Don Bosco Chandur, 09 November 2020: The Vocational Guidance Commission Meet began with a theme 'Vocation is the crown of youth ministry' to review the vocational guidance and its SEPP. It is to understand and deepen the animation programme of the dimension. Fr Karunaraj Gabriel sdb, National Delegate for Vocational Dimension & National Coordinator- JPN, Fr Thomas Santiagu sdb, Vice-Provincial, the delegate for Youth Ministry of the Province of St Joseph, Hyderabad, Fr Rayulu Sarath Parri sdb, INH Delegate for Vocational Guidance Dimension, the members of the commission Fr Bellamkonda Sudhakar sdb, Fr Kalukula Rajesh, Fr Anil Mallavarapu sdb and Fr Ramanedi Balaraju, the Rector were present for the meeting. . Read More »

Shillong: On the 25th October 2020, Father Paul Olphindro Lyngkot, Salesian Provincial of Shillong released a book Ka Jingim jong u Blessed Carlo Acutis jong ka Milan on the life of Blessed Carlo Acutis. It was translated to Khasi from an Italian book Carlo Acutis:15 anni di amicizia con Dio which was authored by Umberto De Vanna. It was released at the premises of Mawlai Parish. . Read More »

Kolkata, September 14, 2020 -- A priest catechist in Kolkata has marked Year of Laudato Si', with the launch of what he calls 'Stations of Creation - a Way of Beauty' on Feast of Exaltation of the Holy Cross, September 14. . Read More »

The Season of Creation - an ecumenical movement celebrated by the World Council of Churches along with the Catholic Church was launched at the MumbaiSalesians' Novitiate-Salesian Training Institute [STI] Nashik, on 04 September 2020. The month long celebration that began with an Eucharistic adoration is to culminate on the feast day of St Francis of Assisi on 04 October.. Read More »

A commemorative volume of edited works on the life of late Archbishop Dominic Jala was released on 03 September 2020 by Shillong [INS] Salesian Provincial Father Paul Olphindro Lyngkot at Don Bosco Provincial House, Mawlai. . Read More »

The Don Bosco South Asia Formation Commission with 25 participants, that consisted of the Formation Department team, composed of Fathers Silvio Roggia, Raymond Callo and Jose Kuttianimattathil, with the SPCSA Provincial Representative Father Joyce Mathew, Provincial of Bangalore [INK] and the Provincial Delegates for Formation, with the Provincial Vicars, met from 27-30 August 2020. The online meet was chaired by the General Councillor for Formation Father Ivo Coelho. . Read More »

The Don Bosco South Asia Vocational Coordinators' Google Meet was held on 13 August 2020 from 3 pm to 6 pm. Father Gabriel Karunaraj [INT], South Asia Vocational Guidance Coordinator, coordinated the proceedings with 18 Salesians from across South Asia, to reflect on 'Fostering A Vocational Culture: Process of Understanding and Animating Vocational Guidance.' . Read More »

The annual Don Bosco Communication [BOSCOM] South Asia Executive Body Meeting took place via Google Meet on 17 and 18 July 2020. Convened by BOSCOM South Asia Delegate Father Ernest Rosario, the participants from the 11 provinces of South Asia were privileged to be accompanied throughout by the General Councillor for Social Communications Father Gildásio Mendez dos Santos. The executive body discussed, deliberated and debated the post-pandemic way forward on the theme, 'How Can We Creatively Accompany Young People in the Virtual World'. . Read More »

The General Chapter 28 has profoundly renewed the General Council of the Salesian Congregation. For this reason, today we begin, with Father Biju Michael, Regional Councilor for South Asia, a series of interviews designed to get to know the new Councilors who assist the Rector Major in the animation and government of the Congregation a little better.. Read More »

Father Wyman Gonsalves of the Salesian Province of Bombay [INB] was installed as Rector and Novice Master on 16 June 2020, at Salesian Training Institute [STI] in Nashik. MumbaiSalesians' Vice-Provincial Father Ashley Miranda presided at the installation ceremony.. Read More »