Interview with Fr. Gábor VITÁLIS, Superior of the Hungary Province
BSOL Editor We interviewed Fr. Gábor Vitális, the new superior of the Salesian Province of Hungary, about...
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The Phylloxera (1876)
St John Bosco In 1876, during the third series of spiritual exercises preached in Lanzo, Don Bosco recounted...
Don Bosco and Pope Pius IX
P. Natale CERRATO Don Bosco was profoundly faithful to the Church and to Pope Pius IX, whom he...
Fr. Osvaldo, in Mexico since 1969. Fidelity to the missionary charism
In the context of the 150th anniversary of the Salesian missions, the testimony of Fr....
And who is Don Bosco?
To understand Don Bosco, one must perhaps consider contrasting judgements, the voices of the Church,...
Interview with Fr Juan Aaron CEREZO HUERTA, superior of the Mexico-México Province
Fr. Juan Aaron CEREZO HUERTA, born in Mexico City in 1968, is the new Salesian...
Don Bosco: publicist, not journalist
When speaking of Don Bosco and his relationship with the press, a misunderstanding can arise....
Getting to know Don Bosco (1). The family’s economic situation
Fr Bruno FERRERO We are launching a new column titled “Knowing Don Bosco”. Conceived by the Salesian Fr....
Don Bosco in a stagecoach
How far and how did the Saint of Youth travel? Let us retrace these paths....
Fr. Giuseppe Tomaselli, apostle of the good press
Fr. Giuseppe Tomaselli (1902-1989) is one of the emblematic figures of the Salesian charism of...
Strenna 2026. ‘Do whatever he tells you’
P. Fabio ATTARD Strenna 2026. ‘Do whatever he tells you’ Believers, free to serve Commentary on Strenna 2026...
Don Bosco and the Name of Jesus
In the spirituality of Saint John Bosco, the Name of Jesus was not a mere...
Mary saves him (1878)
Set on the night of Good Friday in 1878, the story “Mary Saves Him” is...
A challenge to our humanity
The wealth that risks making us blind and deaf The parable of the rich man...
Interview with Fr Xavier ERNST, superior of the France – Southern Belgium Province
Fr. Xavier Ernst, born in Belgium in 1981, is the new superior of the France-Southern...
Where mission meets the screen: 150 years of salesian evangelisation (video)
In an age where young people communicate through images, videos, social media platforms, and instant...
‘I came to serve and give my life’. Rudolf Lunkenbein (1939-1976)
Fr Pierluigi CAMERONI In July 1976, in the heart of the Brazilian Mato Grosso, a young German Salesian...
Don Bosco and the good press: a rediscovered letter
Fr Francesco MOTTO The discovery of an unpublished letter from Don Bosco always offers an opportunity to shed...
Fr. Giovanni Bocchi (1929-2016). A Salesian missionary between Italy and Cameroon
May 2026 will mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Fr. Giovanni Bocchi, a...
Blessed Philip Rinaldi. A father who brought Don Bosco into the heart of the twentieth century
In the journey of Salesian history, Blessed Philip Rinaldi occupies a special place. The third...
The Salesian Bulletin. It is not just another magazine
It is distributed all over the world in dozens of different languages. Certainly it has...
Interview with the Councilor for Formation, Fr. Silvio ROGGIA
The General Counsellor for Formation, Fr Silvio Roggia, shares with depth and simplicity the journey...
Interview with the Councillor for Youth Ministry, Father Rafael Bejarano Rivera
We interviewed Father Rafael Bejarano Rivera, a Colombian Salesian, elected General Councilor for Youth Ministry...
Rector Major’s missionary appeal 2025
“An Appeal for Renewed Charismatic Fidelity and Missionary Generosity” Dear Confreres, A fraternal and heartfelt...
150 Years of the First Missionary Expedition. To thank, to rethink, to relaunch
150 years have passed since the First Salesian Missionary Expedition. But the 150th Salesian Missionary...
The Salesian search engine www.donbosco.info has been enhanced
Following its launch on 31 January 2025 and presentation at General Chapter 29, the Salesian...
Interview with the General Councillor, fr. Fidel ORENDAIN
Communication, now more than ever, is a decisive area for education and evangelisation. For this...
Pains of Hell (1887)
In this passage, taken from his 1887 memoirs, Don Giovanni Bosco recounts the most disturbing...
From the Pharisee’s Table to the Heart of Ministry
Humility and Charity in the Education and Evangelisation of Young People In chapter 14 of...
In Don Bosco’s footsteps: Blessed Michael Rua (1837-1910)
“We will always go halves!” At 9 years of age Michael (already fatherless) was admitted...
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...
Interview with the Councillor for Missions, Fr. Jorge Mario CRISAFULLI
Could you briefly introduce yourself? I was born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina, on 19 March...
On 20th October, the Novena of Blessed Michele Rua begins
Blessed Michele Rua (1837-1910) represents an extraordinary figure in the history of Salesian spirituality. As...
