Mission News
For many children and young people in Liberia, education is not a given. The chance to go to school and learn valuable skills is a distant dream for many, making it difficult to prepare for the future. They need more than just hope … they need opportunities to help them succeed.
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Stopping the Food Crisis in India
September 3, 2026A healthy meal does far more than satisfy hunger. For a growing child, it provides the strength to pursue future possibilities. Yet across India, many children lack consistent access to the nutrition they need to grow and thrive, putting their health and development at risk. Thankfully, for 150 marginalized young girls in the country, access…
Big Impact with Small Gifts in South Sudan
September 3, 2026Sometimes, making a difference begins with the simplest gift. A bicycle, a book, or even a container to carry drinking water can transform and ease daily life for someone who has so little. In South Sudan*, where poverty and humanitarian challenges have left many families struggling to survive, access to everyday, basics can have an…
Stopping the Spread of Ebola
July 30, 2026In communities already suffering from the effects of conflict, displacement and extreme poverty, a public health emergency can have devastating consequences. As Ebola continues to threaten the Democratic Republic of the Congo, families are facing yet another crisis that puts their health and well-being at risk.
Press Releases
Goal to increase school attendance, achievement. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 21, 2026) Salesian missionaries in Mexico facilitated the “Accompanying I Go” project to support 100 youth at four Salesian youth centers thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The goal was for greater school attendance…
Read Full StoryINT’L DAY OF PEACE: Salesian Missions highlights educational and sports programs for youth
September 21, 2026Programs help youth develop confidence, contribute to peaceful environments. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 21, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing the International Day of Peace, observed on Sept. 21 each year. The United Nations General Assembly declared the…
NIGERIA: New St. Joseph Catholic Chapel in Imaweje constructed thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
September 15, 2026Chapel to meet needs of growing Catholic community. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 15, 2026) Salesian missionaries have constructed the St. Joseph Catholic Chapel in Imaweje, a rural community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The new chapel will provide…
RWANDA: 2 Don Bosco centers construct new sanitation facilities thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions
September 14, 2026Initiative improves hygiene to prevent spread of disease. NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 14, 2026) Two Don Bosco centers have improved sanitation thanks to donor funding from the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative”. Salesian Missions is the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project is improving proper hygiene and sanitation to prevent…
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…
