From the Pharisee’s Table to the Heart of Ministry
P. Fabio ATTARD Humility and Charity in the Education and Evangelisation of Young People In chapter 14 of...
Communications from the Rector Major
Discourse of the Rector Major in Catania. Called to be signs of hope
On 27 September 2025, Father Fabio Attard, Rector Major of the Salesians, received honorary citizenship...
The Divine Folly of the Sower who “sows in the dark”
The parable of the sower, narrated in the Synoptic Gospels, is a powerful and foundational...
Prophets of Forgiveness and Gratuity
In these times, where day after day the news communicates experiences of conflict, war, and...
The Syndrome of Philip and the Syndrome of Andrew
In the Gospel account of John, chapter 6, verses 4-14, which recounts the multiplication of...
Message from Father Fabio Attard on the Feast of the Rector Major
Dear Confreres, dear Collaborators in our Educative Pastoral Communities, dear young people, Allow me to...
Educating Beyond Weaknesses
Redaktor strony The encounter between Jesus and Peter sheds a special light on our mission as evangelizers...
The New Headquarters of the Salesians. Rome, Sacro Cuore (Sacred Heart)
Today, the original vocation of the Sacred Heart House sees a new beginning. Tradition and...
When the Lord Knocks
A confrere told me, “Father, we only need your closeness, your listening, your prayer. This...
Final Address of the Rector Major at the conclusion of the General Chapter 29
Dear confreres, We have come to the end of this experience of the 29th General...
With Don Bosco. Always
P. Stefano MARTOGLIO It makes a difference whether or not a General Chapter is held in one place...
New Rector Major: Fabius Attard
We are pleased to announce that Fr. Fabius Attard is the new Rector Major, the...
We are Don Bosco, today
“You will complete the work I am starting; I will make the sketch, you will...
Good, trustworthy and courageous slaves
In this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to stand up, restart,...
Strenna 2025. Anchored in hope, pilgrims with young people
INTRODUCTION. ANCHORED IN HOPE, PILGRIMS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE1. ENCOUNTERING CHRIST OUR HOPE TO RENEW DON...
What a gift, time!
The start of a new year in our liturgy, is enlightened by the ancient blessing...
Missionary Appeal 2025
Dear confreres, A fraternal and warm greeting from the “Sacro Cuore” in Rome. Today, 18...
A heart as big as the shores of the sea
A new time is given to us: from the Heart of God to the heart...
The path of roses
“‘Oh, how Don Bosco always walks on roses! He goes forward calmly; all things go...
Our annual gift
Traditionally, as Salesian Family we receive the Strenna every year; a gift at the beginning...
Announcement from the Rector Major at the end of his term of office
Ángel Card. FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME To my Salesian Brothers SDBTo my brothers and sisters in the Salesian FamilyMy dear brothers...
On wings of hope. Message from the Vicar of the Rector Major
With great simplicity, quietly and in total continuity, remaining in my service as Vicar over...
Caught between admiration and sorrow
Today I bid you farewell for the last time from this page of the Salesian...
When an educator touches the hearts of his children
The art of being like Don Bosco: “Remember that education is a matter of the...
Mary Help of Christians, from here to the world
Friends, readers of the Salesian Bulletin, my affectionate and warm greeting at this Easter...
Letter from Rector Major Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime
For the attention of my Salesian confreres, for the attention of our dear Salesian Family...
Episcopal ordination of Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime
The Holy See announced in a press release issued by the Press Office on 5...
I am a Salesian and I am a Bororo
Diary of a happy and blessed missionary day Dear friends of the Salesian Bulletin,...
Don Bosco’s dream is more alive than ever
Faced with everything that I am seeing in the Salesian world, I feel I can...
And the star stopped over a wheelchair
Encounters on Epiphany with wonderful people with a good heart and a radiant faith Dear...
Strenna 2024. “The dream that makes you dream”
A heart that transforms “wolves” into “lambs” During my service as Rector Major I have...
A year of dreams from above
Dear friends: we are on the threshold of a new year, 2024, a very special...
Missionary Appeal 2024
Dear confreres,Fraternal greetings from our Mother House in Valdocco. As has been the tradition for...
Mamma Margaret’s basket
At the end of a year, we all have a memory basket in our soul....
Memoirs of the future
We have a dream. And it is our greatest wealth Two hundred years ago, a...
Coat of arms of Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime
We present the Coat of Arms of His Most Reverend Eminence, Cardinal Ángel FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME...
I wish to continue to serve others… in a different way. MY NOMINATION AS CARDINAL
I feel I share the 1884 affirmation of our holy Founder, “I see more and...
Children of the family
Rediscover the great value of closeness, friendship, simple joy in everyday life, the value of...
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...
This is love…
his is the simple and silent good that Don Bosco did. This is the good...
The Heart of Gold of Education
Why devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is part of the DNA of the...
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...
God gave Don Bosco a big heart …
…without boundaries, like the shores of the sea. I feel that heart beating every day...
I understood how Don Bosco felt
The day after the solemn celebration of Don Bosco, I felt an intense emotion. After...
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...
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...
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...
Letter Rector Major. Artemides ZATTI
«I BELIEVED, I PROMISED, I RECOVERED!»Artemides Zatti: Gospel of vocation and a Church that cares...