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By Fr. Pasileo, SDB Apia, Samoa, September 5-11 - This evening with the fifteen minutes long wonderful fireworks the Fifth Commonwealth Youth Games (under 20) in Apia, capital of Samoa, was concluded. Some 950 young athletes from 65 countri...

Takatū Ki Te Mau I Te Rongo Pai (Maori version) By Fr. Mathew V, SDB Are we ready to be Christians full time, showing our commitment by word and deed? Pope Francis Auckland, New Zealand, September 6, 2015 - Four month after the first histor...

Traditional Fijian Kava Ceremony By Fr. Bernie Graham, SDB Suva, Fiji - The annual ordination ceremony for students from the Pacific Regional Seminary, Suva, Fiji, where some members of the Australia-Pacific Province study, was held on Sund...

By Fr. Bernie Graham, SDB Apia, Samoa - The annual gathering of the SYM in Samoa is taking place over this special bicentenary weekend at Don Bosco Alafua in Apia, the capital of Samoa. All the Salesians and Salesian Sisters in Samoa have g...

Vocation story of the youngest Aussie Salesian By Nov. Tristan O’Brien, SDB Suva, Fiji - “I think it easiest to begin by summarising in happiness, for me over the years I've experienced and grown within the Salesian charism it is happiness ...

Fostering the communion through sport By Cl. Tristan O'Brien Melbourne, Australia, 13 May 2018 -- Every year the diocesan seminarians and religious brothers studying in Melbourne gather together for the Brotherhood Cup. For almost 10 years ...

By Fr. Bernie Graham, SDB Apia, Samoa - Today, 16 August 2015, here in Samoa, the Salesian Family, especially the youth gathered for SYM SamBosco, were the first in the world to celebrate Don Bosco’s 200th Birthday! Over the coming hours, t...

By Fr Will Matthews, SDB Melbourne, Australia, 22 May 2019 -- On 20-24 May, Delegates of the Province of Mary Help of Christians [Australia, Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand] gather at Catholic Leadership Centre in East Melbourne to celebrate th...

By Nov. Tristan O'Brien, SDB Suva, Fiji, September 6, 2015 - For such an auspicious day the cool, wet weather tried to put a dampen on the day's celebrations, however judging by the faces of the youth, parents and Salesians by day’s end not...

Takatū Ki Te Mau I Te Rongo Pai (Maori version) Fr. Mathew V, Auckland The first historical visit of the Rector Major to New Zealand brought to our Auckland SDB community with two Parishes (St Mary in Avondale and St Paul in Massey-Ranui) i...