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Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor

25 October ACBC

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The Heart of the Good Samaritan in a Wounded World

19 October Mother Yvonne Reungoat

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Much greater than the hills of Monferrato!

14 October Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

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Cry of the Earth, Cry of the Poor

25 October ACBC

Australian Bishops Social Justice Statement 2021 (Excerpts) The full Social Justice statement is availble to be read here. The millennium drought, the 2019-2020 bushfire season, Covid-19, and the...

We are accustomed to reading of Don Bosco in an urban situation. Cobblestoned streets, dark laneways, drab monotonous buildings, the grime and dirt, the hustle and bustle of city life! But Don Bosco...

The Heart of the Good Samaritan in a Wounded World

19 October Mother Yvonne Reungoat

In his latest encyclical Fratelli Tutti- On Fraternity and Social Friendship , Pope Francis invites us to dream "as a single human family, as fellow travellers sharing the same flesh, as children of...

Much greater than the hills of Monferrato!

14 October Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

All of Don Bosco’s pedagogy is encapsulated in his autumn outings: familiarity and camaraderie; joy and celebration; a time to walk, as one walks along the paths of life; space for conversation and...

It's Springtime!

11 October Fr Frank Freeman

These days, as the evenings lengthen, morning walks are very rewarding. Spring is everywhere. The songs and nesting activity of birds are evident; flowers, scrubs and trees are bursting into life....

Sr Chiara Cazzuloa elected Mother-General

08 October ANS

The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians have elected Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, (currently Vicar General) as the new Mother General of the Institute. Currently gathered in Rome to participate in the...

Justice Squad's 10 hour famine for Salesian...

17 August Maria Beswick

Twenty-two Year 5 and 6 students recently gave up a day of eating to raise money for charities that are supported by the Justice Squad, a socially minded group of young leaders from St Gerard...

Youth leaders grow Salesian Youth Movement

04 August Teaghan Dolan

On Saturday the 31st of July, young people representing each province of the EAO region gathered together with near 100 other young people and SDB representatives from around the world to officially...

Farewell Br Michael!

30 July Olga Eliott

After 22 years serving as the Director of Salesian Missions, Br Michael Lynch passed on the reins as he moved onto new ministries. Working alongside him during that time has been a great blessing....

Alafua Community Sewing Program

26 July Lauren Hichaaba

It is the dream for every Salesian mission and work to become sustainable but this beautiful goal presents many challenges depending on the various contexts around the world. The dream and goal,...

Saying Thank-You is a Wonderful Gift!

20 July Mother Yvonne Reungoat

On 25 April 2021 the World Feast of Gratitude 2021 was celebrated, Networked for a culture of life. With a simple and affectionate message, I intend to reach all the Daughters of Mary Help of...

That Human Heart so Capable of Great Things!

16 July Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

Let me share a truth that is deeply engraved in my heart. I have said it more than once: in a world like ours, which is very complex and beset by so many dark powers and realities, we must make...

My God has Clay Upon his Hands

14 July Fr Frank Freeman

The poet Hilaire Belloc was attracted to the apocryphal gospel of James which contained many imaginative stories of the young boy Jesus at Nazareth and to which he lent his poetic skills: When Jesus...

Towards an Ever Greater "Us"

30 June ANS

"I'm afraid that they will take us away from here because we are undocumented, I'm afraid that the situation in my Country will not be solved, that we will not be able to return to our families,"...

"We Are All In The Same Boat"

23 June ANS

The Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand goes on, where the number of people who remain infected is somewhere between 2,300 - 3,000 people. There have been infections ranging from those working in big...

Salesian Aid returns hope to the Xavante People

04 June ANS

In recent weeks, several benefactors from various parts of Brazil have spent their time, energy and resources to help Xavantes indigenous people who find themselves in great need. Already amongst...

Stuck between fear and despair, Salesians keep...

02 June Michael Gartland

Just two days after the order for the evacuation of the population of ten neighborhoods in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Saturday 29 May, some displaced people have returned...

Mary Help of Christians, Hope for the World

27 May ANS

Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, on the Feast Day of Mary Help of Christians, celebrated Mass in the basilica of Valdocco on Monday 24 May 2021, in a service that was designed as an embrace to the world...

A Woman for her time, A Woman for all time

21 May Kierstin Ferrao

On May 15, 2021, the Province Centre of the Salesian Sisters – Scoresby, came alive with the celebration of the feast of St. Maria Mazzarello founder with St. Don Bosco of the Salesian Sisters....

Care for Creation - A Catholic's Urgent Duty

17 May Fr Andrew Hamilton, SJ

Pope Francis hopes that the week dedicated to Laudato Si will rekindle the energy the Encyclical contributed to protecting the environment. This year the week is followed closely by the annual...

