austraLasia

Taken from the website of the Salesian Publishers in Prague Prague, Czech Republic, 8 February 2023 -- Since the start of Salesian presence in the Czech Republic (1927) there have been some 82 Salesian Brothers. In 2015 the 'Portal'...

ALA_5456 Serving the Wounded World - Interreligious solidarity By our own correspondent Vatican City and WCC, 28 August 2020 -- The Vatican 'Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue' together with the World Council of Churches (WCC)...

By our own correspondent Don Bosco Cuneo, Italy, 9 December 2022 -- The traditional Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary (December 8) marks a special day for the world-wide Salesian Family. 181 years after the Hail Mary said by Don Bo...

By our own correspondent Valdocco, Turin - Italy, 17 January 2023 -- The four memorable days at Valdocco around the theme of Strenna 2023 'As the Yeast in Today's Human Family' (12-15 Jan) brought together 300 SF members (at lea...

ALA_5470 Brno community monthly prayerful encounter with the young By our own correspondent Brno, Czech Republic, 18 September 2020 -- For the last seven months the Covid 19 pandemic has brought much suffering to most of the world and has ...

ALA_5421 EAO missionary animation desk 15 July 2020 -- The most effective missionary animation starts from personal missionary experience sharing by the missionary himself. We are accustomed to give them an opportunity to talk during their...

By Br. Clarence Watts SDB (AFM) Colle Don Bosco, Turin, Italy, 24 April 2023 -- On Friday 14 April, the Salesian Family Delegates [31 in total] from the English-speaking provinces gathered at Colle Don Bosco to begin their course on various...

Pope Francis' third encyclical By the austraLasia Team Assisi, Italy, 4 October 2020 -- The long-awaited third Encyclical (Circular Letter) of Pope Francis on Universal Human Fraternity (Fratelli Tutti) was signed by the Pontiff in Assi...

South Sudan, 24 May 2023 -- Two missionaries from our EAO region share their experiences: Cl. Peter Tran Quang Tri (left in photo) and Br Joseph Thuan Thien Truc Tran (right in photo). Both were members of the 152 missionary expedition (202...

ALA_5476 Pope Francis Apostolic Letter on St Jerome (420-2020) By our own correspondent Vatican City, 30 September 2020 -- On 30 September 2020, Pope Francis published his Apostolic Letter 'Scripturae Sacrae Afectus' on the 1600th annivers...