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Take Away the Rest."
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  • Salesian GHQHomage to Fr. Baruffi - Late Tuesday morning, Feb. 26, the funeral of Fr. Helvecio Baruffi was celebrated in the church of the Salesian Generalate

South Orange, N.J. - February 2008 - A group of young people who made a vocations retreat organized by the Salesians of the Eastern Province (SUE) from February 22 to 24. Young people from 18 to 30 years old from various U.S. regions took part in this discernment experience. Vocation director Fr. Steve Ryan is in the back row, center.

  • GC26: Solemn opening of the 26th General Chapter
  • Don Bosco Educator, Spiritual Master, Writer, and Founder of the Salesian Society
  • United Nations – 52nd Commission on the Status of Women

DBCC 80th Anniversary:
1928-2008
Anniversary Year:
Jan.31, 2008-Jan31, 2009
All Salesian communities are
joyfully invited to participate
in any or all events!
Calendar of Celebrations/Events: Based on the
Oratory criteria of
St. John Bosco—HOME, SCHOOL, CHURCH & PLAYGROUND
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Don Bosco – a gift to the Church, the Pope’s message
(ANS – Roma) - “The charism of Don Bosco is a gift of the Spirit for all the People of God, but only by docile listening
and openness to the action of God is it possible to interpret it and in these times of ours, to make it relevant and fruitful.” This is what the Holy Father Benedict XVI asks from the ... Full Story

Greetings from the Salesian Family to GC26
On the occasion of the official opening of the 26th General Chapter of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, the various groups in the Salesian Family wished to express their own messages of closeness and good wishes for the work of the chapter, as well as ... Full Story
Mr. Maiorano
Sister Yvonne

GC 26 The Work Begins (RM Presents Report)

Rome - March 4, 2008 - After all the preparations, the pilgrimage, the retreat, and the solemn opening, the work of the chapter began today. The starting point was the formal procedures and the presentation of the. Full Story


GC Overview 2/22 - 2/26 ....Full Overview

ROME: 4 March 2008 - After the heady moments of yesterday, chapter goes to work--in a new way
GC25 had already asked for thought to be given to the way general chapters are conducted, so it should be no surprise that it was not just “business as usual” in the aula magna on the first day of work following the formal opening of GC26. After the necessary preliminaries such as ... Full Story

The work begins (ANS – Rome) – After all the preparations, the pilgrimage, the retreat and the solemn opening, the work of the Chapter began today. The starting point was the formal procedures and the presentation of the Regulations of GC26, drawn up by Don Marian Stempel and... Full Story

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A SAINTLY EDUCATOR
Dear members of the Salesian Family, we are beginning a new year which I pray will bring you many graces and blessings. During 2008 I should like to...
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Latest Edition of the Salesian Bulletin: Eastern Province USA

Strenna 2008
A Call to the Entire Salesian Family
Fr Pascual Chávez, Rector Major of the Salesians, presented the Strenna for 2008 officially this afternoon: “Let us Full Story
March 3, 2008 – Salesian GHQ – GC26: Greeting from Cardinal Rodé to the members of the 26th General Chapter
Cardinal Franc Rodé, CM, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, was present this morning at the official opening of the Salesian general chapter. The cardinal began by thanking the Salesians for the contribution they.... Full Story

Gathering for a Truly Communitarian Pentecost
The 26th General Chapter of the Salesians solemnly opened this morning
at the Salesianum in Rome with a deeply felt invocation of the Holy Spirit.
Besides the 232 Salesian chapter members, there were present in the assembly hall Cardinal Franc Rodé, prefect of the Congregation for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, Cardinal Raffaele Farina, librarian and ... Full Story

Global vision & prophetic survey of the Congregation
(ANS – Rome) – The second part of the opening day of the General Chapter, which took place on 3 March, was devoted to the report of the Rector Major on the State of the Congregation. In the afternoon Don Pascual Chávez gave the... Full Story


RM's Visit - Stories&Photos
Rector Major in Louisiana

    • Fr. Chavez Meets the Salesians of New Rochelle Province Sept. 8, 2007, Photos - Details
    • Fr. Chavez Meets with Young Confreres & Candidates Sept. 8, 2007, (Morning) - Photo's & Details
    • Friday: September 8, 2007
      Don Bosco's 9th Successor
      Meets with 2500 Salesian Youth! - Photo's & Details
    • Thursday: September 6, 2007 Fr. Chavez Arrival - Photo's & Details
    • Fr. Chavez arrived in the U.S. the evening, Sept. 6, at 7:30 pm.
    Rector Major's Visit
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