Don Bosco News

The Pilgrimage of Don Bosco's Relic

The Pilgrimage of Don Bosco's Sacred Relic in Sri Lanka   Dungalpitiya Dec 1: The Salesians of Don Bosco Sri Lanka, received the casket containing the Sacred Relic of Don Bosco at the Bandaranayake International Airport at 8.30 a.m today.  Special arrangements were made at the VIP lounge of the airport for the eminent personalities to pay their respects to St.John Bosco.     The casket was then taken in procession from the airport to the Provincial House at Dungalp... Read More

Congratulations! You have done us proud..

Chanaka Nilanka did Don Bosco Sri Lanka proud by winning the converted National Skills and Innovation Competition, which was recently organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills. He was awarded prize money of LKR 250,000 and a Scholarship to study in Germany. He received his award from the Hon. Minister of Education Bandula Gunawardena. Chanaka was a student of Don Bosco Technical Centre Negombo where he completed his Bakery course. He belongs to the parish of Palliyawatta, H... Read More

National Award for Don Bosco Metiyagane

  The National Award for Construction Performance -2012 was recently awarded to R.H.Steel Building Systems Pvt. Ltd by the Institute of Construction Training and Development.  The award was given for their excellence in constructing the Don Bosco Civil Engineering Institute at Metiyagane.  ... Read More

Integral Trauma Resolution Training Programme

An Integral Trauma Resolution (ITR) Training Programme (Phase II) was organized by Don Bosco Sri Lanka. An international team of Trauma Therapy specialists lead by highly acclaimed Dr. Raja Selvam, conducted the training for about 110 participants from various organizations, from 16th January to 30th January 2013.... Read More

The Feast of St.John Bosco

Don Bosco Provincial House-Sri Lanka, celebrated the Feast of St.John Bosco on 31st Jan 2013.... Read More

Unveiling of St.John Bosco's Statue

A 14ft high statue of St.John Bosco was Blessed and Unveiled By Rev.Fr.Nihal Liyanage – Provincial Superior of Salasian Vice Province of Sri Lanka, On 2nd of February 2013 at Periyamulla Junction, Negombo.... Read More

STRENNA 2013

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, rejoice" (Phil. 4:4) Like Don Bosco the educator, we offer young people the Gospel of joy through a pedagogy of kindness   Rome, 31 December 2012 – 1 January 2013   My Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Salesian Family,   The second year of this three year period of preparation for the bicentenary of the birth of Don Bosco will focus on his pedagogy. In  2012 we concentrated on his life history and we have tried... Read More

III PC of the Vice Province of St. Joseph Sri Lanka

With the noble aim of helping each confrere and community to live the apostolic plan of Don Bosco with fidelity the 3rd Provincial Chapter commenced on 11th February 2013, with the inaugural Mass presided over by His Excellency Joseph Spititeri, the Apostolic Nuncio in Sri Lanka. The Holy Eucharist was offered in honor of the Holy Spirit. His Excellency reminded all the confreres present of the significance of the date on which we have scheduled to begin our provincial chapter because providenti... Read More

Extraordinary Visitation of the Vice Province concludes

(ANS – Dungalpitiya) – On 27th March 2013, the Extraordinary Visitation of the Vice Province of Sri Lanka by the Regional for South Asia, Fr Maria Arokiam Kanaga, concluded with a closing conference at 9.00 a.m. and the Eucharist at 11.30 a.m. About 28 Rectors, Administrators and leaders of Communities from the island nation gathered at the Provincial House at Dungalpitiya for the event. In his presentation, Fr.Kanaga outlined his evaluation of the state of the province and encourag... Read More