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3904_77 years of missionary life, Fr. Francesco Pezzola, SDB (1924-2016)
By Fr. Lanfranco Fedrigotti, SDB Provincial of CIN Hong Kong, February 9, 2016 - Fr. Francesco Pezzola, SDB passed away in the early hours at 01:21 AM in the St. Mary’s Home for the Aged in Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. This house is...Date2016.02.11 CategoryCIN Reply3 Views1906 -
3903_Happy New Year of Monkey!
By Fr. Vaclav Klement, SDB EAO, 7 February 2016 - In many countries of East Asia the Lunar New Year (February 8, 2016) is a major traditional Feast-Day, celebrated mainly in family-centered manner in China, Korea, Vietnam and in some other ...Date2016.02.07 CategoryEAO Reply1 Views1847 -
3902_Salesians in Tainan are OK with some minor damages by a strong earthquake
Fr. Peter Porio, SDB in Don Bosco Tainan, Taiwan By Fr. John Baptist Zen, SDB Tainan, Taiwan, 6 February 2016 - Dear friends in Christ and in Don Bosco. Many thanks for your message prompted by love and concern. This morning our dear Rector,...Date2016.02.06 CategoryCIN Reply2 Views1538 -
3901_Medical Mission of Italian Doctors to the Shortlands
By Mons. Luciano Capelli, SDB Bishop of Gizo A.M.I.S (Amici Missioni Isole Solomons charity trust Inc) is a group of Italian Volunteers which built the Good Samaritan Hospital at Tetere from 2004 to 2008. The same group built a second Good ...Date2016.02.06 CategoryPGS Reply0 Views2560 -
3900(II)_How many are the Salesian Saints?
By Fr. Pierluigi Cameroni, SDB Postulator for the Causes of Saints Rome, Italy, 5 February 2016 - As you can see on the 2014 Salesian Sanctity Poster, the number of our Salesian 'Saints' is steadily growing. There are 9 Saints, 117 Blessed ...Date2016.02.05 CategoryWorld Reply0 Views2200 -
3900(I)_Bridge between the two Salesian Regions - Visitations 2016
By Our Own Correspondent EAO, 4 February 2016 - During the first week of February was started the extraordinary visitation in two Asian provinces - Manila (FIN) and Tiruchy (INT). Surprisingly this time the Visitors sent by the Rector Major...Date2016.02.05 CategoryEAO Reply0 Views1307 -
3899_Artemides Dermal Clinic in Tokyo
Dr. Osamu Urushibata, Don Bosco Past Pupil By Fr. Yoshiki Sekiya, SDB Tokyo, Japan, 4 February 2016 - There is a dermatologist in a small clinic in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, who practices medicine following the spirit of the Salesians. He is ai...Date2016.02.04 CategoryGIA Reply0 Views1335 -
3898(II)_Don Bosco and the 51st IEC Experience
By Fr. Randy Figuracion, SDB Cebu, the Philippines - The 51st International Eucharistic Congress concluded with a mission mandate from Pope Francis: “go and change the world!” In a 12-minute pre-taped video message he thanked the organizers...Date2016.02.03 CategoryFIS Reply0 Views1539 -
3898(I)_Re-opening of Don Bosco Academy in Bacolor after 20 years
By Fr. Ditto Gueco, SDB Provincial secretary, FIN Pampanga, the Philippines, January 20, 2016 - With help of many friends of Don Bosco and after a lengthy process of discernment within the FIN province, the Rector Major with the consent of ...Date2016.02.03 CategoryFIN Reply0 Views4648 -
3897_Professions in Suva Fiji
By Fr. Bernie Graham, SDB Suva, Fiji, 31 January 2016 - The feast of St John Bosco was celebrated in true Pacifican style at Don Bosco House in Suva, Fiji with a large gathering of Salesian family and friends, local parishioners and religio...Date2016.02.02 CategoryAUL Reply0 Views2019