India - Visit of Salesian Cardinal Charles Maung Bo
Kolkata, India - March 2019 - A group of Salesian past pupils coordinated the visit of the Salesian Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, on 7 and 8 March in Kolkata. Cardinal Bo, who arrived in the city for family reasons, also met his former Provincials and Salesians in the Calcutta Province (INC), and the archbishop of Calcutta, Msgr. Thomas D'Souza. He also visited the historic Marian shrine of Bandel, together with his brother and his family. On 7 March, Cardinal Bo also met Fr Sebastian Alencheril and Fr Thomas Polackal, former INC Provincials, and the current Provincial, Fr Nirmol Gomes, with the provincial council. Also, he was the guest of honor of the "Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library" on the occasion of the International Women's Day.