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Dr. Bastin Nellissery (INK)
Don Bosco College, Golaghat, marked International Youth Day 2026 with a Youth Assembly organised by the DBCG Youth Club in collaboration with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). The event brought together students from diverse backgrounds to deliberate on issues shaping the future of young people.
Don Bosco Tech Society, Delhi, led a relief operation that reached 450 families across seven Gaon Panchayats in the Titabor Revenue Circle, with 25 youth volunteers helping pack and distribute essential relief materials.
The South Asia Formation Commission (SAFC) met at Don Bosco Provincial House, Shillong, on August 12 and 13 to review its formation action plan, address emerging challenges and develop a contextualised Regional Formation Plan for South Asia.
About 100 young people gathered at Humberto Mascarenhas Hall on August 9 for a Marian Nite celebration hosted by Savio Boys’ Home. Prayer, creativity, teamwork and joyful fellowship marked the evening.
Fr. Dr Scaria Thuruthiyil SDB says the human ego is a “virus” that infects the mind with sorrow, anxiety and fear in his latest book, Antivirus: Choiceless Awareness.
Salesian College (Autonomous), Siliguri, welcomed 18 students for the first batch of the Department of Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), which began a five-day induction programme on August 10.
Sacred Heart Theological College (SHTC), Mawlai, inaugurated the academic year 2026–27 by celebrating the Holy Eucharist. The inaugural function emphasised theological formation, inculturation, and authentic Christian witness.
Seven schools participated in an Environmental Inter-School Quiz Competition organised by Don Bosco Galenja in collaboration with the CRI-Bordumsa Zone at Don Bosco School, Galenja-Bordumsa, on August 8.
Salesian formators from across the South Asia Region are attending a three-day Ratio training programme at Don Bosco Provincial House in Shillong from August 9 to 11. The programme focuses on the Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis et Studiorum, the fundamental document guiding Salesian formation.
The English edition of the Fifth Salesian Formation Ratio Fundamentalis Institutionis et Studiorum(The Formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco) was formally released on Sunday at the Provincial House, Shillong, during the RATIO Dissemination-cum-Training Programme for the South Asia Region.
Salesian parish priests of the province of Mumbai gathered at the Provincial House on August 6, the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, for a day of reflection, study and planning focused on strengthening Salesian identity and pastoral ministry in parishes.
“It took us some nine years to materialise this dream. Today, as we open the doors of the Alumni House, we celebrate not just a building but the perseverance, unity, and shared vision that made it possible,” said Project Head Bimal Agarwal as the Don Bosco Alumni of Siliguri inaugurated their long-awaited Alumni House at Don Bosco School, Siliguri.
Christodayam, the Catechetical Department of the Salesian Province of Trichy, concluded its third and final Catechetical Certificate Course of the year, titled “Emmaus Journey,” at Asir Bhavan, Perumalmalai, Kodaikanal, on August 9.
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Publisher: Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Year of publication: 2026
Available from: 4 March 2026
Pages: 928 pp., Paperback
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