Missionary Life Requires Faith, it Repays in Joy!

14 May Fr Joseph Chisomo

Fr Chisomo Joseph James Nakholi is a Salesian missionary living and working South Sudan, who recently interviewed about his experience so far. What are the roots of your Christian Vocation and...

COVID-19: A Calamity is Unfolding Across India

10 May ANS

“The second wave of covid-19 in India, particularly Delhi is extremely violent. Every phone call we receive is a desperate call for help or information of someone we know's death. We have lost many...

Dominic Savio - Fearless Model for Good

06 May Michael Gartland

Today, May 6th is the Feast Day of St. Dominic Savio, one of the Catholic church's youngest saints and perhaps the most well known of Don Bosco’s students. He was from a poor working-class family...

"Papi the Clown" Learns from Young Salesian...

05 May Grace Boscredon

Recently, Papi the Clown met and became very good friends with Fr Daniel Federspiel, who is the Provincial of the Southern France region. As a child, Papi was unable to go to school and never had...

Salesian Aid as COVID-19 Outbreak Devastates India

30 April ANS

India's situation in the face of a new wave of COVID-19 infections is worrying from a global perspective: according to the Indian Ministry of Health, the country recorded another 3,645 deaths in a...

Food Sovereignty Fosters Sustainability

29 April ANS

Increasing the sustainability and sovereignty of food for the rural communities of Cochabamba, Bolivia has been made a priority project by the Salesian NGO "Bosco Global". Supported by the Agency...

Study & Sport, Features of 2 Bosco Schools in...

23 April ANS

Over 300 young people between 5 and 17 years of age play sports and learn values thanks to the two socio-sports schools that the Real Madrid Foundation has set up in Senegal together with "Misiones...

Farewell, Old Friend

20 April Michael Gartland

After 30 years of tireless work, the Salesian Bulletin farewells a prominent member of the team. Ashley Trethowan has long since been a driving force in the production of each issue of the Bulletin....

Easter Celebrations in Midst of Disaster

15 April ANS

The floods caused by cyclone Seroya in Timor-Leste and Indonesia have had a heavy toll. As of the 13th of April, there have been 223 victims who have lost their lives, 180 in Indonesia, 42 in...

The Long Road to a Better Future

13 April Michael Gartland

For the past three years, Helen Colla has been contributing tirelessly to the Don Bosco High School in Salelologa. A volunteer with Palms Australia and something of a self-professed ‘workaholic’,...

Severe Flooding in Timor-Leste

07 April Fr. Abilio Correia Guterres

On Monday 5th of April, Timor-Leste was struck by severe flooding, only adding to the worries already present after the country recently entered a fresh lockdown after news of a severe new COVID-19...

The True Resurrection

01 April Rector-Major Ángel Fernández Artime

The one that touches peoples’ lives and transforms them My friends, readers of the Salesian Bulletin , I greet you again with all cordiality by means of this Salesian magazine founded by Don Bosco...

The Man Who Planted Trees

30 March Jean Giono

When I was 20 I took a long trip on foot over mountain heights unknown to tourists through the ancient region where the Alps thrust down into Provence (south-east France). At the time I embarked,...

The Value of Salesian Youth Ministry

25 March Trisha Daniells

2020 was definitely not the year any of us had imagined it would be, especially so for the campers and leaders at the Don Bosco Camp and Centre down in Safety Beach, Victoria. The summer and winter...

The Time of Trial is the Time of Choices

23 March Mother Yvonne Reungoat

The Strenna, in addition to our Founders, cites some witnesses who, like them, "hoped against all hope", and who encourage us also how to be today in the Church and in the world "capable of living...

Pioneering Young Women of Samoa Excel in Studies

22 March Vaelei Von Dincklage

Sulata Naomi Urima and Elisapeta Manaia are two young women who are breaking personal and cultural expectations of themselves at the Don Bosco Technical Centre in Samoa. They are both studying male...

We never know the value of water until the well...

19 March Fr Frank Freeman SDB

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted – well would we do to remember these words: “When we take things for granted, the things we are granted get taken.”...

Salesians grow hope despite 10 years of war

17 March ANS

When the war first started it was generally thought that it would last just a matter of days or a maximum of a few weeks and that everything would soon return to normal. Now, 10 years have been...

Rich and poor alike are begging for food

16 March ANS

It is more than 4 months since war broke out in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. For the most part, there has been total silence coming from the country regarding the whole issue but finally, many...

Salesian Youth Day Spreads Environmental Message...

10 March Phyllis Tang

Salesian Youth Day (SYD) is no longer a strange term in the Salesian Family for the China province and instead, one that brings great joy to hundreds of young people. It was hosted at the Salesian...

Br Lidio Immersed in a New Salesian Culture

05 March Br Lidio Maria Marquês

My name is Br. Lidio, I am a Salesian brother from East-Timor and I joined the Salesians in 2012. I have been in Australia for two years, residing at the Salesian Clifton Hill Community while I...

Feast Day, Fun Day!

02 March Michael Gartland

On Sunday the 28th of February, celebrations for Don Bosco’s feast day kicked off at St John the Baptist in Clifton Hill, Melbourne. Occurring almost a month after the feast day itself due to...

Xavier College, One School - Two Campuses

26 February Janine Atkinson

Xavier College, Gawler is about to write another chapter in their twenty-six-year history as the doors officially open at their second campus. Located just a 20 minute drive away at 1 Benjamin...

Education is the Road Back from Pandemic and War

25 February ANS

Over the past few months, life in Ethiopia has grown even harder than normal as conflict has broken out in Tigray, the northern part of the country, between rebel groups and government forces....

Climate Justice Now, Not Tomorrow

19 February Fr. Lazar Arasu SDB

“You say you love your children above all else and yet you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.” These are words of Greta Thunberg, the popular Swedish Environmental Activist. Her...

Salesian Partnership with Real Madrid FC...

16 February ANS

On the fourth of February, Fr Eusebio Muñoz, the Head of the Salesian Mission Office of Madrid and the Director of Institutional Relations of Real Madrid FC, Emilio Butragueño, celebrated the tenth...

Feast Day Celebrations in Guatemala

11 February ANS

The city of San Benito Petén, Guatemala, hosts an important Salesian mission that is strongly rooted in the territory. It is greatly appreciated by the local population (whom mostly have little...

"Peace is the Only Way - It is Possible"

09 February Cardinal Charles Bo

My dear Friends, I write these lines as a spiritual leader, empathizing with the sentiments of millions of people at this moment. I write to my dear people, the civilian leaders, the Tatmadaw...

Pray For Myanmar

05 February BoscoLink

Since the morning hours of February 1, 2021 the political situation in Myanmar has been making headlines all around the Globe. Many Salesian Family members from the other 22 countries of the East...

Joy, Attention and Hope for the Imprisoned Young...

03 February ANS

Anjanamasina is a suburb in Antananarivo, the captial city of Madagascar, where the Salesians offer their help to the state re-education centre which houses more than a hundred children and young...

Rejoice in the Lord Always

01 February Rector-Major Ángel Fernández Artime

My heartfelt greetings to each one of you, on the five continents: to you, young people of the "Salesian world" and to all the young people who will receive this message through you. In article 17...

Rector Major Shares Thoughts on Strenna with...

28 January Marina Lomunno

A few days after the closure of the Salesian Family Spirituality Days 2021, held online for the first time, the Rector Major Don Angel Fernàndez Artime took the chance to share some thoughts with...

WA Young Salesians Count Camp Blessings!

27 January Graham Maher

In a year like no other, you couldn’t help but give thanks to God for the many blessings bestowed upon us throughout the turmoil that was 2020. It was great to know that the show still went on for...

A Life Lived Meaningfully is a Life Remembered...

22 January Cl. Faraz Masih, SDB

Many people around the world dream of living an exemplary life. On 6 January 2021 thousands of people from every corner of Balochistan, the largest province in Pakistan, joined the Salesian...

Sports Vital to Educational Pursuits

15 January ANS

The Don Bosco Technical Center in Parakou, Benin welcomes and forms 700 students a year. The quality of the vocational training makes it one of the most sought-after educational centers for the...

How can we talk about Christmas when we have...

21 December Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

It is a message of hope - Christian hope rooted in faith in God who becomes man – that the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, sends via a brief video to the whole Salesian Congregation and the...

Where God is Found, Joy is Present

21 December Fr Andrew Hamilton, SJ

Christmas is marketed in fluffy and tinselling ways – in pastel colours, lots of emphasis on here today and gone tomorrow presents, chocolate and bubbly, friendly faces and cute children. The...

The Beauty of Salesian Youth Ministry

17 December Fr Bernie Graham

Greetings to my dear friends in the Salesian Youth Movement of the Australia-Pacific Province – both young and ‘young at heart’. I am about to conclude my responsibility as the Province Delegate for...

Christmas During Pandemic: The Power of Hope

15 December Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

Dear friends, even amid the tears of this year, one so difficult, strange, hard, and painful for us all, it still makes sense to look forward with Hope. The Life and the Light that the Lord of Life...

