DB Alumni International

«You are the salt of the earth ... the light of the world»(15).

a) The World Confederation of the Past Pupils Don Bosco, also referred to as the Association, is a non-profit lay entity. It forms an integral part of the Salesian Family in which the Rector Major – the successor of Don Bosco – is the father and centre of unity.

The Past Pupils are: ~ the fruit of the Salesian Mission. ~ A gift of richness to humanity. ~ A powerful energy acting like leaven to the world.

b) In remembering the zeal of Don Bosco, the Past Pupils gathered for the first time, in a spontaneous and filial way, to express the need to unite and form the first foundations of a Movement. 

c) This association, inspired by Don Filippo Rinaldi and perfected over the years, is currently grouped into Local Unions or Associations, Provincial Federations, National Federations and other recognized Groups. These, together, make up the “World Confederation of the Past Pupils of Don Bosco”, which is the recognized organization through which a Past Pupil of Don Bosco is allowed to genuinely belong to the Salesian Family