"Dare To Pause" is an invitation - and a challenge, to "pause", amidst the busy-ness of life, to do the most central thing of one's life: reconnect with oneself and God . This year's "Dare To Pause" day is especially designed for Salesian youth participating in ACYF Melbourne and Advent. Please see the details below and register.

On 19th October 2025, the Sisters of St Marys joyfully celebrated the canonisation of their newly declared saint, St Maria Troncatti, alongside parishioners of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish.

Viva Gesù, May the love of our Lord be with you all, granting you many blessings and good health. How are you all doing? I hope you are well—both physically and spiritually. We continue to pray for the soul of Sr Maria Dao and the recovery of Sr Marguerite. I just wanted to share with you what I’ve been up to. I’ve actually completed one year of studies in the Salesian Spirituality course. Hooray! It has been a year of hard work—15 subjects in total—covering many aspects, suc

As 2025 is well underway, the Engadine community would like to share five significant events that have occurred since the year began. The Engadine community This year the St Maria D Mazzarello Novitiate  reopened as Betty Pauromae began her first-year novitiate on 8 December 2024 under the guidance of St Hieu Luong, community leader and novice formator. The novitiate program comprises the following. Betty spends Mondays with the children at St John Bosco Primary School in a c

The Maria Mazzarello Development Centre, established by the Salesian Sisters of the South Pacific Region, came into operation since the 1st of February, 2014. The centre focuses on providing intensive, short courses that help young women and mothers develop life skills such as literacy, sewing, hospitality, cooking, and so on. The year 2023 marked a milestone achievement of the centre with the graduation of the 20th group. The event was reported by HNMS TV (Holy Name of Mary

On December 8, 2023, The Daughters of Mary Help of Christians (FMA) known as the Salesian sisters joyfully celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception at the Don Bosco Chapel in Henderson. Sister Joan Levi FMA marked a special milestone by making her Final Profession during the ceremony. The event, overseen by Archbishop Christopher Cardone OP, featured the participation of brother priests, including Fr. Brian, Fr. Peter SDB, Fr. Mancent, Fr. Vincent, Fr. Dylan SM, Fr.

Saturday, 26 August . Once again the Engadine community is invited to St. Marys to continue the celebrations of the veneration of the relic of Don Bosco. This time the Vietnamese community in the region are invited to honour St. John Bosco in this manner. A very well prepared Eucharist in Vietnamese is celebrated just before dinner. the newly ordained Salesian priest Fr. Joseph presides together with Fr. Jeff Miller sdb and three other visiting Vietnamese priests. The reading

The Engadine community spent two wonderful days with Anna, Hieu and Kim at St. Marys since they, too, were involved in the veneration of the relic of Don Bosco that is presently at the Salesian parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, St. Marys. In two posts I would like to share what we experienced on Friday, 25 August and Saturday, 26 August! Friday, 25 August. The Engadine community is invited to St. Marys community to join in the festivities to honour the relic of Don Bosco whi

By Catholic Communications Solomon CATHOLIC SALESIAN Sisters the institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians in Honiara celebrated 150th anniversary of the foundation of their institute at Don Bosco Technical Institution and Mary Mazzarello Development Centre, Henderson on September 24th 2022. The institute was founded by Don Bosco and Maria Mazzarello in 1872. The celebration begins with a thanksgiving Holy Mass led by Archbishop Christopher Cardone OP along with

by Renewable Energy in Samoa The Renewable Energy Division of MNRE in association with the IMPRESS Project conducted its first School Awareness Campaign for the financial year 2022/2023 on the selected schools in Upolu on Thursday 11th August and in Savaii on the 18th and 19th of the same month. There were a total of three schools from Upolu and five in Savai’i which the team had the privilege to visit individually. Schools in Upolu included Samoa Seventh Day Adventist Schoo