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Don Bosco

Bishop Simon Peter Kamomoe. Credit: Don Bosco Utume Salesian Theological College/Nairobi/Kenya

A World Scattered, A Youth Unheard: Kenyan Catholic Bishop on Why Kenya and the World “need the spirit of Don Bosco”

Feb 1, 2026

The Holy Mass on Saturday, January 31, the Feast Day of St. John Bosco, at Don Bosco Utume Salesian Theological College (DBU-STC) in Kenya’s Nairobi Catholic Archdiocese (ADN) was more than a liturgical celebration. 

Maltese priest Fabio Attard was elected rector major of the Salesians for the next six years. / Credit: Courtesy of Salesian Family

Salesians Elect Maltese Priest Fabio Attard as Don Bosco’s 11th Successor

Mar 26, 2025

Maltese priest Fabio Attard was elected as the new rector major of the Salesian congregation during its general chapter, becoming the 11th successor of St. John Bosco.

St. John Bosco. / Credit: Public domain

The Little-known Story of When the Masons Tried to Kill Don Bosco

Jan 31, 2025

History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco — whose feast the Church celebrates Jan. 31 — but less is known about their attempts to kill him.