Venerable Francesco (Francis) Convertini, pastor according to the Heart of Jesus
Fr Pierluigi CAMERONI The venerable Father Francesco Convertini, a Salesian missionary in India, emerges as a shepherd after...
Salesian charism
Don Bosco International
BSOL Editor Don Bosco International (DBI) is a non-governmental organisation based in Brussels, representing the Salesians of...
Social inclusion according to Don Bosco
Fr Francesco MOTTO Don Bosco’s far-sighted proposal for the ‘unaccompanied minors’ of Rome. The history of the church...
With Don Bosco. Always
P. Stefano MARTOGLIO It makes a difference whether or not a General Chapter is held in one place...
The dream of the 22 moons (1854)
St John Bosco In March 1854 on a feast day, after evening prayer Don Bosco gathered all the...
The Vicar of the Rector Major. Don Stefano Martoglio
We have the joy of announcing that Don Stefano Martoglio has been re-elected as Vicar...
New Rector Major: Fabius Attard
We are pleased to announce that Fr. Fabius Attard is the new Rector Major, the...
Rectors Major of the Salesian Congregation
The Salesian Congregation, founded in 1859 by Saint John Bosco, has had at its head...
Election of the first Rector Major
During the eleventh General Chapter of the Salesian Congregation, the first Rector Major, Fr. Paolo...
The Cemetery Boys
The ordeal of abandoned young people continues to resonate in the contemporary world. Statistics speak...
150th anniversary of the first missionary expedition. Missionary Day
The Mission Sector of the Salesian Congregation prepared the usual materials for Salesian Mission Day...
Leaving for the missions… trusting in dreams
Don Bosco’s missionary dreams, without anticipating the course of future events, had the flavour of...
A Mysterious and Prophetic Wheel (1861)
The wise man’s heart,” we read in Holy Scripture, “knows times and judgments; for there...
We are Don Bosco, today
“You will complete the work I am starting; I will make the sketch, you will...
Our guest: Father Alphonse Owoudou, Chapter Moderator
On Sunday, February 16th, 2025, at Valdocco, Turin, the twenty-ninth General Chapter of the Salesian...
The history of the Salesian missions (1/5)
The 150th anniversary of the Salesian missions will be held on November 11, 2025. We...
The handkerchief of purity (1861)
On June 16, Don Bosco gave the boys the spiritual nosegay to pray for...
In Memoriam. Cardinal Angelo Amato, SDB
The universal Church and the Salesian Family bid farewell for the last time on December...
Hiking to Heaven (1861)
We shall now narrate another inspiring dream of Don Bosco which occurred on the nights...
Good, trustworthy and courageous slaves
In this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to stand up, restart,...
Faith, our shield and our victory (1876)
“When I devoted myself to this part of the sacred ministry, I intended to consecrate...
Basilicata – Calabria Missionary Project
Within the “Project Europe,” Italy South has launched a new missionary project in the regions...
Salesian Holiness 2024
Every year, the postulator for the causes of saints of the Salesian Congregation, Don Pierluigi...
Blessed Luigi Variara: 150th Anniversary of His Birth
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Blessed Luigi Variara, an extraordinary...
Cardinal Angelo Amato S.D.B.: a cultured theologian between the West and the East
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, SDB, had the opportunity to know the late Cardinal Angelo Amato very...
Marian Devotion from Don Bosco’s Perspective
Saint John Bosco had a deep devotion to Mary Help of Christians, a devotion that...
The Days of Salesian Spirituality
This year, the XLIII Days of Salesian Spirituality will take place from January 16 to...
Strenna 2025. Anchored in hope, pilgrims with young people
INTRODUCTION. ANCHORED IN HOPE, PILGRIMS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE1. ENCOUNTERING CHRIST OUR HOPE TO RENEW DON...
The “Good Night”
P. Natale CERRATO One evening, saddened by a certain general indiscipline noticed at the Valdocco Oratory among...
Community of the Mission of Don Bosco, a story of “family” and “prophecy”
The Salesian Family, born from Don Bosco’s intuition, has continued to grow over time...
Fifth missionary dream: Peking (1886)
During the night of April 9th, Don Bosco had a new missionary dream, which he...
