Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

"The Brothers of the Christian Schools" (also known as the "Christian Brothers", the "Lasallian Brothers", the "French Christian Brothers", or the "De La Salle Brothers"; French: "Frères des écoles chrétiennes"; Latin: "Fratres Scholarum Christianarum") is a Roman Catholic religious teaching congregation, founded in France by Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (1651–1719), and now based in Rome, Italy. The Brothers use the post-nominal abbreviation of "F.S.C." to denote their membership of the order, and use the honorific title of "Brother", abbreviated "Br.". The Lasallian Christian Brothers (who follow the teachings of their founder, Jean Baptiste de La Salle) are not the same order as the "Irish Christian Brothers" (Congregation of Christian Brothers) based in Ireland.

There is a global community of Lasallian educational institutions that are assisted by more than 73,000 lay colleagues they teach over 900,000 students in over 80 countries and vary from teaching in impoverished nations such as Nigeria to post-secondary institutions such as Bethlehem University, and the La Salle Universities in Philadelphia and Manila. The central administration of the Brothers operates out of the Generalate in Rome and is made up of the Superior General and his councillors. There are 560 Lasallian schools around the world, a number that has diminished with time. A number of Lasallian institutions have been accused of, and have admitted and apologised for, long-standing and serious physical and sexual abuse against their charges.