Patagonia, in the letters of the first missionaries
Redaktor strony Arrival in Patagones and start of the work The first Salesians finally established their mission...
Redaktor strony
Servant of God Akash Bashir
On 25 February, we celebrated the feast of our Salesian protomartyrs, Bishop Aloysius Versiglia...
Prayers and invocations attracting indulgences
We sometimes here the question, what is the most powerful prayer?The wording is certainly wrong,...
Episcopal ordination of Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime
The Holy See announced in a press release issued by the Press Office on 5...
1924-2024. 100 years supporting the Salesian Missions. Salesian Missions Institute
The Salesian Missions Institute was erected by decree through an initiative of the Rector Major,...
Holy Easter 2024!
Christ is RISEN! Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead… (cf. 2 Tit 2:8) A...
Fr José Luis Carreño Etxeandía. A salesian with the Heart of Jesus
Fr Jose Luis Carreño has been described by the historian, Joseph Thekkedath, as “the...
Missionary in Patagonia
Patagonia, the southern region of South America, divided between Argentina and Chile, is a territory...
Salesians in Tarnowskie Góry
There is a perhaps unique place in Poland where Salesians care for young people from...
Do holy water, blessings, and other sacramentals still have value?
We are witnessing today an indifference or contempt for sacramentals. Blessings on people, water, religious...
International Congress of Mary Help of Christians
It has been a tradition since the centenary of Don Bosco’s death in 1988, that...
Salesian Protomartyrs: Aloysius (Louis) Versiglia and Callistus Caravario
Louis and Callistus: the same missionary vocation for the salvation of souls, but a different...
The prophecies of Don Bosco and the kings of Italy
“The family of those who steal from God does not reach the fourth generation.” The...
Alberto Marvelli, the Christian that even the Communists liked
Alberto Marvelli (1918-1946), a young man formed in the Salesian oratory in Rimini, lived his...
“I want to be useful to my people”. Lessons of life in missionary Africa
In 1995, 28 years ago, I left my beloved Argentina for missionary Africa with the...
Don Bosco’s nine-year dream. Theological – spiritual nuclei
A commentary on the theological-spiritual themes present in the nine-year dream could have such...
St Francis de Sales. Complete works and concordances
St Francis de Sales was considered a founder of a new school of spirituality, named...
The Don Bosco of Naples. The oratory of a thousand trades
The origin of the Salesian presence in Naples goes back to Don Bosco himself;...
Holy Family of Nazareth
Every year we celebrate the Holy Family of Nazareth on the last Sunday of the...
Missionary generosity in Southern Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a multicultural country, one of the...
Salesian House at Châtillon
Located in a beautiful mountainous area at the foot of the Alps, close to Switzerland,...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (10/10)
(continuation from previous article) 10. Shall we plan?As a young student, Francis de Sales (he...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (9/10)
(continuation from previous article) 9. Let us come to the pointDear young people,if we look...
The Exercise for a Happy Death in Don Bosco’s educational experience (3/5)
(continuation from previous article) 2. The litany for a happy death in the context of...
Salesians in Azerbaijan, sowers of hope
The story of a young man expressing gratitude for the work of the only Salesian...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (8/10)
(continuation from previous article) 8. Prayer or serviceDear young people,charity and prayer always go together....
Alexandre Planas Saurì, the deaf martyr (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) The Salesian He was close to the sick, the children. The...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (7/10)
(continuation from previous article) 7. Who finds a friend…?Dear young people,the gift and responsibility of...
Alexandre Planas Saurì, the deaf martyr (1/2)
Alexandre Planas Sauri, born in Mataró (Barcelona) on 31 December 1878, was a lay collaborator...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (6/10)
(continuation from previous article) 6. All is well at homeDear young people,“I think that, in...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (5/10)
(continuation from previous article) 5. After all, can I do it alone?Dear young people,I have...
Salesian Cardinals
Throughout the history of the Salesian Congregation, the popes have chosen some of its members...
Coat of arms of Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime
We present the Coat of Arms of His Most Reverend Eminence, Cardinal Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (4/10)
(continuation from previous article) 4. Where is your heartDear young people,you have written to me...
Missionary experience in Peru
Interview with José Gallego Vázquez, Salesian Brother, who after many years of service in his...
Have you thought about your vocation? St Francis de Sales could help you (3/10)
(continuation from previous article) 3. If I do not know myself, can I be free...
Venerable Archbishop Antônio de Almeida Lustosa “father and friend of the poor”
On 22 June 2023, the Holy Father Francis received Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the...
South Asia. Don Bosco among the young
Living today don Bosco’s mission to the young especially those who are resource-poor in South...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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 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,...
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...
Biographical Memoirs of St John Bosco
To get to know Don Bosco and his work, recourse to the sources is essential....
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...
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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...
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...
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...
Salesians in Tijuana. A house on the border
Just 30 metres from the border with the United States, a Salesian house in Mexico...
Discovering the missionary vocation
The experience of Rodgers Chabala, a young Zambian missionary in Nigeria, starting from the rediscovery...
International volunteer work in Benediktbeuern
Don Bosco Volunteers: the commitment of young people for a better future For more than...
In memoriam. Fr Davide FACCHINELLO, sdb
A life spent for others. Fr Davide FACCHINELLO, sdb Born in the thousand-year-old city of...
Missionary in Amazonia
To be a missionary in Amazonia is to allow oneself to be evangelised by the...
Salesian Family. Like branches of a tree
I had always admired Don Bosco, his passion for young people, his spirituality made of...
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...