austraLasia

By CIN Development Office: Formation House, Hong Kong: On April 6th, Monday of Easter Octave, the China Province celebrated the 100th birthday of Fr. Gaetano Nicosia (Born: April 3, 1915) and 102nd birthday of Fr. Ernesto Rescalli (Born: Ap...

By Godfrey D'Souza: Provincial of Mumbai Fr. Joaquim D'Souza (Regional of Australasia: 1996-2002, Regional of South East Asia: 2002-2008, and former Superior of the Università Pintificia Salesiana in Rome: 2008-2014) complained of breathles...

Lahore, Pakistan: Akash Bashir, 19, a past pupil of the Salesian technical school located in the predominantly Christian neighbourhood of Yuhannabad, was a member of the volunteer force that provided security at the Catholic Church on Sunda...

By Our Own Correspondent Torino, May 21 - Five years from the most recent encounter of the Salesian Bishops around the Rector Major (Turin, May 2010) as part of the DB200 official events, some 90 SDB bishops are coming to Turin for 4 days e...

30 participants from 4 Salesian schools in Hong Kong By Mr Philip Yu, ASC Hong Kong, 1 January 2019 -- The first “experimental” wild camp run by China province Salesian Cooperators was held in Cheung Chau (Hong Kong) for youth and their fam...

By Donnie Duchin Duya A news from the syndicated news agency Associated Press headlines PH carries out bloody Good Friday ‘crucifixions’ appeared in the midday of Friday. The news article refers to the devotion of some in the Philippines who...

Best wishes is your contribution to AustraLasia! By Our Own Correspondent EAO, 7 November 2017 -- Twenty years ago (exactly on November 7,1997) during the Regional meeting of the Provincials and Soc.Com. Delegates of the EAO provinces with ...

By Vaclav Klement Four new provincials (ITM – Fr. Virgilio Da Silva, FIS – Fr. Godofredo Atienza, VIE Fr. Joseph Nguyen Van Quang and MYM - Fr. Charles Saw) joint by one provincial after mid-term of his service of authority (THA - Fr. Paul ...

By Fr Will Matthews, SDB Melbourne, Australia, 14 May 2019 -- By now, OzBosco has well and truly established itself as the premier youth event on the Salesian calendar in Australia, and for very good reason. The latest rendition, held from ...

By Fr. Will Matthews, SDB PROVINCIAL Australia-Pacific (AUL) Melbourne, Australia, 4 February 2021 -- Many members of the Salesian Family in Melbourne celebrated the solemnity of St John Bosco at the parish church next door to Don Bosco For...