Interview with Fr. Gábor VITÁLIS, Superior of the Hungary Province
We interviewed Fr. Gábor Vitális, the new superior of the Salesian Province of Hungary, about...
We interviewed Fr. Gábor Vitális, the new superior of the Salesian Province of Hungary, about...
In 1876, during the third series of spiritual exercises preached in Lanzo, Don Bosco recounted...
Don Bosco was profoundly faithful to the Church and to Pope Pius IX, whom he...
The fountain of Mamma Margaret at the foot of Don Bosco Hill (1960s) Young...
In the context of the 150th anniversary of the Salesian missions, the testimony of Fr....
The room where Don Bosco actually breathed his last (Valdocco, Turin) “It costs me...
To understand Don Bosco, one must perhaps consider contrasting judgements, the voices of the Church,...
Fr. Juan Aaron CEREZO HUERTA, born in Mexico City in 1968, is the new Salesian...
When speaking of Don Bosco and his relationship with the press, a misunderstanding can arise....
Saint John Bosco, apostle of the young and father of the orphaned, continues to be...
We are launching a new column titled “Knowing Don Bosco”. Conceived by the Salesian Fr....
How far and how did the Saint of Youth travel? Let us retrace these paths....
Strenna 2026. ‘Do whatever he tells you’ Believers, free to serve Commentary on Strenna 2026...
In the spirituality of Saint John Bosco, the Name of Jesus was not a mere...
Set on the night of Good Friday in 1878, the story “Mary Saves Him” is...
At the beginning of the Christmas novena in December 1859, Don Bosco offered the young...
The discovery of an unpublished letter from Don Bosco always offers an opportunity to shed...
The meeting between Don Bosco and the young Bartolomeo Garelli, which took place on 8...
In the following recounted speech, delivered by Don Bosco between 30 April and 1 May...
In the dream that Don Giovanni Bosco recounted to his young people on the evening...
It is distributed all over the world in dozens of different languages. Certainly it has...
In Genazzano, a small village in Lazio, an extraordinary Marian icon has been venerated for...
An apparently simple letter, yet rich in spiritual and educational meaning: this is what Don...
“An Appeal for Renewed Charismatic Fidelity and Missionary Generosity” Dear Confreres, A fraternal and heartfelt...
Every unpublished document generally contains something new. Well, the documents we are presenting here not...
Following its launch on 31 January 2025 and presentation at General Chapter 29, the Salesian...
In this passage, taken from his 1887 memoirs, Don Giovanni Bosco recounts the most disturbing...
The following dream, recounted by Don Bosco to his young people in 1867, begins with...
For Saint John Bosco, devotion to Our Lady was not a mere accessory religious sentiment,...
This vivid dream narrative, recounted by Don Bosco at the end of the 1876 spiritual...
In this lively account, dated 24 February 1865, Don Bosco speaks to his pupils about...
The publication “Crown of the Seven Sorrows of Mary” represents a cherished devotion that St....
Don Bosco was not only a tireless educator and pastor of souls, but also a...
In the heart of Southern Africa, amidst the natural beauty and social challenges of eSwatini,...
In the following passage, Don Bosco, founder of the Valdocco Oratory, recounts a dream he...
If Don Bosco happily joked with his boys to see them cheerful and serene, he...
At the heart of St. John Bosco’s educational and spiritual work, the figure of the...
In 1935, following the canonisation of Don Bosco in 1934, the Salesians took care to...
The Holy Shroud of Turin, one of Christianity’s most revered relics, has a thousand-year history...
Don Bosco’s dream of the “Tenth Hill”, recounted in October 1864, is one of the...
Missionary volunteering is an experience that profoundly transforms the lives of young people. In Mexico,...
The dreamlike tale that follows, recounted by Don Bosco on the evening of 24 October...
The first time Don Bosco went to Rome was in 1858, from February 18 to...
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome is a prominent church for...
Don Bosco’s devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus originated from the revelations to Saint...
The following pages take us into the heart of Saint John Bosco’s mystical experience, through...
In 1886, on the eve of the consecration of the new Basilica of the Sacred...
A little-known but important aspect of St John Bosco’s charism is Eucharistic processions. For the...
Upon arriving in Patagonia, the Salesians—led by Don Bosco—aimed to establish an Apostolic Vicariate to...
