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July 21, 2017

Have you heard of Venerable 'Mama Bosco'?

Many Catholics may not know that the beloved St. John Bosco's mother Margaret Bosco, was declared Venerable in 2006 and has an advancing cause towards beatification.

TURIN, Italy – While St. John Bosco is a beloved saint among Catholics, many do not know that his mother, Margaret Bosco, was declared Venerable in 2006 and has an advancing cause towards beatification.

Published in International
June 16, 2017

Italian police recover stolen relic of St. John Bosco

Italian polices recovered the stolen relic of St. John Bosco June 15 after it was stolen from Basilica of St. John Bosco in the town of Castelnuovo Don Bosco two weeks earlier.

TURIN, Italy – Inside a copper teapot in a kitchen cupboard, Italian police found the relic of St. John Bosco that had been stolen two weeks earlier from the basilica erected at his birthplace.

Published in International
June 5, 2017

Pilgrims pray for return of stolen Italian saint’s brain

The relic of Saint John Bosco, tiny fragments of his brain, was stolen from the Don Bosco Basilica June 2. Pilgrims gathered at the church Sunday (June 4) to pray for its return.

ROME, Italy – Police set up roadblocks in northern Italy after a thief posing as a pilgrim stole tiny fragments of the brain of John Bosco, one of the country’s most revered saints.

Published in International
April 26, 2015

Turin expecting millions of pilgrims for shroud exposition

The Shroud of Turin is displayed during a preview for journalists at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy, April 18. A public exposition of the shroud, believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus, runs from April 19 through June 24, 2015.

TURIN, Italy - A thin white cloth draped over the glass-covered Shroud of Turin was pulled down and billowed to the floor, marking the official opening of the venerated icon’s exposition to the public.

Published in Vatican
January 17, 2015

Salesians carry on 200-year legacy of St. John Bosco

Image of St. John Bosco with an iPad depicts his zeal for evangelization by using every means of communication available.

TORONTO - In a west end Toronto neighbourhood, the 200-year legacy of St. John Bosco lives on.

Published in Canada: Toronto-GTA