Mission News
Fear, uncertainty and loss are daily realities for millions of people worldwide whose lives have been shattered by the horrors of war. Families are often forced to flee with little more than the clothes on their backs. Children are robbed …
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Scholarships Empower Young Girls in India
June 3, 2026Imagine watching your future slip away simply because the struggles of poverty make education impossible. This is the heartbreaking reality for countless young girls in India, where financial hardship often decides whether a child can stay …
Future Salesian Priests Express Gratitude
June 3, 2026Hot water, functioning bathrooms, and safe living spaces may seem simple, but for the seminarians at Don Bosco Utume, Kenya, these improvements have been a blessing. For years, deteriorating infrastructure created daily challenges, but today …
Our Annual Loaves and Fishes Appeal
May 4, 2026A modern-day miracle is taking shape thanks to the generosity of caring friends like you. Just as Jesus transformed two loaves of bread and a few fish into enough food to feed thousands, your support of our annual Loaves and Fishes campaign multiplies every $1 you give into $14 worth of life-saving supplies.
Press Releases
Day brings attention to global extent of child labor. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 12, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Day Against Child Labor. The day has been celebrated on June 12 since 2002, and it brings attention…
Read Full StoryNAMIBIA: Salesians add windows and glass for new church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
June 9, 2026New church provides more comfort, better accessibility. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 9, 2026) Salesian missionaries in Rundu, Namibia, completed the windows and glass for the new St. John Bosco Church thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project will benefit more than 7,000 Catholics…
MEXICO: Youth at Casa Hogar receive comprehensive care thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
June 8, 2026Youth have all faced situations of vulnerability. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 8, 2026) Salesians were able to support 62 youth in vulnerable situations at Casa Hogar, located in Colima, Mexico, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. All of the youth living at the facility…
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY: Salesian Missions highlights projects that address climate action in local communities
June 5, 2026Salesian organizations around globe focus on environmentally friendly activities, education. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 5, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Environment Day held annually on June 5. The theme for the day is “A Global Call for…
News Coverage
Aug. 11, 2025 (Excerpt) Salesians mark two international UN days this month The development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, which includes Salesian sisters, are marking two international dates established by the United Nations — International Youth Day on Aug. 12 and World Humanitarian Day on Aug. 19. Salesian Missions said the U.N. days…
Read Full Story(National Catholic Reporter/Global Sisters Report) Salesians mark UN day for children in conflict
June 2, 2025June 2, 2025(Excerpt) Salesian Missions, the U.S.-based development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, is joining efforts to promote the United Nations' annual International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, marked on June 4. The day, which received the U.N. designation in 1982, "acknowledges the pain suffered by children throughout the world who are…
(OSV) Archbishop encourages hope as death toll in Myanmar surpasses 3,000
April 4, 2025April 4, 2025(Excerpt) Burmese Archbishop Marco Tin Win of Mandalay said that despite the suffering caused by the deadly earthquake, the people of Myanmar are clinging to hope in God’s mercy. In an interview published April 3 with Fides, the news agency of the Dicastery for Evangelization, Archbishop Win said that the suffering of his…
(National Catholic Reporter/Global Sisters Report) Monday Starter: Salesians mark UN’s World Water Day
March 22, 2025March 22, 2025(Excerpt) Salesian Missions joined other humanitarian groups on March 22 in marking World Water Day, a United Nations-led commemoration to bring attention to the need for safe, clean water. In an announcement, the Salesians noted that in addition to drawing attention to the universal importance of water, the day, marked every March 22, also…
