Don Bosco School Tura Taekwondo team brings laurels to the school

Guwahati, 2017 May 19 Ten students from Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Tura once again brought laurels to the school by winning three silver and seven bronze medals at the 2nd Good Will National Open Taekwondo Championship held at Sivasagar, Assam from 9th to 11th May, 2017.  Read More »
Mukhim Rodrigues Bivan

Religious, Laity should join forces for change
Mumbai, 2017 May 16 One and a half million is a sizeable number, but up against twelve hundred million that number pales in comparison. Father Chrys Saldanha at the launch of his new book, `Challenges in Salesian Life Today`, in Mumbai on May 14, talked about such numbers to stress on the importance of one and a half million religious world-over using the potential of twelve hundred million Catholics to foster peace and love in a world riddled with strife.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Challenges In Salesian Life Today
Mumbai, 2017 May 14 Father Chrys Saldanha sdb talks to Karen Laurie from Bosco Information Service (BIS), Mumbai on the launch of his new book, `Challenges in Salesian Life Today`  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Youth Ministry Camp Held in Chennai
Chennai, 2017 May 12 A nine-day Youth Ministry Exposure camp was held in Chennai, May 1-9, 2017 for the students of Philosophy from Salesian College, Yercaud. The course was organized by the Don Bosco Youth Empowerment Services (DBYES) under the leadership of Fr. Mani Lazar, the Provincial Youth Director. Every day, after well-planned Input sessions at the Citadel, the participants were sent to different youth centres, oratories and parishes in Chennai for hands-on training and field experience with youth groups.  Read More »
KUMPILUVELIL Louis

Father M. C. George SDB celebrates his Golden Jubilee of Religious Profession.
Dimapur, 2017 May 11 The golden jubilee of the religious profession of Father George Menamparampil SDB (M.C. George), currently working in the Mission Department of the Generalate of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Rome, and his novitiate companion Father Scaria Thuruthiyil SDB, Professor of Philosophy at the Salesian Pontifical University, was celebrated on Wednesday 10 May 2017 in the Camerette di Don Bosco (`Rooms of Don Bosco`) attached to the basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome, built by Don Bosco at the request of Pope Leo XIII.  Read More »
Anthony Christudoss

Call for entries for Plural+ youth festival on migration
Mumbai, 2017 May 09 New York,(PLURAL+). The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) invite you to submit original and creative videos focusing on the PLURAL+ theme of migration, celebrating diversity and social inclusion. Deadline for submission is 4 June 2017. Early submissions are encouraged.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

The European Audiovisual Observatory publishes major new study on Media Literacy
Mumbai, 2017 Apr 27 Strasbourg. Media literacy - our capacity to access, have a critical understanding of and interact with the media - has never been as important as today. It seems that every day, some ``fake news`` sets the internet alight, only to be revealed later as a hoax. In the era of #badbuzz we are literally swimming in a sea of information, advertising and just plain fiction. So what is Europe doing to encourage our media literacy? What measures are being taken at national and European levels to foster our critical appreciation and understanding of the mass media? The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, has just published a brand new study.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Indian among 13 consulters to Vatican Communications Secretariat, Rome
Mumbai, 2017 Apr 17 Rome: Pope Francis has appointed 13 new consulters, including an Indian, for the Vatican`s Secretariat for Social Communications.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

IGNOU awards travel, tourism PhD to Darjeeling Salesian
Kolkata, 2017 Apr 14 New Delhi - Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) awarded Doctor of Philosophy Degree to a Catholic priest from Darjeeling at its convocation ceremony held in New Delhi, 13 April 2017. Salesian Father Babu Joseph of Calcutta province was the proud recipient of the degree.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Sad Demise of Brother Jojo Andrew SDB
Mumbai, 2017 Apr 14 New Delhi, Brother Jojo Andrew SDB passed away on 13th April at 11.30 am at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Hatia. He was 74.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes