The church has a great role to play, and I admire the missionaries, priests and religious, who consecrate their lives to it. They are witnesses to the Gospel in a world that is still very cruel. Our Institute has sent several priests and seminarians to Gabon. Their missionary work is without doubt a source of graces for all the members of our Institute. As you say, our priests are at the service of several dioceses across the world, and their faithfulness to the teachings of the Pope and to our Salesian spirituality greatly facilitates their apostolate.
Outlooks are very different, so are the cultures, as are the wounds.
One has to know how to listen, and love before evangelising. How great are the differences between the church of Port Marly in the diocese of Versailles, and the parish of Mayumba in the African bush. In the former it was necessary to restore ecclesial communion, and that has been achieved. In the latter it was necessary to supply water and electricity, then build a church, and that also has been achieved. We have also built two other churches, and another is in the process of construction.