By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer In honor of the bicentennial of the birth of  St. John Bosco, founder of the Salesian order, a five-continent “pilgrimage” of his relics is now underway. According to a report by the Catholic News Service (CNS), a crystal an aluminum urn containing the right arm bone of the saint began its journey around the world in Turin on April 25 in a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s birth. From there, it will travel to Chile, stop in several South American countries, Central America, the United States, Canada, Asia, Africa and back to Europe where the pilgrimage is expected to end in  Turin in 2014. The bicentennial of St. John Bosco's birth in Castelnuovo D'Asti, near Turin, will be celebrated with events in 2015. Pope Benedict XVI has agreed, at the request of the Father Pascual Chavez Villanueva, the Salesian rector superior, to grant plenary indulgences to those who make a pilgrimage to see and pray before the urn in various locations around the world. St. John Bosco, who was born in 1815, was known as a champion of underprivileged children. He was inspired in a boyhood dream to devote his life to children and young people on the margins of society. The Salesian order, which he founded, is now working with communities of orphans and troubled children in 128 countries around the world. © All Rights Reserved, Living His Life Abundantly®/Women of Grace®  http://www.womenofgrace.com