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By Fr. Peter Duc Nguyen SDB Suva, Fiji, 17 September 2023 -- For the first time, 800 young people from all 34 parishes in Fiji Islands gathered for four days from September 7-10, 2023 at Don Bosco Youth and Education Centre, Nakasi, Suva fo...

By Afia Enosa, SDB Suva, Fiji, 7 June 2022 -- On Pentecost Sunday, sixty-four candidates received the Sacrament by His Grace Archbishop Peter Loy Chong. This historical event, the first in our new parish, was attended by parishioners, famil...

By Afia Enosa, SDB Suva, Fiji, 28 November 2022 -- The Pacific Regional Seminary celebrated its 50th jubilee anniversary last week culminating with the graduation of students who have completed their studies in philosophy and those who have...

By Afia Enosa Suva, Fiji, 30 January 2023 -- Parishioners gathered in numbers to celebrate the feast of John Bosco in Saint John Bosco Parish Centre. Families and friends and guests (Father Donald Maldari SJ and Father Tran Quy MSC) were pr...

By Fr. Will Matthews Falealupo, Savaii, Samoa, 15 November 2022 -- On the eve of the first celebration of Br Artemides Zatti as the newly canonized saint, the Salesians in Samoa gave praise to God with the priestly ordination of Fr Atonio L...

By Afia Enosa Suva, Fiji Islands, 13 August 2022 -- “Dream, believe, achieve” were the words that were chanted by the young people from Raiwaqa (Jittu squatter settlement), Vatuwaqa (Wailea squatter settlement), and Nanuku and o...

Suva Community Annual Retreat 2022 By Afia Enosa Suva, Fiji, 29 August 2022 -- When the disciples returned from their mission, Jesus said to them, “Come away yourselves to a lonely place and rest a while” (Mk 6:31). With these w...

By Falefa Elia SDB Suva, Fiji, 7 September 2023 -- Fr Provincial (William Matthews) arrived in Fiji for the annual canonical visitation on 26 August. The Suva Community awaited Fr. Provincial’s presence because along with the Visitati...

By Fr. James Kyaw Hoe Suva, Fiji, 21 December 2023 -- On Saturday, 9 December 2023, Brother Peter Anh Vu Nguyen was ordained deacon by the Archbishop of Suva (FIJI), Peter Loy Chong. In this prayerful celebration, the Archbishop emphasized ...

By Falefa Elia SDB Nakasi (Suva) Fiji, 5 September 2023 – The first VitiBosco youth weekend camp began on Friday (25 August 2023) and concluded with the Sunday Eucharist. The gathering of over a hundred youth was blessed to have Fr Wi...