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Easter Celebrations in Midst of Disaster
15 April
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
Sharing Stories Through Cultural Arts Exchange
20 November
MissionWire
The “Amplifying the Arts” project empowered vulnerable young people from Zambia to tell their stories through creative expression and to celebrate the diversity and unity of the human experience,...
Ministry Behind Bars Rekindles Hope
19 November
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Led by the parish priest Fr Aaron Alcoseba and members of the parish council, the parish community of Mary Help of Christians in Bangkok have been ministiring to people behind bars. This mission is...
Don Bosco Center returning hope to Mothers
17 November
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Francoise, Esperance, Anastasie... These are just some of the many beneficiaries of the 43 local AVEC groups (Association Villageoise d’Epargne et Crédit - Association for Savings and Credit)...
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 31 March 1962. He is the second son in a family of five sons and two daughters and his life has...
Solomon Literacy Centre Changing Lives
06 November
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Poverty, illiteracy and unemployment characterize the reality for the families living near the Ranadi dumps, a suburb east of Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands. It is often necessary...
Salesian Students Plant 300 Trees!
04 November
Marc Membrere
Students at the Divine Mercy Primary School at Malololelei have planted 300 trees as part of their Literacy Week programme, led by the Salesian sisters. The tree planting exercise was done in...
Young Salesians Protecting the Homeless of Rome
29 October
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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 pandemic. This is true not only in the extreme...
Opening The Doors Christmas Fundraiser
27 October
Michael Gartland
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are cautioned that this story may contain images of deceased persons Opening The Doors Foundation will be selling Christmas ornaments for the...
Salesians Celebrate 25 Years in Solomon Islands
22 October
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The Solomon Islands is nestled at the end of the world, a beautiful country made up of about 992 islands with a population of 700,000 people, spread out across about 70 tribes. On October 18 2020...
Don Bosco Oratory's Week 2020
19 October
Nadia Knight
Being part of the Salesian family at Salesian College Chadstone means that we stand together, no matter the challenges we face - and the whole world is certainly being challenged now! Don Bosco’s...
Shuwuu Parish in Mongolia Open New Church
16 October
Mongolia Delegation
In 2016 the Salesians of Don Bosco were entrusted a rural parish in a place called Shuwuu, some 40 km from the capital of Ulanbaatar. The latter half of 2020 has been a time of great joy for the...
The Many Gifts of Cagliero
14 October
Romina Martinello
A few months after returning home to Melbourne after my 12 month Cagliero experience in Phnom Penh, I took on the role of Assistant Director and began to work alongside Lauren in what was to be the...
Green Action Now - Pope Francis
12 October
Cindy Wooden
The predominant global economic system is “unsustainable,” particularly in its impact on the environment, Pope Francis said. “We are faced with the moral imperative — and the practical urgency — to...
Everyone Is a Missionary!
09 October
Fr. Joseph Nguyen Thinh Phuoc
The following is a Good Night talk presented by Fr. Joseph Nguyen Thinh Phuoc, Regional Councillor for East-Asia Oceania First of all, I would like to request you to pray more for the patients of...
Fearless Young Prophets
07 October
Fr Ángel Fernández Artime
On February 9th of this year I visited Venezuela and there I participated in a beautiful National Encoutner with their young people. For the occasion, a young lady, Eusibeth, had written a message...
2021 Strenna Poster Released
30 September
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'Moved by hope: “See, I am making all things new” (Rev 21: 5)' is the title that the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, has chosen for the message of his Strenna for 2021. As with every year,...
Cleaning 300m of Riverbank in Siberia
28 September
Fr. Peter Lorenc
The regular cleaning of the Lena river has become a proud project of Salesian young people living in Yakutsk, a city in Eastern Russia. The Lena river is a popular destination for locals to come to...
Mission Experience to Lithuania
25 September
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Fr Massimo Bianco, SDB, has been a missionary in Lithuania for twenty years. Originally from Turin, Italy, he is 57 years old, lives and works in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, in a large...
e-Oratory, By Youth For Youth!
22 September
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A group of children from a slum located near Mumbai have reinvented Don Bosco's oratory using the mobile phone of one of their parents! In normal times, the Salesian Oratory of Navi, on the...
Salesians Boosting Equality in Samoa
16 September
Tina Newton and Lauren Hichaaba
When you imagine what it might be like in the Pacific Island of Samoa, no doubt there are images of a crystal blue ocean and palm trees dotting a pristine beach. There is truth to this as Samoa is...
Scholarships Provide Education for Women
11 September
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The young women who attend the Don Bosco Vocational Training Center in Juba, South Sudan, have received scholarships that will allow them to continue their studies, thanks to donor funding from...
Art and Soul
10 September
Michael Gartland
Fr Elio Capra has started an art appreciation vodcast titled “Art and Soul”, where he draws on his passion for art, talking about how they have affected his soul. An unexpected silver lining of the...
Solar Water Pumping New Hope
04 September
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The “Don Bosco Centre” in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, Africa, has clean drinking water powered by solar electricity thanks to funding from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative.” The “Sun...