What a gift, time!
The start of a new year in our liturgy, is enlightened by the ancient blessing...
Profiles of families wounded in the history of Salesian holiness
Prof. Lodovica Maria ZANET 1. Stories of wounded families We are used to imagining the family as a harmonious...
Andrew Beltrami virtuous profile (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) 3. Story of a soul3.1. Loving and suffering Fr Barberis sketches...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (13/13)
(continuation from previous article) Graces obtained through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. I....
Missionary Appeal 2025
Dear confreres, A fraternal and warm greeting from the “Sacro Cuore” in Rome. Today, 18...
Andrew Beltrami virtuous profile (1/2)
The Venerable Fr Andrea Beltrami (1870-1897) is an emblematic expression of a constitutive dimension...
Fr Rinaldi at the Becchi
Blessed Don Filippo Rinaldi, the third successor of Don Bosco, is remembered as an extraordinary...
Fourth Missionary Dream in Africa and China (1885)
From time to time, Divine Providence would reveal the future before the very eyes of...
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...
Life according to the Spirit in Mamma Margaret (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) 4. Exodus to her son’s priesthood From the dream at the...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (12/13)
(continuation from previous article) A memento of the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone...
Saint Francis, promoter of culture
P. Wirth MORAND As the pastor of a diocese the vast majority of which was made up of...
“Corso respire” 2024. Salesian missionary renewal course
The Mission Sector of the Salesian Congregation, with its headquarters in Rome, organised a Missionary...
Don Bosco and music
For the education of his youngsters Don Bosco made much use of music. Even...
Blessed Michael Rua.The Consecration of our Pious Society to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
On 24 October last, the Holy Father wished to renew devotion to the Sacred Heart...
Life according to the Spirit in Mamma Margaret (1/2)
Fr Lemoyne leaves us a truly outstanding portrait in his preface to the life...
Great saint, great manager
It is not easy to choose, from the hundreds of unpublished letters of Don...
Third missionary dream: air travel (1885)
Don Bosco’s dream on the eve of the missionaries’ departure for America is an event...
The Salesian presence in Ethiopia and Eritrea
The Salesian mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea had its beginnings in 1975, when the first...
The Servant of God Andrej Majcen: a Salesian completely dedicated to the young
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the passing into eternity of the Servant of...
The path of roses
“‘Oh, how Don Bosco always walks on roses! He goes forward calmly; all things go...
The safe tradition of Blessed Michael Rua (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) 2. Some traits of the theological virtues in Fr Rua2.1. Fr...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (11/13)
(continuation from previous article) Appendix I. Ancient custom of consecrating churches Once a church has...
The second missionary dream: across America (1883)
Don Bosco told this dream on September 4, at the morning session of the...
The safe tradition of Blessed Michael Rua (1/2)
“Be good, trust in God and paradise will be yours” (Blessed Michael RUA) Blessed...
John Lee Tae Seok (1962-2010), a Salesian who will be spoken of again
John Lee Tae Seok, also known as ‘Fr. Jolly’, was a Korean Salesian who dedicated...
The new rooms of the Salesian General Postulation
On 4 June 2024, the new rooms of the Salesian General Postulation located at the...
The Snake nd the Rosary (1862)
Part I At the “Good Night” on August 20, 1862, Don Bosco, after giving some...
Our annual gift
Traditionally, as Salesian Family we receive the Strenna every year; a gift at the beginning...
Missionaries 2024
On Sunday 29 September, at 12:30 p.m. (UTC+2),at the basilica of Mary Help of Christians...
The Good Shepherd gives his life: Father Elia Comini on the 80th anniversary of his sacrifice
Monte Sole is a hill in the Apennines near Bologna that until the Second...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (10/13)
(continuation from previous article) Chapter XIX. Funds by which this Church was built. Those who...
St Francis de Sales catechises the children
Formed in Christian doctrine from childhood, in his family environment, then in schools, and...
First missionary dream: Patagonia (1872)
Here is the dream that saw Don Bosco decide to start the missionary apostolate...
An interesting court case at Valdocco
A letter to the magistrate of the City of Turin dated 18 April 1865 opens...
Spreading Don Bosco’s missionary spirit
We are approaching the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition...
