Father Santhanaraj from the Salesian Province of Tiruchy (INT) successfully defended his doctoral thesis on the topic: ''The Coping Patterns and Factors among Children in the post Tsunami disaster of 2004 from the Human Resource (HR) Perspective'' on 05,April,2018, at St. Joseph's College, Thiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, working along with Dr.S.Lazar SJ the Research Advisor and Dr.P.Devanesan the Research Co-Advisor. . Read More »

The Mumbai Salesian leaders of communities gathered for a day-long meet at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Mumbai on April 19, 2018. The meet was coordinated by Father Savio Silveira, the Mumbai Salesian Vice-Provincial. The purpose of this meeting at which forty leaders were present, was to review the academic year 2017-2018, and to plan for the next academic year.. Read More »

London -- A Catholic bishop from the remotest corner of northeast India was awarded Bharat Gaurav Award at a ceremony held at U.K. House of Commons in British Parliament London on April 13th, 2018. Bishop (Dr.) George Palliparambil of Miao diocese in East Arunachal is the first Catholic Bishop to get this award.. Read More »

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 »

Vatican News: On April 9, which this year marks the transferred Solemnity of the Annunciation, the Vatican releases the latest Apostolic Exhortation from Pope Francis: Gaudete et exsultate: On the call to holiness in today's world.. Read More »

: The Mission of the Don Bosco Development Society (DBDS) is to provide hope for those with little hope of a future, and the Salesian-run organisation - working in communities in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh - has successfully lived up to its mission, arming the poor - like Sharmila Thale - with tools and skills to make a livelihood.. Read More »

: Father Leon Cruz, the only Salesian in India to be appointed as a Missionary of Mercy (MoM) by Pope Francis in 2017 with special powers to pardon sins reserved to the Holy See, will join other Missionaries of Mercy from around the world in Rome from April 7 to 11, to concelebrate Holy Mass with the Holy Father and also to attend a series of lectures, discussions and prayer services.. Read More »

India: At a time when headlines of major news organisations focus on air pollution, the Great Pacific garbage patch, the Pacific trash vortex and the collapsing glaciers, there comes news of hope, and the Salesians of Don Bosco are leading the way in fostering this hope by adding a touch of green to a global picture being sullied by shades of grey. . Read More »

(ANS - Rome) - In the thought of the ''Salesian Good Night'' offered to the community of the Central Salesian See, yesterday, 28 March 2018, the Rector Major, Father Angel Fernandez Artime, presented the decisions taken with the General Council regarding General Chapter 28 (CG28).. Read More »

The Salesians of Don Bosco in Kapadvanj, on April 1, inaugurated Studio Don Bosco, a new initiative of the AmrutDhara Catechetical Centre, to produce audio-video narrations, jingles, audio-books, podcasts, spiritual audio-video reflections, voice-overs, and backing tracks for vocalists in the region.. Read More »