Missionary experience in Peru
BSOL Editor Interview with José Gallego Vázquez, Salesian Brother, who after many years of service in his...
Salesian charism
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...
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...
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…
Ángel Card. FERNÁNDEZ ARTIME 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,...
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...
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...
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)
Fr Francesco MOTTO (continuation from previous article) Always in actionBut Providence must also be “sought”. And in August...
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...
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...
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...
God gave Don Bosco a big heart …
…without boundaries, like the shores of the sea. I feel that heart beating every day...
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...
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...
Salesians in Tijuana. A house on the border
Just 30 metres from the border with the United States, a Salesian house in Mexico...
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...
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...
Don Bosco and the Bible
P. Natale CERRATO In a chapter of the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation promulgated by the Second Vatican...
Artemides ZATTI – Saint
VITA E OPERE San Artemide Zatti nacque a Boretto (Reggio Emilia)...
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...
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
Fr Miguel Angel GARCIA MORCUENDE 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...