The little-known story of when the Masons tried to kill Don Bosco

[ad_1] St. John Bosco. / Credit: Public domain ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 31, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco, the founder of the Salesians — whose feast the Catholic Church celebrates on Jan. 31 — but less known are their attempts to kill him.The two assassination attempts ordered by Freemasons against Bosco can be found in “The Biographical Memoirs of Don Bosco” and was recounted in the June 1, 1980, issue…