Abide by the limit, cross the limit. Blessed Titus Zeman, martyr, and the relevance of his message today
Prof. Lodovica Maria ZANET Don Tito Zeman (1915-1969), a Slovak Salesian, lived his priestly vocation with evangelical radicalism right...
Interview with the Regional for East and Southern Africa, Fr. Innocent Bizimana
Can you introduce yourself? My name is Innocent Bizimana. I was born in Musha...
The mission has no borders: from East Timor to Japan
The Salesians arrived in Japan in 1927 and, thanks to the commitment of many missionaries,...
Monsters that Hurt Young People (1865)
In this lively account, dated 24 February 1865, Don Bosco speaks to his pupils about...
Lotteries: real feats
Don Bosco was not only a tireless educator and pastor of souls, but also a...
Educating Beyond Weaknesses
The encounter between Jesus and Peter sheds a special light on our mission as evangelizers...
From CGS20 to GC29. The “interior” journey of the Salesians: between fidelity to God and response to the young
At the conclusion of the 29th General Chapter of the Salesians, we invited Don Pascual...
Fr. Peter Ricaldone is Reborn in Mirabello Monferrato
Fr. Peter Ricaldone (Mirabello Monferrato, 27 April 1870 – Rome, 25 November 1951) was the...
Finally in Patagonia!
Between 1877 and 1880, the Salesian missionary shift towards Patagonia took place. After the offer...
Young people’s gifts to Mary (1865)
In a dream recounted by Don Bosco in the Chronicle of the Oratory, dated May...
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...
Father Crespi and the Jubilee of 1925
In 1925, in anticipation of the Holy Year, Father Carlo Crespi promoted an international missionary...
When the Lord Knocks
A confrere told me, “Father, we only need your closeness, your listening, your prayer. This...
Don Bosco promoter of “divine mercy”
As a very young priest, Don Bosco published a booklet, in tiny format, entitled “Exercise...
Purity and ways it can be safeguarded (1884)
In this dream of Don Bosco, a heavenly garden appears: a green slope, festooned trees,...
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...
Interview with the new inspector don Peter Končan
Short biographyHe completed his novitiate in the community of Pinerolo, Italy, professed his first vows...
If Patagonia must wait… let’s go to Asia
The expansion of Salesian missionaries in Argentina during the second half of the 19th century...
Venerable Francesco (Francis) Convertini, pastor according to the Heart of Jesus
The venerable Father Francesco Convertini, a Salesian missionary in India, emerges as a shepherd after...
Social inclusion according to Don Bosco
Don Bosco’s far-sighted proposal for the ‘unaccompanied minors’ of Rome. The history of the church...
Don Elia Comini: martyr priest at Monte Sole
On December 18, 2024, Pope Francis officially recognized the martyrdom of Don Elia Comini (1910-1944),...
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)
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...
Interview with the new provincial fr. Domingos LEONG
Don Domingos Leong is the Superior of the “Mary Help of Christians” Province (CIN) for...
Interview to the new Superior of Malta, Fr. Eric CACHIA
Malta, a land blessed by the Apostle Paul, is an island located in the heart...
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...
Interview with the new superior Don Vincentius Prastowo
Don Vincentius Prastowo is the new Salesian provincial for Indonesia, a country that, with its...
Interview with the new Provincial Fr. Simon Zakerian
He made his First Profession in Damascus on September 8, 2002, and his Perpetual Profession...
In Memoriam. Cardinal Angelo Amato, SDB
The universal Church and the Salesian Family bid farewell for the last time on December...
Interview with the New Provincial, fr. Milan Ivančević
Salesian Croatia represents a part of the Salesian Congregation that deserves special attention. In a...
Interview with the new Superior Fr Gabriel NGENDAKURIYO
We interviewed the new Superior Fr Gabriel NGENDAKURIYO, of the African Great Lakes Visitatory (AGL),...
Faith, our shield and our victory (1876)
“When I devoted myself to this part of the sacred ministry, I intended to consecrate...
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...
Interview with Fr. John Zosiama, Provincial of Shillong, India (INS)
We interviewed the new inspector of Shillong, India, Fr John ZOSIAMA. A special region in...
Interview with the new inspector of Japan, Fr Francis HAMASAKI
We interviewed the new inspector of Japan, Don Francesco HAMASAKI. It is always nice 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”
One evening, saddened by a certain general indiscipline noticed at the Valdocco Oratory among...
Fifth missionary dream: Peking (1886)
During the night of April 9th, Don Bosco had a new missionary dream, which he...
Andrew Beltrami virtuous profile (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) 3. Story of a soul3.1. Loving and suffering Fr Barberis sketches...
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...
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...
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 safe tradition of Blessed Michael Rua (2/2)
(continuation from previous article) 2. Some traits of the theological virtues in Fr Rua2.1. Fr...
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 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...
First missionary dream: Patagonia (1872)
Here is the dream that saw Don Bosco decide to start the missionary apostolate...
Spreading Don Bosco’s missionary spirit
We are approaching the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the First Salesian Missionary Expedition...
A great collaborator of Don Bosco: Fr Antonio Sala
An important but practically unknown figure in the history of the early years of the...