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A Slovak Salesian will be declared blessed Sept. 30 as a “martyr for vocations” and one of the priests for whom he sacrificed his life will be traveling to Bratislava, Slovakia, from San Francisco’s Corpus Christi Parish for the event. Salesian Father Titus Zeman will be beatified as a martyrContinue Reading

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By: Mariola Sequeira Goalpara: A Salesian organization has joined hands with government agencies in Assam to train local people in disaster management techniques to deal with flood and other natural calamities. More than 160 people, including women, from four village clusters attended the day long training session on April 23Continue Reading

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Bhubaneshwar: Kandhamal has six new priests, including the first Salesian. The ordinations took place on Saturday and Monday in the presence of Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar. Their consecrations take an even greater significance since Kandhamal is the district in the State of Odisha (Orissa) that saw a pogrom byContinue Reading

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A Salesian priest from Assam who has worked for over two decades with Mising community of Assam for their social and educational up-lift has been honoured with the Jewel of India award. Fr. K. A. Thomas, SDB founder-director of Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD), Jorhat, was awarded the “Jewel ofContinue Reading

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Nuevo Laredo, Mexico – An Indian Salesian priest has joined an international team working for migrants on the USA-Mexico border in Tijuana. Fr Shiju James originally belonging to Kolkata Salesian province was a missionary in Guatemala last five years before he came to Tijuana. “No one is illegal”, “All have the rightContinue Reading

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Krishnagar – A Marian grotto depicting popular Marian apparitions over centuries has come up in Krishnagar Nadia district on National High Way. Some 400 devotees gathered for the blessing of the grotto constructed adjacent to the four lane highway at Muktinagar Holy Sacrament Parish for the blessing by Salesian Bishop Joseph SurenContinue Reading