ROME:  12th May 2005 --  Occasionally we receive requests for information about the Salesian Bulletin: how many editions there are, in what languages, how many available in English, how many online, who to contact.  Here is a brief run-down on most of those questions with some useful contact details.

    IN GENERAL

    The Salesian Bulletin (it sometimes goes under a different name, e.g. Don Bosco Today, in the UK) comes out in at least 52 editions.  The number varies slightly upwards from year to year depending on local circumstances in some difficult parts of the world.  There are also several Salesian publications which people commonly refer to as the Salesian Bulletin, but which are not in fact the SB: Catholic Life in Japan, for example, and Dan Chua (Vietnamese) in Australia.  Of the 52 or so editions, 8 are in English while several others are bilingual including English - Carrefour Salésien in Canada, for example. Readers may be interested to know that there is a Russian edition of the SB as well, now in its second year of publication.

    SB IN EAO REGION

    There are 5 editions of the Salesian Bulletin in the EAO region: Australia, China, Korea, Philippines and Thailand.  Just two of those are regularly in English: Australia and Philippines.

    SB IN ENGLISH WORLDWIDE

    Other than the two mentioned above for the region, other English editions of the SB include: SB East Africa, based in Nairobi; SB India, based in Chennai, Don Bosco Today, the UK; SB Ireland, Don Bosco Alive, US East; and SB US West.

    SB ENGLISH ONLINE AND PRINT CONTACTS 

    Australia: www.donbosco.asn . At current writing the site shows December 2004 online edition.  The June edition 2005 would be close to publication however.  The editor is Fr Frank Freeman and can be contacted at fbfreeman@donbosco.asn.au

    Philippines: Fr Armand Robleza is the editor and can be contacted at frarmand@pacific.net.ph  Theoretically this SB is online but in practice the www.sdb.ph lists 2002 as the last online edition.

    UK:  Don Bosco Today viewable at www.donbosco.co.uk/dbt  where you will also find the editor Fr Tony Bailey and his address a.bailey@salesians.org.uk However to subscribe, an email to joan@salesians.org.uk is the way to go.

    Eire: The SB is not online but details concerning it can be found. The editor is Fr Pat Egan frpegan@iol.ie but there is an online subscription form as well. http://homepage.eircom.net/~sdbmedia         US East: Don Bosco Alive, online in English and Spanish.  Fall 2004 is the most recent online version. www.salesians.org/magazine.htm  Print edition can be subscribed to by contacting Boscoalive@aol.com  Fr Richard Alejunas is the editor.

    US West:  Not online but brief details of the SB can be found at www.donboscowest.org  Mrs Leslie Slatter is the editor and can be found at Flowerdb2@aol.com 

    India, Chennai (Madras):  www.donboscoindia.com and follow the link to the Salesian Bulletin.  Fr Charles Panackel is editor.  The SB is also known as Don Bosco Family Magazine. There is an online subscription possibility.

    Kenya (Nairobi) East Africa: not online.  The Editor is Fr Tom Kunnel kedytome@yahoo.co.uk

    OTHER CONTACTS FOR OTHER LANGUAGES

    Thailand, Fr Dominic Amnuai dominicsvo@hotmail.com  Korea Fr Gabriel Kang Jong sb@ibosco.net Hong Kong Fr Paul Leung Konchiu sdbshs@netvigator.com Malta Fr Joe Cini joecini@onvol.net Canada Fr Paul Cossette sdbsem@interlinx.qc.ca