Rector Major, Fr Angel FERNANDEZ ARTIME, appointed cardinal
BSOL Editor At the end of the Marian prayer on Sunday, 9 July 2023, Pope Francis announced...
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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...