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By Nigel Akuani Port Moresby, PNG, 14 August 2019 -- Students at Don Bosco Technical School (DBTS), commemorated the life of a young saint, Blessed Bartolomé Blanco, in a musical performed in Gabutu on 14 August. The celebration had as its ...

By Abigail Seta and Nigel Akuani Port Moresby, PNG, 3 August 2019 -- The Third International Short Film Festival 2019 (ISFF19) that was held on Saturday, 3 August at the Paradise Cinema, Vision City, Port Moresby. 220 students, parents, tea...

By Br. Anthony Wale SDB Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea -- From 7-9 July 2019 I experienced what I consider as one of the best and the most fundamental moments in my Salesian life. It was the “Second Melanesian Salesians' Encounter” for us b...

By Fr Gilbert Pano, SDB Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, 9 July 2019 -- After a long flight from Rome to Port Moresby, we are finally unpacking our bags. We are grateful to our PGS Vice-Province for this programme which enabled us Melanesian...

By Dylan Kossin Boroko, PNG, 9 June 2019 -- Saturday June 8th and Sunday June 9th 2019 saw the grandest gathering of Salesian Youth in Papua New Guinea as they welcomed a long anticipated event, WANTOK BOSCO. Hosted at Don Bosco Technologic...

Interview with Matthew Nguyen, Salesian Lay Missioner By Our Own Correspondent Vunabosco, PNG, 6 June 2019 -- Matthew is a 23-year-old Salesian Lay Missioner born of a Vietnamese family in the USA, with a vocation dream. How has your journe...

Interview with Sr Benedict Ephraim, Caritas Sister of Jesus (PNG) By Our Own Correspondent Kimbe, Papua New Guinea, 24 May 2019 -- Sr Benedict (29 years) was born into a family of six siblings in Alotau diocese, Rossel Island (Milne Bay). N...

By Sr. Fiorentina Choi, CSJ Kimbe, PNG, 22 May 2019 -- Before the celebrations for 25 years missionary presence in PNG, the Caritas Sisters of Jesus were looking for a new presence outside of the capital Port Moresby. There was a long path:...

By Cl. Jeevan Lewis, SDB Vunabosco, Papua New Guinea, 21 May 2019 -- How do we seek out Salesian vocations in Papua New Guinea, where we arrived just 40 years ago and until now we have only 7 local Salesians? Vunabosco community (Archdioces...

ALA_5094 By Fr Parappilly Robinson, SDB Kumgi, Papua New Guinea, 20 May 2019 -- Four Salesians, 4 Sisters, one Salesian Cooperator and 34 Lay Mission Partners journey with more than 500 youth in the Don Bosco Tech, Kumgi, Kundiawa - Highlan...