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Fr Bruno FERRERO Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (2/10)
(continuation from previous article) 2. What to do tomorrowDear young people,you are certainly asking yourselves:...
Children of the family
Ángel Card. FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME Rediscover the great value of closeness, friendship, simple joy in everyday life, the value of...
Don Bosco and his date of birth
The archives speak of 16 August: but there is a curious and affectionate interpretation. The...
WYD as a synodal experience of Church renewal
Fr Miguel Angel GARCIA MORCUENDE Interrupting the life of a city is always an extraordinary act. Filling the streets with...
Tibidabo Salesian house
Located on the highest peak of the Collserola mountains, offering a beautiful view of Barcelona,...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (1/10)
“It is not by the greatness of our deeds that we will please God, but...
Don Bosco and door-to-door waste collection
Fr Francesco MOTTO Who would have thought it? Don Bosco as an early ecologist? Don Bosco pioneering door-to-door...
Venerable Dorotea Chopitea
Who was Dorotea de Chopitea? She was a Salesian cooperator, a true mother of the...
Don Bosco. A Hail Mary at the end of Holy Mass
St John Bosco’s devotion to Our Lady is well known. The graces received from Mary...
Letter from the Rector Major after his appointment as cardinal
To my Salesian Brothers (sdb) To the Salesian FamilyMy dear brothers and sisters: receive my...
Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Rome
In the twilight of his life, obeying a wish of Pope Leo XIII, Don Bosco...
Salesian presence in the Caribbean
Beneath the Caribbean sun, in villages full of life and joy, Don Bosco continues to...
Rector Major, Fr Angel FERNANDEZ ARTIME, appointed cardinal
At the end of the Marian prayer on Sunday, 9 July 2023, Pope Francis announced...
Second Congress of Coadjutors of Africa
The Second Regional Congress of Salesian Coadjutors of the Africa-Madagascar Region was held from 24...
St Francis de Sales. Mary’s presence (8/8)
Fr Gianni GHIGLIONE (continuation from previous article) THE PRESENCE OF MARY IN SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (8/8) The...
This is love…
his is the simple and silent good that Don Bosco did. This is the good...
Towards a renewed missionary outlook
P. Alfred MARAVILLA Salesian missions abroad, one of the characteristics of the Congregation founded by St John Bosco,...
Don Bosco’s gaze
But who would believe it? Don Bosco’s ‘vision’ was such that he… saw so many...
The Charism of Presence and Hope. A year travelling with Fr Angel
The slowdown in the pandemic has allowed the Rector Major to resume his travels to...
Servants of God John Świerc and eight Companions Martyrs. Pastors who gave their lives
Extremist ideologies, that is, ideas raised to the rank of absolute truths, always bring suffering...
Fr Giulio Barberis and his “Cronichetta”: day by day at Valdocco with Don Bosco
On 21 February 1875 some Salesians decided to set up an “historical commission” to “collect...
A protection centre for street children: in Lagos, Nigeria
In Lagos, Nigeria, in an overpopulated and growing city where more than 40 per cent...
The miracle
This is the true story of an eight-year-old girl who knew that love can work...
The charge of 101. Salesian House Monterosa
“How exciting… a year ago Fr Angel was with us!”This is how we began our...
Don Bosco in Albania. A father for so many young people
The Salesian charism has put down roots in Albania, a country where the Salesian work...
Fifty years of service. Father Rolando Fernandez
Fr Rolando Fernandez, a Salesian missionary from the Philippines, currently in the community of Dili...
The stork and its duties
The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird, unmistakable for its tapering red beak,...
St Francis de Sales. Gentleness (7/8)
(continuation from previous article) GENTLENESS IN SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (7/8) Some episodes from Francis’s...
The Heart of Gold of Education
Why devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is part of the DNA of the...
The story of the construction of the Church of Mary Help of Christians (3/3)
(continuation from previous article) Always in actionBut Providence must also be “sought”. And in August...
St Paul VI. The most Salesian Pope
Pope Montini knew the Salesians closely, appreciated them, always encouraged and supported them in their...
The story of the construction of the Church of Mary Help of Christians (2/3)
(continuation from previous article) The LotteryThe authorisation was granted very quickly, so the complex machine...
Don Bosco to Fr Orione: We will always be friends
Saint Louis Orione: “My most beautiful years were those spent in the Salesian Oratory.” An...
The story of the construction of the Church of Mary Help of Christians (1/3)
“Our Lady did it all”, we are used to reading in Salesian spiritual literature, to...
Don Bosco’s benefactors
Doing good for the young requires not only dedication but also huge material and financial...
Father Carlo Crespi “apóstol de los pobres”
On 23 March 2023, the Church – after the examination of the theological virtues of...
Don Bosco in Cambodia
Cooperation between lay people and religious for the education of the youth of Cambodia. Cambodia...
St Francis de Sales. The Eucharist (6/8)
(continuation from previous article) THE EUCHARIST IN SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (6/8) Francis received his...
Biographical Memoirs of St John Bosco
To get to know Don Bosco and his work, recourse to the sources is essential....
Mary Help of Christians in the city of eternal heat
“Once again I was able to see for myself, travelling in the Salesian world, that...