In the prophetic dream Don Bosco recounted on 9 May 1879, Saint Francis de Sales...
At the conclusion of the 29th General Chapter of the Salesians, we invited Don Pascual...
Fr. Peter Ricaldone (Mirabello Monferrato, 27 April 1870 – Rome, 25 November 1951) was the...
Between 1877 and 1880, the Salesian missionary shift towards Patagonia took place. After the offer...
In a dream recounted by Don Bosco in the Chronicle of the Oratory, dated May...
Today, the original vocation of the Sacred Heart House sees a new beginning. Tradition and...
A confrere told me, “Father, we only need your closeness, your listening, your prayer. This...
San Giovanni Bosco recounts in a “good night” the result of a long plea to...
As a very young priest, Don Bosco published a booklet, in tiny format, entitled “Exercise...
In this dream of Don Bosco, a heavenly garden appears: a green slope, festooned trees,...
Dear confreres, We have come to the end of this experience of the 29th General...
Don Bosco International (DBI) is a non-governmental organisation based in Brussels, representing the Salesians of...
Don Bosco’s far-sighted proposal for the ‘unaccompanied minors’ of Rome. The history of the church...
It makes a difference whether or not a General Chapter is held in one place...
In March 1854 on a feast day, after evening prayer Don Bosco gathered all the...
We have the joy of announcing that Don Stefano Martoglio has been re-elected as Vicar...
We are pleased to announce that Fr. Fabius Attard is the new Rector Major, the...
The Salesian Congregation, founded in 1859 by Saint John Bosco, has had at its head...
The Mission Sector of the Salesian Congregation prepared the usual materials for Salesian Mission Day...
Don Bosco’s missionary dreams, without anticipating the course of future events, had the flavour of...
The wise man’s heart,” we read in Holy Scripture, “knows times and judgments; for there...
“You will complete the work I am starting; I will make the sketch, you will...
The culminating moment of the Jubilee Year for every believer is the passage through the...
On Sunday, February 16th, 2025, at Valdocco, Turin, the twenty-ninth General Chapter of the Salesian...
Saint John Bosco fully understood the importance of Jubilees in the life of the Church....
The 150th anniversary of the Salesian missions will be held on November 11, 2025. We...
On June 16, Don Bosco gave the boys the spiritual nosegay to pray for...
We shall now narrate another inspiring dream of Don Bosco which occurred on the nights...
In this Jubilee year, in this difficult world, we are invited to stand up, restart,...
“When I devoted myself to this part of the sacred ministry, I intended to consecrate...
The culminating moment of the Jubilee Year for every believer is the passage through the...
Saint John Bosco had a deep devotion to Mary Help of Christians, a devotion that...
INTRODUCTION. ANCHORED IN HOPE, PILGRIMS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE1. ENCOUNTERING CHRIST OUR HOPE TO RENEW DON...
One evening, saddened by a certain general indiscipline noticed at the Valdocco Oratory among...
During the night of April 9th, Don Bosco had a new missionary dream, which he...
(continuation from previous article) Graces obtained through the intercession of Mary Help of Christians. I....
From the very beginning, the Salesian Society had, like many other religious orders, a cardinal...
Blessed Don Filippo Rinaldi, the third successor of Don Bosco, is remembered as an extraordinary...
From time to time, Divine Providence would reveal the future before the very eyes of...
A new time is given to us: from the Heart of God to the heart...
(continuation from previous article) A memento of the ceremony for the laying of the cornerstone...
For the education of his youngsters Don Bosco made much use of music. Even...
It is not easy to choose, from the hundreds of unpublished letters of Don...
Don Bosco’s dream on the eve of the missionaries’ departure for America is an event...
“‘Oh, how Don Bosco always walks on roses! He goes forward calmly; all things go...
(continuation from previous article) Appendix I. Ancient custom of consecrating churches Once a church has...
Don Bosco told this dream on September 4, at the morning session of the...
Part I At the “Good Night” on August 20, 1862, Don Bosco, after giving some...
(continuation from previous article) Chapter XIX. Funds by which this Church was built. Those who...
Here is the dream that saw Don Bosco decide to start the missionary apostolate...
A letter to the magistrate of the City of Turin dated 18 April 1865 opens...