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Australian-Pacific Province (AUL) By Fr Bernie Graham, SDB Melbourne, Australia -- From 26 to 29 August the young Salesians in the Australia-Pacific Province gathered in Melbourne for the Annual Formation Gathering (Quinqennium). One Priest...

By Fr. Taisali Leuluai, SDB Bula Bosco, Fiji, 16 August 2016 -- About 60 parents, children and youth joined in our Bula Bosco celebration. The one day event started with the celebration of the Eucharist honoring St John Bosco. The Mass was ...

By Fr Bernie Graham, SDB Turin, Italy, 23 July 2016 -- The SYM Pilgrims from the Australia-Pacific Province heading for World Youth Day in Krakow have spent three days visiting the Salesian Holy Places in Piedmont. On the first day we visit...

By Ms. Lauren Hichaaba Melbourne, Australia, 15 July 2016 -- The major focus for Cagliero Project, the overseas Salesian volunteer program based in Australia, is the sending of long term volunteers. The program sent its first volunteer to T...

By Fr Bernie Graham, SDB Alafua, Samoa, 30 June 2016 -- Seven young men were formally welcomed into the Pre-Novitiate at Don Bosco Community at Alafua, Samoa. A simple ceremony of welcome and blessing was had during the celebration of the E...

2016 National Catholic Education Commission Conference By Most Rev. Timothy Costelloe, SDB Archbishop of Perth Perth, Australia, 19 June 2016 -- Catholic schools cannot afford to be places where the topic of faith is “off limits”, said Arch...

By Romina Martiniello, The Cagliero Project Melbourne, Australia, 20 June 2016 -- Australian Salesian Youth Community (ASYC) is a faith community formed through the guidance and teachings of Don Bosco and Jesus Christ. While the primary fun...

New Delegation for Samoa, New Zealand and Fiji By OUR Own Correspondent Rome, 3 June 2016 -- With the Decree of the Rector Major (May 31) was officially established the Pacific Delegation (AUL province). The process started with the visit o...

By Our Own Correspondent Suva, Fiji, 23 May 2016 -- The CEPAC (South Pacific Catholic Bishops Conference) bishops started in 1972 a joint inter-diocesan and inter-religious theology center in Suva, Fiji Islands. After founding the Don Bosco...

Three distinct parts of our Salesian world came together By Fr Bernie Graham, SDB Melbourne, Australia -- On Sunday 22 May 2016, three distinct parts of our Salesian world came together as Cl Daniel Rafanomezantsoa made his perpetual profes...