Fr. Kalapurackal Biju SDB Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis at Salesian Pontifical University, Rome

On 6th May 2025, at the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome witnessed the
doctoral defence of Fr. Kalapurackal Biju on the theme “Work and Prayer”: A Study On The Educational Commitment And The Spiritual Life Of A Salesian in the Circular Letters of the Rectors Major from Don Bosco to Don Pascual Chávez Villanueva (1867 – 2014).

 The doctoral research was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Michal Vojtáš, a respected professor of Salesian History and Pedagogy at the Salesian Pontifical University. The moderators for the defense included Professor Wim Maria Etienne Collin and Professor Jesús Manuel García Gutiérrez. The thesis was much appreciated for being well structured and of a very high quality.

Present at the solemn occasion were many confreres, well-wishers, and friends of Fr. Biju. Congratulations to the new doctor in Salesian Spirituality!