Salesian college selected to study higher education in post Covid times

Kolkata, 2020 Oct 27 Darjeeling: Salesian College Sonada/Siliguri was among ten Christian colleges around the world selected for a study on Digital Policy framing in post covid world, 26 October 2020. New York based ''United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia'' Office which has some 600 affiliate colleges and universities facilitated the study.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

LIFE OF BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS IN KHASI
Shillong, 2020 Oct 27 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 »
Michael Makri

SOUTH ASIAN REGIONAL COUNCILLOR VISITS CHOTANAGPUR AREA OF NEW DELHI PROVINCE
New Delhi, 2020 Oct 24 Rev. Fr. Biju Michael, the Regional Councillor for South Asia, arrived in Ranchi on 12th October, 2020 and visited all the communities in Chotanagpur starting with Don Bosco Kokar in Ranchi and concluding in Don Bosco Jharsuguda. All the Salesian communities in Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, and Odisha went out of their way to show their love and hospitality and welcomed the Regional Councillor with the traditional washing of hands, giving him the shawl of honour and bouquet of flowers accompanied by cultural songs and dances.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

YESU TU HEI MERA MALIK - HINDI DEVOTIONAL RELEASED BY INN YOUTH MINISTRY DEPARTMENT
New Delhi, 2020 Oct 23 'Yesu Tu Hei Mera Malik' is a Christian devotional song composed by Fr. Ashok Kujur Chere SDB. The duet along with Mariata Surin has delighted the listeners and has become viral among young people.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

Bangalore Province Releases Child Safeguarding Policies
Bangalore, 2020 Oct 18 The Planning and Development Organisation (PDO; BREADS Bangalore) of the Province of Bangalore, to provide clarity through relevant policies to accomplish its goals, has drafted and released the Child Safeguarding Policies (CSPs) as supportive references for child-related sectors in the Province. The CSPs are for various sectors in the Province like childcare institutions, social work centres, schools, colleges, skill training centres, parishes, aspirantates, pre-novitiate, novitiate, philosophates, and the theologate.  Read More »
Bastin Nellissery

Radio Salesian to broadcast Lepcha language program
Kolkata, 2020 Oct 18 Darjeeling, 18 October 2020: Radio Salesian 90.8 FM will start broadcasting one hour radio program in Lepcha language from Saturday 24 October 2020. The program is prepared by three Lepcha radio journalists who have just undergone one month of intense training with Radio Salesian.  Read More »
Paul CHERUTHOTTUPURAM

First death anniversary of Archbishop Dominic Jala
Shillong, 2020 Oct 14 Shillong 10th October: It has been one year since the tragic demise of Archbishop Dominic Jala and Catholics across the city observed the solemn occasion by paying tribute to the late Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Shillong. A Holy Mass presided by the Archbishop of Guwahati Archbishop John Moolachira and concelebrated by five other bishops, priests, religious and few invited guests was held at the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians in Laitumkhrah. Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma together with other ministers also attended the Holy Mass. After the Holy Mass a short program to commemorate the day was held in which two books on the Archbishop were released. This was followed by the visit to the tomb of the Archbishop.  Read More »
Michael Makri

BLESSING AND INAUGURATION OF DON BOSCO CENTRE, KANPUR
New Delhi, 2020 Oct 12 On 10th October, 2020, the Salesian Province of New Delhi inaugurated the new Don Bosco Centre at Maharajpur Nagar in Kanpur, the commercial capital of Uttar Pradesh. The centre will facilitate training of poor boys and girls and organize activities such as Personality Building, Social & Self Awareness programmes, Critical & Creative Thinking, Skill Development, Group Building, Basic Health Care and Psycho Social support.  Read More »
Thoombalan Babu Varghese

Don Bosco Prema Seva Sadan Home at Hayathnagar, Hyderabad celebrates International Girl Child Day 2020
Hyderabad, 2020 Oct 11 Don Bosco Prem Seva Sadan (DBPSS), Hayathnagar, Hyderabad, 11 October 2020: The International Girl child Day was celebrated at Hayathnagar. There were about 40 girls gathered from DBPSS Home and Don Bsoco Human Resource Development Centre (DBHRDC), Gagilapuram. The guests of honour were, Fr Thaithireddy Vijaya Bhaskar SDB - Salesian Provincial, Hyderabad, Fr Bellamkonda Sudhakar SDB - Executive Director BSK, Mrs Syamala Devi - CWC Chairperson, Hyderabad, Fr Thomas Remala SDB - Director, DBNJ Homes, Hyderabad, Fr Thomas Koshy SDB - Ex National Coordinator YaR forum, New Delhi; Fr Sarath Parri SDB - Province Vocation Promoter and Srs Princy and Sarada, In-charge of DBPSS.  Read More »
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