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By Fr. Randy Figuracion, SDB Cebu, Philippines, November 29, 2015 - The Don Bosco Past Pupils of Lawaan (DBPPOL) held a Medical Mission on November 29, 2015 at the Don Bosco Formation Center, Lawaan, Talisay City - Cebu. The activity was co...

By Our Own Correspondent November 30, 2015 - Jesuits and Salesians, two largest religious Congregations in the Catholic Church. Also in the 'territory'of 'Our Region' we find these two Congregations with similar and distinct characteristics...

By Mr. Mitsuhiro Tateishi Don Bosco Past Pupil Tokyo, Japan, November 29, 2015 - One of the most important fruits of the Don Bosco Bicentenary in Japan is the launching of the Japan Salesian Youth Movement (=SYM) on November 23 in the St. M...

By Bro. Jomar Castillo, SDB Indang, Philippines - From November 23-25 priests and perpetually professed brothers in their first five years organized their quarterly formation held at the Balay Indang in Indang, Cavite, 1 hour south of Manil...

Interview with Bishop Francis Xavier Mizobe Osamu, SDB By Fr. Vaclav Klement, SDB Kyoto, Japan, November 24, 2015 - Since his appointment as a diocesan bishop in 2000 former Salesian provincial of Japan Francis Xavier Osamu MIZOBE offered t...

Closing celebration of Don Bosco’s Bicentenary of the Japanese Province at St. Mary Immaculate Church, the Cathedral of Tokyo. By Fr. Yoshiki Sekiya, SDB Tokyo, Japan, 23 November, 2015 - In spite of the cold and occasional sprinkle of rain...

By Fr. Randy Figuracion, SDB Tuguegarao, Philippines, November 15, 2015 - Delegates from the Salesian Youth Movement – FIS joined the five-day National Youth Day (NYD) in Tuguegarao, Cagayan from November 11-15, 2015. Bro. Erwin Joey Cabila...

Fr. Simon with the Provincial and Fr. Peter Kim, Mission procurator By Bro. Hilario Seo, SDB Seongnam, Korea, November 25, 2015 - In celebration of the Development Assistance Day in Seong-nam City Fr. Simon Lee, SDB was awarded the Prime Mi...

By Fr. Sato Naoki, SDB Chofu-Tokyo, Japan, November 25, 2015 - I was privileged to meet on the commemoration day of Mamma Margaret (25 November 1856) one Mamma Margaret of Japan. Not very far from our Chofu Formation House was started in 20...

By Our Own Correspondent In a conversation with educators, Pope Francis criticized the influence of positivism, called for an openness to the transcendent and the poor, and evoked the example of St. John Bosco. “Today there is a tendency to...