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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...

By Bro. Peter Phi, SDB Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, November 25, 2015 - The over-crowded Salesian compound of the Salesian provincial center in HCM City - Thu Duc District, Xuan Hiep is witnessing many historical changes. After many years of s...

By Dcn. Donnie Duchin Duya, SDB Paranaque City, the Philippines, November 19, 2015 — The FIN students of Theology launched Talakayan, a monthly theological and pastoral forum at the Don Bosco Center of Studies. This initiative has been put ...

By Fr. Mario Soe, SDB Fr. James Khen Khen Lian and Fr. Henry Myo Aung were ordained by his Eminence Cardinal Charles Bo on 14 November 2015, at Nazareth community in Anisakan, Myanmar amidst the large presence of the Salesians SDB and FMA s...