(ANS – Rome) – Over the weekend of February 27–28, 2026, three significant meetings of the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS) took place at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS) in Rome: the Executive Council, the Editorial Board of Salesian Historical Research (RSS), and the ISS Assembly. The meetings began with a moment of prayer and the approval of the minutes from the previous sessions (November 14–15, … Continue reading Three Important Events of the Salesian Historical Institute (ISS)

(ANS – Rome) – To fully understand Don Bosco’s relationship with Providence, one need only look at Valdocco: works that grew without initial capital, churches built in remarkably short periods of time, and hundreds of children to feed, clothe, and educate every day. Faced with these challenges, Don Bosco would calmly repeat that “Providence has never failed us,” and he would immediately add, with his … Continue reading Mary Help of Christians, the True Treasurer of Valdocco

(ANS – Rome) – The exhibition “Don Bosco: From Biographies to Comics” opened at the Pontifical Salesian University with a day of study and in-depth reflection aimed at placing the figure of Don Bosco within a broader horizon of historical, cultural, and communicative analysis. From the outset, the initiative was conceived as an opportunity for dialogue between Salesian scholarship and contemporary academic debate, bringing together … Continue reading Don Bosco: Historical Research and Visual Culture — A New Exhibition Opens Dialogue Between Salesian Tradition, Academic Research, and the Languages of Visual Culture

(ANS – Rome) – December 18 is remembered throughout the Salesian world as the “birth certificate” of the Salesian Congregation. On this date in 1859, in the modest room at Valdocco, Don Bosco and a small group of 17 young collaborators freely chose to found the “Pious Society of St Francis de Sales,” giving juridical and spiritual form to a charism already alive in the … Continue reading December 18, 1859: The Humble Beginning of a Global Salesian Mission

(ANS – Rome) – The Salesian Historical Institute (ISS), through its “Studi” series, has recently published a unique and groundbreaking book: “Salesians in the Holy Land. From Fr. Belloni’s Work to the British Mandate (1863–1920)” — the first in-depth study ever conducted on the early Salesian presence in the Holy Land. “A truly innovative work, both in its perspective and approach, deserving of wide recognition within our Congregation,” said … Continue reading The Origins of the Salesian Presence in the Holy Land: A New Book Sheds Light on the Subject