Young people making the novena to the Nativity of Mary well (1868)
Don Bosco’s dream of 2 September 1868 This is how Don Bosco spoke in...
A great collaborator of Don Bosco: Fr Antonio Sala
An important but practically unknown figure in the history of the early years of the...
The Dream of the Elephant (1863)
Unable to give the strenna to his pupils on the last day of the year,...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (9/13)
(continuation from previous article) Chapter XVII. Continuation and completion of the building. It seems that...
St Francis de Sales forms his collaborators
Francis de Sales did not wish to become a bishop. “I was not born...
Where was Don Bosco born?
On the first anniversary of Don Bosco’s death his Past Pupils wanted to continue...
Interview with Nelson Javier MORENO RUIZ, Provincial of Chile
Fr Nelson is 57 years old and was born in the city of Concepción on...
Interview with Fr Luis Víctor SEQUEIRA GUTIÉRREZ, Provincial of the Angola Province
We asked Fr Luis Víctor SEQUEIRA GUTIÉRREZ, the new Provincial of the Angola Province (ANG),...
A pergola of roses (1847)
Don Bosco’s dreams are gifts from on high to guide, warn, correct, encourage. Some of...
Interview with Fr Aurélien MUKANGWA, Superior of the Africa Congo Congo Vice-Province
We put a few questions to Fr Aurélien MUKANGWA, Superior of the Africa Congo Congo...
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...
Communication Conference 2024, Shaping Tomorrow
From 1 to 7 August 2024 a Conference on Communication, entitled “Shaping Tomorrow”, will be...
The Flood and the Life-saving Raft (1886)
No one can save themselves from the fury of the waters in great floods. Everyone...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (8/13)
(continuation from previous article) Chapter XV. Devotion and plans for a church to Mary Help...
Correcting “rebellious children” with St Francis de Sales
In September 1594, Francis de Sales, provost of the cathedral, arrived, accompanied by his...
Exhibition for the 200th anniversary of Don Bosco’s dream
Dialogue between past, present and future: temporary exhibition for the 200th anniversary of Don Bosco’s...
Don Bosco in the Solomon Islands
Accompanied by a local Salesian, we get to know a significant educational presence in Oceania. ...
Interview with Fr Philippe BAUZIERE, Provincial Brazil Manaus
We asked Fr Philippe BAUZIERE, the new Provicial of Brazil Manaus (BMA) to answer a...
Interview with Fr Francisco LEZAMA, Provincial of Uruguay
We asked Fr Francisco LEZAMA, the new Provincial of Uruguay (URU), a few questions for...
Interview with don Alexandre Luís de Oliveira, Provincial of the Salesian Province of São Paulo
We asked Fr Alexandre Luís de Oliveira, the newProvincial of the Salesian Province of São...
The letter from Rome (1884)
In 1884, while in Rome, a few days before returning to Turin, Don Bosco had...
Caught between admiration and sorrow
Ángel Card. FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME Today I bid you farewell for the last time from this page of the Salesian...
The dream at 9 years of age
The series of Don Bosco’s ‘dreams’ begins with the one he had at the age...
Salesian holiness
The Holy Spirit unceasingly continues the hidden work in souls, leading them to holiness. Not...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (7/13)
(continuation from previous article) Chapter XIII. Institution of the Feast of Mary Help of Christians. ...
Don Bosco’s educational journey (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) The market for young workers The historical time in which Don...
Missionaries in the Netherlands
In the common imagination ‘missions’ are about the south of the world, in reality it...
Don Bosco’s educational journey (1/2)
Following the paths of the heart Don Bosco wept at the sight of the boys...
Don Bosco and Italian
Piedmont in the early 19th century was still a peripheral area compared to the...
The dream of the two columns
Among Don Bosco’s dreams, one of the best known is the one known as the...
The work of the Salesians in the Maghreb
The Salesians are in 136 countries around the world, including several countries in North Africa,...
When an educator touches the hearts of his children
The art of being like Don Bosco: “Remember that education is a matter of the...
Wonders of the Mother of God invoked under the title of Mary Help of Christians (6/13)
(continuation from previous article) Chapter 9. Battle of Lepanto. Having thus expounded some of the...