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By our own correspondent Rome, 20 January 2021 -- According to the letter of the Rector Major, the Centenary Year of Fr Paul Albera (1921-2021) starts and ends on 14 January (Acts 432, 2020). During the Salesian Family spirituality days we ...

ALA_5320 Speak less about God - speak more with God! By Fr. Joel Camaya FIN delegate - GC28 Valdocco, Turin, 18 February 2020 -- We began with prayers at 6:45 in the morning. The Chapter members were divided into language groups for the pra...

A Workshop of the Holy Spirit - Valdocco By Our Own Correspondent Turin, Italy, 26 January 2018 -- Why are we called 'Salesians'? The DNA of our Congregations is multi-facet, however there is one special date recorded by the first group of ...

Vietnamese Salesian missionary priest ordained in Chaco Paraguay By PAR SC Chaco Paraguay, Paraguay, 15 December 2018 -- The priestly ordination of Peter Nguyen Anh Duy, Salesian missionary from Vietnam, was celebrated on Saturday, 15 Decem...

Interview with a Vietnamese Salesian Brother Mission in Belgium (Project Europe) By Our Own Correspondent Hechtel, Belgium, 17 December 2017 -- Br. Joseph Hoan Pham, SDB is one of the 20 Salesian Brothers - missionaries ad gentes living and...

Celebrating the Silver Jubilee in the Periphery (I) - Yakutsk By Our Own Correspondent Yakutsk, Autonomous Republic of Sakcha, Russia Federation, 1 October 2017 -- More than 9000 km from Bratislava (Slovakia) where the Rector Major with the...

By Mr. Darwin Petit World President of the Volunteers with Don Bosco CDB Rome, Italy, 17 January 2016 - During the recent Salesian Family Days in Rome, January 14-17 were present 21 of the 30 official Salesian Family member groups. The acti...

By Sr Maria Letizia Yoko Ono General Councilor for Formation Valdocco, 22 October 2021 -- The 18th General Chapter of the Caritas Sisters of Jesus concluded with the Eucharist celebrated by the Rector Major Fr Angel F. Artime at the Basilic...

By Ms. Emilia Flocchini Bologna, Italy, - Pope Francis often says that 'ecumenism of blood unites us'. It's deeply true in our times of growing persecution of all Christian denominations around the globe. In the already famous Andrea Tornie...

By ANS Correspondent Generalate, Rome, 20 November 2016 -- On this Sunday, when the church celebrates the Solemnity of Christ the King, the Pope also officiated the end of the year-long celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Thousands ha...