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The Salesian Province of Shillong (INS) warmly welcomed Rev. Fr. Silvio Roggia SDB, General Councillor for Formation, on his maiden visit as Formation Superior from August 6–9, 2025. Though he had visited earlier as part of the formation team, this was his first trip to the province in his current role.
The Salesian Co-operators of the Panjim-Konkan Province came together on February 3 at Don Bosco Benaulim for a day-long formation programme aimed at deepening their understanding of the Salesian mission and strengthening their apostolic commitment. Thirty members, including office bearers from the province’s eight Co-operators’ units, participated in the event, which Mr. Franklin Coutinho, a seasoned resource person from the Mumbai Province, facilitated.
The South Asian Formation Commission (SAFC) conducted a five-day training programme on Formation towards Affective Maturity at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Chennai, from August 7–11, bringing together 38 priests and nuns serving as formators in novitiates and other formation houses across various congregations. The programme centred on familiarising participants with a newly designed manual for novices on psycho-sexual and celibate integration.
Under the theme “Walking with the Young: Lessons from the Playground to the Chapel,” the Province hosted a two-day animation and meeting for Salesian practical trainees at the Provincial House, Guwahati, from August 9 to 10. The gathering aimed to deepen the trainees’ pastoral skills, spiritual discipline, and commitment to youth ministry.
A formative childhood dream that shaped the life and mission of Saint John Bosco has been given renewed scholarly attention in a newly released volume, From a Dream to Legacy. The book was launched by Father Silvio Roggia, General Councillor for Formation, during the South Asia Formation Commission meeting held at Don Bosco Provincial House, Odxel, Goa, from July 31 to August 4.
In a spirit-filled encounter, Fr. Silvio Roggia, General Councillor for Formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco, met with 11 pre-novices from the Mumbai and Panjim-Konkan provinces, urging them to remain rooted in prayer and to walk steadfastly in the footsteps of St. John Bosco.
The official release of the Bodo language edition of the pictorial book on St Artemide Zatti, a celebrated Salesian saint of the sick and poor, was launched at the Salesian Provincial House, Odxel, Goa, during the ongoing Annual South Asia Formation Commission (SAFC) Meeting.
The annual meeting of the South Asia Formation Commission (SAFC) began on a reflective and resolute note at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Odxel, Goa, on August 1. The gathering brought together Formation Delegates and Vice Provincials from all Salesian Provinces across South Asia for a period of prayerful discernment, evaluation, and strategic planning.
Twenty-four young men were ordained as deacons for the Catholic Church in India during a solemn liturgical ceremony held at the Sacred Heart Theological College Shrine in Shillong. His Grace Most Rev. Bernard Laloo, DD, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Shillong, presided over the ordination.
Don Bosco Theological Centre (DBTC) marked a historic day on June 5, with the twin celebrations of the Inauguration of the Academic Year 2025–2026 and the First Convocation of the Institute.
Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Gedilam, in collaboration with Deepagam, organized a two-day pilgrimage for altar servers from May 13 to 14. A total of thirty-three altar servers from three parishes, Tagore Nagar (Puducherry), Maranodai, and Thennangudi, participated. Salesian priests and catechists guided them.
In a grace-filled celebration held at Sacred Heart Theological College, Mawlai, twelve young Salesians from the Provinces of Shillong (INS) and Dimapur (IND) made their perpetual profession, committing themselves to a life of poverty, obedience, and chastity. The ceremony occurred on the occasion of the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, May 24, a significant day for the Salesian family worldwide.
In a solemn ceremony, 26 young novices of the Salesian Shillong (INS) and Guwahati (ING) Provinces professed their first religious vows at the Sunnyside Novitiate on the feast of Mary Help of Christians. Fr John Zosiama, the Provincial, in the presence of Fr. Genesius Wanniang - the Provincial Economer, Fr. Sebastian from the Province of Guwahati, Fr. Paul O Lyngkot – the Novice Master and many other priests, brothers, Sisters, family members, and well-wishers, officiated the ceremony.
With immense joy and gratitude to God, the Salesian Province of Tiruchy (INT) celebrated the priestly ordination of seven deacons on April 29 at Don Bosco, Thanjavur. Most Rev. Dr. Sahayaraj Thamburaj, DD, Bishop of Thanjavur, presided over the solemn Eucharistic celebration and conferred the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
From his earliest days in the working-class neighbourhood of Flores in Buenos Aires, Jorge Mario Bergoglio— Pope Francis—found joy in the simplest things: a football, a few friends, and a dusty patch of ground. He was never the strongest or the fastest on the field, but with a ball at his feet, he felt free, alive, and connected.
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