Angel Fernandez Fernandez, Father of our Rector Major Passes Away

Rome, 2021 Sep 15 (ANS - Rome) - At 7 am today, 15 September, Angel Fernandez Fernandez, the father of our Rector Major, Fr Angel Fernandez Artime, breathed his last after a long illness. Born in Luanco, Asturias, Spain, on 12 June 1932, he passed away after 89 years of life and 61 years of marriage by the side of his mother Isabel Artime.  Read More »
ANS- Rome

WHO Features Research by Salesian Higher Education Institutes
Kolkata, 2021 Aug 15 A collaborative research study conducted by Salesian College Siliguri and Salesian University Bolivia on education in pandemic times and published in the Scopus platform has featured on the World Health Organisation website. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings.  Read More »
C.M. Paul

Salesian Sister's Alumna Wins Olympic Bronze for Badminton
Kolkata, 2021 Aug 06 Reigning world champion P V Sindhu on Sunday (1st August 2021) became the second Indian and the country's first woman to win two Olympic medals, securing a bronze after a straight-game win over world No 9 He Bing Jiao of China in the badminton women's singles third-place play-off held in Tokyo 2020 Olympics.  Read More »
C.M. Paul

Former Provincial of INM, Fr Vincent Durairaj Passes Away
Chennai, 2021 Aug 01 Father Vincent Durairaj, the former Provincial of Salesian Province of Chennai (INM), succumbed to Covid-19 related ailments at Kaveri Hospital, Chennai, on Saturday evening. He was 84 years old.  Read More »
Fr Mathews Dominic

AIDA Dimapur and SBI Sanjeevani Provides Free Medical Care in Rural Areas
Dimapur, 2021 Jul 26 AIDA Dimapur and SBI Sanjeevani, a Mobile Medical Van which was launched on July 1, has visited nine villages and provided free check-up and medicine from July 12 - 24.  Read More »
Madathiparambil Jose Thomas

Youth Centre Turns into Corona Care Centre, Run by Salesian Family
Shillong, 2021 Jul 08 Don Bosco Youth Centre, the educational-recreational hub in Shillong, has turned into a Corona Care Centre for those infected by Covid-19. The Centre became functional on May 6, 2021, under the leadership of its director Father Michael Makri, and assisted by five lay collaborators and the members of the Salesian Family, the Salesian Sisters (FMA) and the MSMHC Sisters. The Centre provides essential services to the post-Covid-19 patients who have completed the Covid-19 treatment from different hospitals.  Read More »
Michael Makri

Alumni Congress Focuses on Delegate, Young Past Pupils and Networking
Kolkata, 2021 Jun 27 The 12th Asia-Oceania online Regional Congress of Don Bosco Past Pupils marking the 150th anniversary of the World Association of Past Pupils concluded on June 26, 2021. The two-day event focused on Salesian Delegate, Young Past Pupils and Networking. Delegates and members from 23 out of 28 countries of the region participated. First-timers included participants from Bangladesh, Nepal, Mongolia, Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

Sr Leelamma Takes Charge as New Provincial of Kolkata Salesian Sisters
Kolkata, 2021 Jun 25 The FMA Province of Mary Help of Christians, Kolkata, marked a new beginning on June 24, 2021, with its seventh Provincial, Sr. Leelamma Palliparambil, taking charge. The installation ceremony took place in the provincial house chapel, Dum Dum, amid the Provincial Council members. Kolkata Salesian provincial Father Joseph Pauria presided over the solemn Holy Eucharist with the parish priest of St. Patrick's Church, Dum Dum, and other Salesians.  Read More »
Sr Lily Perumpettikunnel

Past Pupils Meet Online to Celebrate 150 Years of Foundation; Adopts Covid Orphans
Hyderabad, 2021 Jun 24 The Salesian Province of Hyderabad joined the celebrations of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Past Pupils across the world by hosting an online meet of the nine Don Bosco Past Pupils Units of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and South Odisha on June 24, 2020. Father Thathireddy Vijaya Bhaskar, Provincial, Father Garlapati Michael Kishore, Delegate of the Past Pupils and Mr Prasad, President of State Federation, convened the virtual meet and the celebrations.  Read More »
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