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By Fr. Ambrose Pereira, SDB EAO SC Coordinator Salesian World by Zoom, 20 November 2023 -- Spanning time zones across the world the Salesian Social Communications Sector, Rome, met online on 17 November 2023, using the ZOOM platform. Presen...

By Fr Gianni Caputa Nazareth, Israel, 30 August 2023 -- Nazareth is quite some distance from the EAO Region! But many a confrere in this region have had the benefit of a visit to the Holy Land; quite a number of our priests, and a few of ou...

South Sudan, 24 May 2023 -- Two missionaries from our EAO region share their experiences: Cl. Peter Tran Quang Tri (left in photo) and Br Joseph Thuan Thien Truc Tran (right in photo). Both were members of the 152 missionary expedition (202...

By Don Bosco Green Alliance EAO Eco Team The world, 21 May 2023 -- The 2023 annual Laudato Si' week with its theme ‘Hope for Earth - Hope for Humanity’ is already upon us (21-28 May). The 'Laudato Si' movement is ani...

By Br. Clarence Watts SDB (AFM) Colle Don Bosco, Turin, Italy, 24 April 2023 -- On Friday 14 April, the Salesian Family Delegates [31 in total] from the English-speaking provinces gathered at Colle Don Bosco to begin their course on various...

Agenzia Fides, Vatican City, 22-04-23 -- "The long line of blesseds, saints and martyrs who were catechists has significantly advanced the Church’s mission and deserves to be recognized, for it represents a rich resource not only for ...

Salesian inter-provincial novitiate, Kabwe - Zambia (ZMB Vice-province), 10 April 2023 -- Happy Easter from Zambia to the AustraLasia readers! Although the pandemic is over, there are still some ‘displaced’ Salesians in initial ...

World, 27 March, 2023 -- The Pontifical Foundation 'Aid to the Church in Need' (ACN) of the Catholic Church is supporting the Catholic faithful and other Christians, where they are persecuted, oppressed or in challenging pastoral ne...

Readers of austraLasia will be aware that Fr Klement is a frequent contributor to this news service, but would perhaps be unaware that he was there at the very moment of its founding (when he was the Superior of the Korea Vice-province at t...

Turin, Italy, 15 March 2023 -- Don Bosco and his boys contemplated the face of the Man of the Shroud twice during two occasions of the exhibition, in 1842 and 1868 - both occasions of a Savoy royal family wedding. In this way we inherited f...