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By Our Own Correspondents Valdocco, Italy, 13 January 2019 -- After the wonderful musical "Gio'" in the Valdocco Theatre on Saturday night, January 12, the final day of the 2019 Salesian Family Spirituality Days on Sunday, The Baptism of th...

By Bro. PJ Biju (IND province) Bangalore, India, 3 January 2019 -- Five months after the 7th EAO Salesian Brother Congress in K'Long was celebrated, the 8th Congress of the Salesian Brothers of South Asia was held at Don Bosco Skill Mission...

The life of an FCMN (Nazarene) By Our Own Correspondent Colle Don Bosco, Italy, 20 January 2019 -- Interview with Maria P. FCMN (Fraternidad Contemplativa Maria de Nazareth) N.B. There are three consecrated members at Colle, journeying in t...

Interview with Nov. Leopoldo Pinto By Our Own Correspondent Pinerolo, Torino, Italy, 24 January 2019 -- Leopoldo is one of 19 novices at Pinerolo (Piedmont, Italy-ICP Province) who come from seven different countries. He began his novitiate...

Salesian Youth Movement at WYD2019 Panama By Fr Ambrose Pereira, SDB Panama City, Panama, 23 January, Panama -- “Young people challenge us, make us change and give us hope”, said Fr Ángel Fernández sdb, Rector Major, as he replied to questi...

Europe Salesian Brother Encounter 2019 - Barcelona By Bro. Jess Garcia, SDB Barcelona, Spain, 21 January 2019 -- Between January 17 and 21, the Salesian House of Martí Codolar in Barcelona hosted the European Encounter of Salesian Brothers ...

Electrifying, energizing and empowering celebrations of the Vigil and Final Mass By Fr Ambrose Pereira, SDB Panama City, Panama, 27th January 2019 -- Pope Francis arrived in his Pope mobile to an electrifying atmosphere at the Saint John Pa...

By Fr Andrew Fung, SDB Valdocco, Italy, 9 February 2019 -- The Advisory Council (aka 'Consulta') of the Missions Department guided by Fr Basanes Guillermo, the General Councillor for the Missions, was held in Valdocco, the Mother House, fro...

Jesuits' 10 year Universal Apostolic Preferences 2019-2029 By Our Own Correspondent Rome, Italy, 20 February 2019 -- One year before the GC28 each Salesian is called to ponder the discernment question: "What kind of Salesians for the Youth ...

By Fr. C. M. Paul, SDB Kolkata, India, 8 March 2019 -- A group of Salesian Alumni coordinated the visit of Salesian Cardinal Charles Bo of Myanmar, current archbishop of Yangon to Kolkata. The Cardinal was on a two day visit to meet with hi...