NEWS
In a significant step toward empowering rural youth with knowledge and direction, Bosco Reach Out – Career Guidance and Job Placement Services, Guwahati, successfully organized a Career Guidance Program for students of Nagaon district on November 7 at the Jubilee Training Centre of the Assam Baptist Convention, Nagaon Town.
Don Bosco School, Oodlabari, resonated with youthful enthusiasm and spiritual reflection as around 270 parish youth, aged 12 to 18, came together from all 14 sub-centres for a day-long Faith Formation and Vocation Animation program. The event, held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., transformed the campus into a vibrant space for prayer, discernment, and community bonding.
In a significant step toward bridging the gap between education and employment, the AIDA–Don Bosco Job Placement Network (DB JPN), Dimapur, in collaboration with Don Bosco College (Autonomous), Maram, successfully organized its first-ever Job Fair on October 28, 2025, at Don Bosco College, Maram, Senapati District, Manipur.
The Regional Meeting of Youth Ministry Delegates of South Asia, along with sector and network heads, was held at Salesian College, Siliguri Campus, from October 31 to November 4. The gathering brought together Salesian Youth Ministry Delegates and leaders from across South Asia for a time of reflection, communion, and collaboration in their shared mission of accompanying young people.
The Don Bosco Job Placement Network (JPN), under the aegis of BREADS – Career Guidance and Job Placement Services and Don Bosco College, KR Puram, organized a successful Job Fair on October 25 at Don Bosco College, KR Puram. The event aimed to connect young job seekers with reputed employers and create meaningful career pathways for the youth.
The serene coastal town of Uttan transformed into a vibrant hub of youthful energy and spiritual awakening during “Camp Uttan, 2025.” Organized under the theme “Bosco Ke Saath Zindagi Mast” - Life is awesome with Bosco, this special initiative by Don Bosco Makarpura, Vadodara, brought together 35 spirited young campers from Don Bosco Makarpura, Rosary Church Fatehgunj, and Don Bosco Alirajpur.
In a bold step toward digital evangelization, the Salesians of Don Bosco in the INB Province gathered for a transformative Media Seminar focused on equipping religious communicators to become “digital disciples.” Led by Fr Arockia Selvakumar SDB, the seminar emphasized the urgent need to move beyond passive media consumption and embrace content creation as a mission tool.
While most of India lit lamps for Diwali, over a hundred young people gathered at Mount Zion Retreat Centre on the outskirts of Bangalore for a three-day spiritual immersion themed Alive with Christ.
The campus of Sacred Heart Theological College (SHTC), Mawlai, came alive with colour, music, and youthful enthusiasm as over 2,500 young people from various Salesian oratories and communities gathered for the grand celebration of the Youth Fest 2025. The day-long event wove together faith, culture, and fellowship, radiating the vitality of the young Church in Meghalaya.
COPeace, an initiative of the Archdiocesan Office of Environment (AOE) in collaboration with Don Bosco Youth Services (DBYS), brought together 34 participants at the Don Bosco Provincial House in Matunga to reflect on climate change and its real-life implications. Sponsored by Penny and Ishwar Bajaj, the programme combined dialogue, discussion, and creativity to celebrate the Season of Creation.
Bosco Milan 2025, a dynamic youth convergence organized by the Salesian Province of New Delhi, brought together over 550 young people from twelve parishes across five states—Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh—at the Kuarmunda Shrine.
The Don Bosco Youth Animation-South Asia (DBYA-SA) conducted a dynamic two-day Training of Trainers (TOT) programme on Youth Ministry at the Don Bosco Provincial House, Shillong, on September 19–20. The initiative brought together 28 young Salesians from the provinces of Delhi, Kolkata, Dimapur, Guwahati, and Shillong, marking a significant step in strengthening youth outreach across South Asia.
The Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC) hosted a youth workshop at the Our Lady of Tapao Center in Vietnam from September 15 to 18, 2025, drawing young leaders, priests, and bishops from across Asia to reflect on the FABC's 50th Anniversary Bangkok Document for Youth. The gathering aimed to help participants deepen their understanding of the document and explore how young people can engage with its message in today's rapidly changing world.
















