The beloved patron of children worked countless wonders in his lifetime, from miraculous healings to multiplying food.

History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians — whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on Jan. 31 — but less known are their attempts to kill him.

The month of January ends with the feast of St John Bosco. This year, as the Salesians mark the 150th anniversary of the first missionary expedition of Salesians whom Don Bosco sent to South ...

on the sidelines of an event that members of St. Josephine Bakhita Community of Salesians of St. John Bosco organized to mark the feast of Don Bosco, Father Hyacinth Ementa Ichoku described ...

Be cheerful, do good and let the sparrows whistle" - for Father Siegi Kettner, Provincial of the Salesians of Don Bosco, this sentence by St. Don Bosco is more than just a slogan. "It's an ...

Allegations of embezzlement to pay tuition for top college recruits is latest to shed unsavory light on high school football ...

To sustain his mission, he founded the Salesian Society of priests, brothers, and sisters, dedicated to serving the young and the poor. Don Bosco passed into eternal rest on January 31 ...

A: John Bosco, or known more popularly by his Italian heritage, Don Bosco, educator of youth and founder of the Salesians, had a dream in 1862 during which he perceived that two pillars in the storm ...

Despite setbacks and struggles caused by Italy’s nationalist movement, which made things difficult for religious orders, the Salesians were helping 130,000 children in 250 houses by the end of Don ...

Born in Valapad, Thrissur district of Kerala in 1944, Father Kariattil became a Salesian of Don Bosco in 1964. As a youth animator in Calcutta in 1974, living in Don Bosco School Park Circus Salesian ...