DBTI Port Moresby Launches Waste Plan
02 September
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There are many reasons why the Don Bosco Technical Institute (DBTI) in Port Moresby, has launched an integrated waste management plan. The motivation for this plan spawned from two key places; the...
Student Views: Captain's Report
28 August
Robert Amendola
It goes without saying that our community is currently experiencing hardship. The struggles we are facing as we adapt to a new way of learning and a lack of interaction with each other are...
COVID-19 Complicates the Situation in South Sudan
26 August
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South Sudan is experiencing a serious economic crisis mainly due to the drop in oil prices, the devaluation of the local currency (the South Sudanese pound) and excessive dependence on imports....
"Serve the Lord with Joy - Congratulations Sr...
19 August
Sr. Matalena
Sr Folola Sala celebrated her 25th year anniversary as a FMA in a way that is only fitting for someone who chose to follow the motto “Serve the Lord with Joy” – a joyful celebration surrounded by...
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 weekend from the 14th to the 16th of August, it...
Salesian Youth Ministry
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
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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...
Spiritual Retreat Opened to All Young People
08 April
Michael Gartland
In light of the ongoing Global situation that limits travel, the Salesian Youth Movement of Europe and the Middle East have come up with a novel way...
Why Do We Run Camps?
06 April
Teaghan Dolan
The Australian summer forever seems to be a point of conversation – drought, scorching heat, a break from school that only gets longer as you...
SDB News
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...
Mission Experience to Lithuania
25 September
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Fr Massimo Bianco, SDB, has been a missionary in Lithuania for twenty years. Originally from...
Art and Soul
10 September
Michael Gartland
Fr Elio Capra has started an art appreciation vodcast titled “Art and Soul”, where he draws on his...
Fr James Celebrates 40 years of Priesthood!
14 May
Cl. Peter Duc Nguyen
On Sunday the 10th of May 2020, the Don Bosco community of Suva, Fiji celebrated the 40th...
Congratulations Deacon Pati!
24 February
Cl. Peter Duc Nguyen
On Saturday 22 February 2020, three young men - Sinapati Ioane (SDB), Aminiasi Ravuwai (Society of...
GC28 Begins With Great Fraternal Love!
18 February
Michael Gartland
For some it was hours, others it was days but no matter how long the journey, all delegates for...
Salesian Schools and Parishes
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...
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...
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...
Don Bosco Oratory's Week 2020
19 October
Nadia Knight
Being part of the Salesian family at Salesian College Chadstone means that we stand together, no matter the challenges we face - and the whole world is certainly being challenged now! Don Bosco’s...
Salesians Boosting Equality in Samoa
16 September
Tina Newton and Lauren Hichaaba
When you imagine what it might be like in the Pacific Island of Samoa, no doubt there are images of a crystal blue ocean and palm trees dotting a pristine beach. There is truth to this as Samoa is...
Student Views: Captain's Report
28 August
Robert Amendola
It goes without saying that our community is currently experiencing hardship. The struggles we are facing as we adapt to a new way of learning and a lack of interaction with each other are...
Female Students Put Best Oar Forward!
30 July
Adel Fruean
It has been a great year of firsts for the young women studying at Don Bosco Technical College in Alafua, Samoa! Currently midway through their first year of study, some of them have now also been...
Technology Fosters Learning, Even in the Earliest Years
28 July
Jane Doyle
An interesting positive result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent switch to remote teaching and learning has been the rise of 1 to 1 devices in our Early Years classrooms. I recently read...
New Faces for Salesian Sunbury
27 July
Michael Gartland
Even though classes are taking place from home, the grounds of Salesian College Sunbury have not been totally empty! Artists have recently completed a mural of Don Bosco, whilst construction...
Dunlea Centre - Lighthouse to the Future
01 July
Michael Gartland
The Dunlea Centre in Engadine, Sydney continues to be a beacon of hope a lighthouse to the future for all who come through its program. In 2020, the present situation in Australian society that sees...
Helping Hands - Salesian Education in Action!
23 June
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Aidan Lloyd is a 17 year old student who’s robotic hand project has received national recognition in the running for the National Eagle Scout Project of the Year! Aidan, a student of Don Bosco Prep...
Student Views: Remote Learning!
10 June
Sue Cunningham & Michael Gartland
Every single person have had their lives impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in one way or another. Across Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and the rest of the world we have heard countless stories...
Thank-You for Listening
28 May
Tristan O'Brien
The gift of listening is something that underpins all human connection. It has become clear during this time of COVID that what is needed from educators and ministers is a gentle, attentive...
Vale Lynn Martin
26 May
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At the end of 2019, Lynn Martin retired as Principal of Xavier College due to ill health and sadly passed away on Thursday 14th May at home surrounded by his loved ones. This brought an end to 16...
"We're Not Closed, We're Operating Differently!"
08 May
Michael Gartland
The effects of COVID – 19 can be felt all around the world, as the various countries of the world react differently in their efforts to curtail the effects of the pandemic. This global challenge has...
Filling Heads and Hearts Despite Empty Classrooms
23 April
Tristan O'Brien
Classrooms – closed. School yards – empty. Staffrooms – quiet. Yet all about is noise and activity. The buzz of a normal school day now comes alive through a screen and set of headphones. In a time...
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