Celebrating Love and Fraternity- Provincial Community Day 2019

Shillong, 2019 May 16 Shillong: How lovely it is for brothers to live together in peace and unity. Provincial Community Day celebrates love, unity, fraternity, friendship and support.  Read More »
Michael Makri

8th International Congress of Mary Help of Christians: all logistical information available
Mumbai, 2019 May 10 (ANS - Rome) - On the occasion of the beginning of the Marian month - May -, Father Eusebio Munoz, Delegate of the Rector Major for the Salesian Family, renews the invitation to the groups of the Salesian Family to participate in the VIII International Congress of Mary Help of Christians, to be held from 7 to 10 November 2019 in Buenos Aires (Argentina); its title: ''With Mary, Woman who believes''. All information on how to participate is available on the web cited below.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

The 3rd Provincial Chapter of the Salesian Province of Shillong begins
Shillong, 2019 May 07 Shillong: The third Provincial Chapter of St. John Paul II, Shillong Province 2019 began at 3.30pm at Pastoral Centre, Shillong. Father Paul Olphindro Lyngkot SDB, Provincial of the Salesian Province of Shillong welcomed the Salesians and the members of the Provincial Chapter.  Read More »
Michael Makri

Kolkata youth invited to world collegiate honour society
Kolkata, 2019 May 06 A former Kolkata student currently pursuing Master of Business Analytics in Australia has been honoured with a membership in world's leading academic performance honour society. Mr Kiran Mathew Tom, a former student at Don Bosco School Park Circus Kolkata currently doing Master of Business Analytics at Deakin University, second year, is made member of 'Golden Key International Honour Society' at the award ceremony held last week in Melbourne.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Don Bosco Summer Camps 2019
Mumbai, 2019 Apr 30 : Over 100 youth participated in prayer-filled leadership camps that were organised by Don Bosco Youth Services, Matunga at Boscowadi Uttan. A Youth Pasch was held at Don Bosco Lonavla in the month of April too.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Provincial Chapter XIV of the Salesian Province of Bangalore begins
Bangalore, 2019 Apr 29 The XIV Provincial Chapter of the Sacred Heart Province of Bangalore was off to a glittering start at the Kristu Jyoti College Auditorium in Bangalore on Sunday 28th May, 2019. In the presence of 95 delegates, 14 observers and the moderator Father Sivy Koroth, Father Joyce Thonikuzhiyil, Salesian Provincial of Bangalore declared the Provincial Chapter open. Sister Celine Jacob the provincial of the FMAs Bangalore, Sister Reji Chacko, the provincial of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (MSMHC), Sister Carol Kuttiyanikal the provincial of the sisters of Mary Immaculate (SMI), the province level delegates of the different members of the Salesian family such as co-operators, past pupils, VDB and ADMA, were present on the occasion and felicitated the gathering.  Read More »
Bastin Nellissery

Plastic Brick Campaign Marks 50th Earth Day
Kolkata, 2019 Apr 22 The Vice-Principal of Salesian College Sonada, Father C.M. Paul launched a plastic waste management campaign to make plastic bricks and mark 50th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April 2019.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Pope's Way of Cross will shine light on 'crucified' women
Mumbai, 2019 Apr 19 Vatican City: Countless women and girls are being ''crucified'' by human traffickers, who trick them into slave labor or prostitution, and by those who seek out their services and exploit them, said the missionary nun who wrote the meditations for Pope Francis' Way of the Cross service. Victims of human trafficking are people whom ''we have crucified and, today, in 2019, we continue to have people crucified for our use, our purposes, our well-being,'' Consolata Sister Eugenia Bonetti told reporters at a Vatican news conference on April 17.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes

Mobile Photography Workshop held at Nitika
Kolkata, 2019 Apr 17 Kolkata: Nitika Don Bosco, once known as the National Salesian Catechetical Centre, organized a three-day workshop on Mobile Photography, 11-13 April, with 21 participants from varied backgrounds. Father Gilbert Choondal, Director of catechetical services at Nitika and Father Nirmal Toppo, Director of social communication at Nitika were the resource persons of the workshop.  Read More »
Johny Nedungatt

Vatican - ''Remain in peace, I ask you with my heart''
Mumbai, 2019 Apr 13 Vatican City - On the afternoon of April 11, at the ''Domus Sanctae Marthae'', the concluding moment of the spiritual retreat for the civil and ecclesiastical authorities of South Sudan was held, organized by mutual agreement between the Vatican State Secretariat and the Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Msgr. Justin Welby.  Read More »
Joaquim Fernandes