The celebration of the Annual Parish Day within the finale of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of Don Bosco, Liluah began at 9.00 AM on December 2, 2012 with a homely welcome accorded to His Grace Archbishop Thomas D'Souza of Kolkata, Fr. Thomas Ellicherail the Salesian Provincial and other Salesians particularly those who worked in the parish earlier.. Read More »

It was an year ago on 8th December 2011 that the Platinum Jubilee of Don Bosco,Liluah had been inaugurated. Since then the entire Don Bosco Liluah (DBL) fraternity had been waiting for December 1, 2012 to mark the inauguration of the concluding ceremony of the Jubilee with befitting solemnity. So finally the celebrations got kickstarted yesterday with an all Faith Prayer Meeting and blessing of a memorial Don Bosco\'s statue.. Read More »

Forty six young men and women received DB Tech certificate of training from Fr. VD Mathew SDB, Rector, Don Bosco Monsada on 19th November 2012 as BASE Monsada organized a farewell cum graduation ceremony to felicitate the successful candidates of the 5th batch of BASE. The programme that lasted over an hour brought out of the trainees the finest sentiments of gratitude and the sadness of parting after becoming part of this great family of Don Bosco.. Read More »

(ANS - Berlin) - The Grohe-Jal-Academy (Jal for Water) at Don Bosco in Mumbai-Kurla/India has been training young people as plumbers and specialists in water management since 2009. This has been made possible by the exemplary cooperation of the German sanitary company Grohe and the Don Bosco Mondo organization in Bonn.. Read More »

From 16th to 20th November, 2012 a charismatic retreat was organized in the premises of St. Michael's Church, Katihar at the start of the Year of Faith. Fr. William Ekka, Fr. Raphael Lakra and Fr. Gabriel Dung Dung along with their team animated the retreat, in which over 2000 faithful participated. Rt. Rev. Angelus Kujur Bishop of Purnea Diocese presided over the Holy Eucharist on the last day.. Read More »

(ANS - Rome) - The Councillor for Social Communications, Fr Filiberto Gonzalez, had embarked on a series of animation visits to five countries over the past year, in view of unifying organisational criteria at province and national levels, as indicated in the Salesian Social Communication System (SSCS). The five countries have, in his view, a marked Salesian character as evangelisers, educators and communicators in the Church and in society. They are: Spain, Italy, Poland, India and Brazil.. Read More »

Don Bosco Higher Education Network (IUS) under the leadership of Fr (Dr) Stephen Mavely, Vice Chancellor, Assam Don Bosco University organized a three day Asian level Continental Meet at Nitika, Don Bosco, Kolkata, West Bengal from 23 to 25 November, 2012.. Read More »

14 practical trainees belonging to Kolkata province had their meeting in Provincial house, Kolkata from 11th to 13th November, 2012 under the guidance of Fr. Jose Pampadiyil, Vice Provincial In-charge of Formation. They were greeted by Fr. Filiberto Gonzalez, the General Councilor for Social Communication.. Read More »

The youth of today are not seen much on the play ground, but they are present on the virtual play grounds. So, in keeping with the signs of the times, the Salesians in India too are striving to be in those virtual arenas with their Salesian presence. One concrete mode of this presence is through a website named www.donboscoyouthindia.org inaugurated on the 5th Nov 2012 by the Salesian General Councilor for Youth Pastoral, Fr Fabio Attard, in Guwahati on the occasion of a South Asian Youth Ministry symposium and Council meeting. . Read More »

Fr. Filiberto Gonzalez, General Councillor for Social Communications visited the province of St. John Bosco (INC) from 9th November to 14th November, 2012. He animated the various formation centres of the province, visited some of the communities around Kolkata and had interaction with a number of Salesian Family members. He offered Mass at the tomb of Blessed Mother Teresa.. Read More »