5 Salesians Continue Their Journey With God

10 December Michael Gartland

On Saturday 5th of December, Br Michael Gaikwad was ordained to the diaconate in a ceremony that was presided over by Auxiliary Bishop of Melbourne Terrence Curtain. Three days later, on Tuesday the...

Oratory Joys Shine Through Harsh Realities in...

08 December Fr Andrew Nguyen Trung Tin

Darkhan Oratory was the first activity of the Salesian mission in Darkhan City, the second biggest city in Mongolia. It started in April 2005 when just two Salesians begun their ministry there. One...

"It's Not Easy Being Catholic in Pakistan"

01 December ANS

Fr Gabriel Cruz is a Mexican Salesian with 23 years of Salesian religious life and 14 years of priesthood. He always wanted to be a missionary and the current Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández...

Leaving Footprints in Exchange for Smiles

26 November Michael Gartland

The Parents' Union (UPF, in Spanish) of the "Don Bosco" school in San Luis, Argentina has carried out a solidarity campaign called "Leaving Footprints in Exchange for Smiles". It has now has been...

Floods Wreak Havoc Across Guatemalan Salesian...

24 November Michael Gartland

In the past weeks, Guatemala has been hit hard by natural disasters. Already reeling from the ongoing effects of COVID-19, the small central American nation was hit by the tropical storm Eta and the...

Salesian Youth Ministry

Justice Squad's 10 hour famine for Salesian...

17 August Maria Beswick

Twenty-two Year 5 and 6 students recently gave up a day of eating to raise money for charities that are supported by the Justice Squad, a socially...

Youth leaders grow Salesian Youth Movement

04 August Teaghan Dolan

On Saturday the 31st of July, young people representing each province of the EAO region gathered together with near 100 other young people and SDB...

Salesian Youth Day Spreads Environmental Message...

10 March Phyllis Tang

Salesian Youth Day (SYD) is no longer a strange term in the Salesian Family for the China province and instead, one that brings great joy to...

Feast Day, Fun Day!

02 March Michael Gartland

On Sunday the 28th of February, celebrations for Don Bosco’s feast day kicked off at St John the Baptist in Clifton Hill, Melbourne. Occurring...

WA Young Salesians Count Camp Blessings!

27 January Graham Maher

In a year like no other, you couldn’t help but give thanks to God for the many blessings bestowed upon us throughout the turmoil that was 2020. It...

Young Salesians Protecting the Homeless of Rome

29 October ANS

The Salesian commitment to fight Covid-19 is a global and not a single Salesian Province or presence in the world has been left indifferent to the...

OzBosco Connect, a Brilliant Success!

17 August Michael Gartland

The first ever OzBosco Connect has been a massive success, surpassing all roadbumbs and difficulties that were thrown at it. Taking place across the...

Salesian Joy and Spirit are Alive in South...

05 May Miriam Slattery

The Don Bosco Youth Camp in Gawler has been an exciting success for six years now, in no small part thanks to our fantastic and enthusiastic...

OzBosco 2020 to Go Ahead!!!

02 May Michael Gartland

OzBosco will go ahead in 2020, albeit in a completely different format! Restrictions placed on gatherings of people in light of COVID-19 quickly...

SDB News

Much greater than the hills of Monferrato!

14 October Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

All of Don Bosco’s pedagogy is encapsulated in his autumn outings: familiarity and camaraderie;...

Farewell Br Michael!

30 July Olga Eliott

After 22 years serving as the Director of Salesian Missions, Br Michael Lynch passed on the reins...

That Human Heart so Capable of Great Things!

16 July Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

Let me share a truth that is deeply engraved in my heart. I have said it more than once: in a...

Mary Help of Christians, Hope for the World

27 May ANS

Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, on the Feast Day of Mary Help of Christians, celebrated Mass in the...

Missionary Life Requires Faith, it Repays in Joy!

14 May Fr Joseph Chisomo

Fr Chisomo Joseph James Nakholi is a Salesian missionary living and working South Sudan, who...

How can we talk about Christmas when we have...

21 December Fr Ángel Fernández Artime

It is a message of hope - Christian hope rooted in faith in God who becomes man – that the Rector...

The Beauty of Salesian Youth Ministry

17 December Fr Bernie Graham

Greetings to my dear friends in the Salesian Youth Movement of the Australia-Pacific Province –...

5 Salesians Continue Their Journey With God

10 December Michael Gartland

On Saturday 5th of December, Br Michael Gaikwad was ordained to the diaconate in a ceremony that...

Br Marçal - Home Grown Salesian Hope!

12 November Michael Gartland

Marçal Amaral Lopes is a Salesian Brother who was born in the town of Lospalos, in Timor-Leste, on...

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