Father John Rozario successfully defended his Doctoral Thesis on the topic ''The Spiritual Profile and Teachings of Don Bosco in the Critical Edition of his ''Epistolorario'' on 11th April 2018 at UPS - Salesian Pontifical University, Rome, Italy. . Read More »

The iBreviary app now offers Salesian 'proper' liturgies for the IOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch). It will soon be made available for smart phones and other Android devices. A brainchild of Fr Paolo Padrini - parish priest of San Giorgio in Stazzano, the app is promoted by the Custodia Terrae Sanctae and the Pro Terra Sancta Association in association with the Social Communications department. . Read More »

Indian Salesian Fr. Ivo Coelho- an international expert on philosopher-theologian-economist Bernard Lonergan, SJ - participated and presented a paper at the 39th Annual Lonergan Workshop at Boston College from June 17-22, 2012. This edition of the Lonergan Workshop celebrated the ''Promise and the Challenge of Vatican II - 50 years later'' while paying homage to Fr Frederick E. Crowe, SJ (leading light in Lonergan studies, who passed away earlier this year).. Read More »

Salesian edu-communicator Peter Gonsalves' newest book KHADI: GANDHI'S MEGA SYMBOL OF SUBVERSION through SAGE publications is up for sale. A labour of love both time-consuming and energy-sapping, this is a sequel to the earlier Clothing for Liberation (SAGE, 2010). It contains 344 pages and is priced at Rs. 795. . Read More »

Fr. Erathara Antony (E.J) of the Kolkata Salesian Province has been appointed as the new National Delegate for Social Communications. This was made public on June 21, 2012 in the animation letter from Fr Filiberto Gonzalez - General Councillor for Social Communications. . Read More »

Deacon Lijo Vadakkan originally from the Salesian Province of Bangalore and missionary in Ethiopia-Eritrea set the Salesian Pontifical University - Rome 'ablaze' with his well-appreciated Licence Defense on June 19, 2012. The title of the thesis was ''The Spiritual Figure of Don Bosco as viewed by the 'Pope of Don Bosco' - A Research based on the Speeches and Writings of Pope Pius XI.'' . Read More »

Fr Amaladoss Sanjone of the Salesian Province of Tiruchy defended his Thesis for Licentiate ''The Spiritual Care of Young People through Some of the Writings of Don Bosco'' on a hot and sultry Roman evening on June 19, 2012, at the Salesian Pontifical University. . Read More »

The Acts of the 2nd Seminar on Planning and Development Offices held in Hyderabad from November 06-10, 2011 has been published by the Salesian Mission Office in Madrid, Spain. The seminar in which 90 people from 35 provinces, of 62 countries participated, had analysed the current situation in the context of 'mission ad gentes' and had discussed the road-map for the future. . Read More »

Fr Varghese Pallipuram of the Salesian Province of Bangalore (INK) successfully defended his thesis for Licentiate ''Spiritual Encounter of Hindu-Christian Youth in the Context of Salesian India: Problems and Prospects,'' at the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) Rome on June 08, 2012.. Read More »

The first act of the Rector Major - Fr. Pascual Chavez at the summer plenary session of the General Council, was to present the Strenna 2013: ''Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice'' (Phil. 4:4) ''Like Don Bosco the educator, we offer young people the Gospel of joy through a pedagogy of kindness.''. Read More »