By C. M. Paul Darjeeling, March 27, 2026: In Darjeeling’s misty tea gardens, where generations of workers once lived in silence and struggle, two missionary traditions — Jesuit and Salesian — quietly brewed a different harvest: hope. At Singla Tea Estate, Jesuit Father K. L. George remembers parents who onceContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Midnapore, August 15, 2022: What started as a casual visit to a Correctional Home (Central Prison) in Berhampore in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, is now 25 years old and founder has turned 80 years old on August 15. Salesian Fr Scaria Nedumattathil of Calcutta province isContinue Reading
Rome, April 13, 2022: Salesian Missions, the U S development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, has joined humanitarian and international organizations around the globe in highlighting the plight of homeless children on April 12, the International Day for Street Children. The day provides organizations and millions of streetContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling: In spite of the pandemic times disrupting regular novitiate schedules, in the nine novitiates of South Asia region, this year has more novices making their first profession than last year. Starting from traditional 24th May date for the first professions, this year there are 120Continue Reading
By C.M. Paul Kolkata: Archbishop Emeritus Lucas Sirkar of Calcutta and founder of two religious institutes, died April 18. He was 84. “Dear Confreres, this is to convey another sad news, that of the passing away of Most Rev. Lucas Sirkar SDB, Archbishop Emeritus of Archdiocese of Kolkata, at 1Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, September 21, 2020 – First community radio of the hills is set to train three radio journalists for Lepcha Development Board to air weekly programs in Lepcha language on Radio Salesian 90.8 FM – The Voice of the Hills. The weekly programs will also be availableContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, June 18, 2020: The Bangalore Rural Educational And Development Society (BREADS) coordinates all development works of the Salesians in Karnataka and Kerala. Besides empowering marginalized children, adults and communities with education and access to their rights since 1993, it works with environmental concerns, and respondsContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Dimapur, March 3, 2019: A group of religious working among young people in 27 states of India studied their role in nation building as part of commemorating the 100th year of their presence in the Northeast. “Salesians towards Nation Building” was the theme of their national assemblyContinue Reading
By C M Paul Mumbai, Jan. 7, 2019. The Salesians in India have published the findings of a research study on migrant construction workers’ children in six cities. Don Bosco South Asia Regional Councilor Maria Arokiam Kanaga released the book on January 3 giving a copy to noted Bollywood actorContinue Reading
Shillong, Dec. 12, 2018: The Salesian province of St. John Paul II has mourned the death of Father Joseph Cilia, a missionary from Malta who served the people of northeastern India, especially the youth, for more tan six decades. Father Celia, a Salesian, died on December 10 at Shillong’s NazarethContinue Reading