Interview with Fr. VÁCLAV Klement, new Southern Africa (AFM) Provincial
Fr Václav Klement has held various positions in the General Council: Councillor for the East...
In memoriam. Don Sergio DALL’ANTONIA, sdb
Fr Sergio Dall’Antonia, Salesian missionary and founder of the Salesian presence in Romania, ended his...
God gave Don Bosco a big heart …
…without boundaries, like the shores of the sea. I feel that heart beating every day...
The Italian Lira from 1861 to 2001 and 2022. The currency in Don Bosco’s time
The Italian Lira, with its subdivisions into 100 centimes, was the official currency of Italy...
Site Updates (1)
In order to make it easier for readers to access the new features of this...
Don Bosco in Uruguay. The missionary dream has become a reality
The Salesian mission in Uruguay, as shared by a Vietnamese priest, Father Domenico Tran Duc...
St Francis de Sales. Following and seeking God’s will (5/8)
(continuation from previous article) FOLLOWING AND SEEKING GOD’S WILL, IN SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (5/8)...
Vera Grita, Mystic of the Eucharist
Fr Pierluigi CAMERONI On the centenary of the birth of the Servant of God Vera Grita, a...
Easter 2023
Christ is RISEN! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who...
Life
‘Life’ is a group of young people which began in 1975 in Sicily, who want...
St Francis de Sales. Trust in God Providence (4/8)
(continuation from previous article) TRUST IN GOD PROVIDENCE, IN SAINT FRANCIS DE SALES (4/8) Let...
ADMA – A way to holiness and apostolate according to Don Bosco’s charism
The Association of Mary Help of Christians (ADMA) was founded on 18 April 1869 by...
Who doesn’t pray?
A farmer, on a market day, stopped to eat in a crowded restaurant where even...
Salesians in Tijuana. A house on the border
Just 30 metres from the border with the United States, a Salesian house in Mexico...
Don Bosco and his daily crosses
Don Bosco’s life had much suffering but he bore it all with heroic humility and...
I understood how Don Bosco felt
The day after the solemn celebration of Don Bosco, I felt an intense emotion. After...
Francis de Sales. The Da mihi animas (3/8)
(continuation from previous article) THE “DA MIHI ANIMAS” OF SAN FRANCESCO DI SALES (3/8) First...
Don Bosco, la Salette, Lourdes
In the month that recalls the apparitions at Lourdes for us, we take the opportunity...
Connecting with the Millennial and ‘Gen Z’ mindsets
Communication involves several components that we need to seriously consider: first of all, the sender...
The cleverest son
Long ago there was a man who had three sons whom he loved very much....
Bullying. A new thing? It was also around in Don Bosco’s time
It is certainly no mystery for those who know the “living reality” of Valdocco, so...
Discovering the missionary vocation
The experience of Rodgers Chabala, a young Zambian missionary in Nigeria, starting from the rediscovery...
St. Francis de Sales. Friendship (2/8)
(continuation from previous article) ST. FRANCIS DE SALES AND FRIENDSHIP (2/8) Having met Francis de...
Vocation promotion at the heart of youth ministry
The greatest difficulty in the service of vocation promotion today lies not so much in...
There is much more ‘thirst for God’ than you might think
Today there is so much need for listening, for free and open dialogue, for personal...
Don Bosco and the Bible
In a chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation promulgated by the Second Vatican...
Artemides ZATTI – Saint
LIFE AND WORKS Saint Artemides Zatti was born in Boretto (Reggio Emilia) on 12...
International volunteer work in Benediktbeuern
Don Bosco Volunteers: the commitment of young people for a better future For more than...
Rector Major’s Message. That young man said to me: “My passion is Christ”
It had been many years since I had last heard that expression from a young...
In memoriam. Fr Davide FACCHINELLO, sdb
A life spent for others. Fr Davide FACCHINELLO, sdb Born in the thousand-year-old city of...
St Francis de Sales. Life (1/8)
1. The early yearsFrancis was born in the family castle at Thorens (about 20 km...
Missionary in Amazonia
To be a missionary in Amazonia is to allow oneself to be evangelised by the...
New missionaries
La prima spedizione missionaria fu benedetta dalle lacrime di don Bosco che disse: «Noi diamo principio ad una grand’opera. Chi…
Letter Rector Major. Appeal for missionaries 2023
We remember 163 years ago – 18th December 1859 – when Don Bosco founded our...
Youth and family pastoral care
Investing in the education of youth to build the families of today and tomorrow The...
Salesian Family. Like branches of a tree
I had always admired Don Bosco, his passion for young people, his spirituality made of...
The invisible other Don Boscos
Readers of the Salesian Bulletin already know about the intercontinental journey that Don Bosco’s Casket...
Letter Rector Major. Artemides ZATTI
«I BELIEVED, I PROMISED, I RECOVERED!»Artemides Zatti: Gospel of vocation and a Church that cares...
Missionary Synodality
Missionary Synodality: A Salesian Perspective Synodality in the New Testament In recent years, the noun...
From Croatia to Ethiopia: Don Bosco’s missionary dream continues
From Croatia to Ethiopia: don Bosco’s missionary dream continues Testimony of Josip Ivan SOLDO...