WANTOK BOSCO – Embracing Dreams and Community Spirit
The Wantok Bosco camp once again brought together nearly 200 engaged and lively participants from Don Bosco – parishes, schools, and institutions around Port Moresby and the Gulf Province. The event ran from Friday the 21st of June to Sunday the 23rd at Don Bosco Technical Secondary School, Gabutu. The camp for this year revolved around the […]
Shaping Tomorrow: Global Salesian Communication Conference Empowers Digital Evangelization
Nearly all Salesian Social Communication delegates and laypeople from the East Asia-Oceania region joined their counterparts from other regions for the worldwide Salesian Communication Conference. The theme of the conference was "Shaping Tomorrow." Planned by the General Councillor for Social Communication, Fr. Gildásio Mendez, SDB, the conference was entrusted to Fr Macije Matia Makula, who […]
Don Bosco Technical School in Gabutu, Port Moresby, staged a musical based on Don Bosco's childhood dream at the age of nine. The entire school community, along with special guests, including religious congregations, members of the Salesian Family, children from the DB Gabutu Learning Center (Champions), and elementary pupils from Bereina, gathered to witness the […]
Embracing the Salesian Vocation: Professions of Young Salesians for the PGS Vice-province
On August 15, 2024, the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, nine young Salesians made their First Religious Profession at the Shrine of St. John Bosco. Among them were three novices from the Vice Province of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands(PGS). They are Noah Bisam, Sisto Warito, and Peter Kamara. Their acceptance into the Congregation was a significant occasion, […]
Honoring Legacy and Dreams: Don Bosco Technical School’s Triple Celebration
Don Bosco Technical School (DBTS) in Gabutu's campus buzzed with energy as it celebrated three major events: the 39th anniversary of its foundation week, the Trade Olympics, and a special Family Day. The day began with a series of activities, including a trade skills competition and a school-wide talent show, "Bosco's Got Talent," where students […]
Celebrating the Salesian Brothers: Highlights from the 8th EAO Congress
Jakarta, Indonesia -The 8th EAO Salesian Brothers Congress, organized by the Salesian Province of Indonesia (INA), took place from August 4 to August 8, 2024, at the Puspas Samadi Pastoral Center in Klender, East Jakarta. With the theme “Living Don Bosco’s Dream for the Young of Today in the Footsteps of St. Artemide Zatti, Venerable Simon […]
The Laudato Si Camp 2024, with its theme: "Laudato si dreamers for a better world," was a two-day event held at the Don Bosco Technological Institute (DBTI) Gymnasium and its surrounding premises. Organized and hosted by the FMA sisters, staff, and student leaders of Mary Help of Christians Vocational Education Training (FODE) Centre, the camp aimed to […]
Don Bosco believed in a pedagogy that went beyond the classroom walls. He believed that education should encompass not just academic learning, but also the nurturing of character, values, and virtues in young individuals. "We came here as strangers, we stay here as brothers and sisters, we will go away from here as Bosconians." This is […]