details of the meeting in the presence of ECOSAM, held in San Lorenzo, Paraguay, in which the Verifica of the three-year period 2023-2025 took place and the three-year period 2026-2028 was planned, in addition to the appointment of the new coordinator of the Team.
The group also revisited the III National Communication Meeting of the Salesian Network Brazil (ENAC), favoring the theme of the Profile of the Salesian Communicator. One of the priorities of the Provincial Coordinators is to systematically accompany and promote the ongoing formation of local communicators, to guarantee increasingly professional work aligned with the values of the Salesian Charism.
