Mission News

In the days and weeks after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake ravaged much of Ecuador, the earth continued to rumble -- delivering a series of terrifying aftershocks that threatened to amplify the already heartbreaking devastation. Fortunately, despite significant damage to their own properties, our more...

By now, you have heard the heartbreaking news. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook coastal Ecuador on April 16th -- ravaging the country’s already-fragile infrastructure. Across the nation, the powerful quake and hundreds of associated aftershocks flattened homes, collapsed roads and bridges,...

Kami, Bolivia is a seemingly idyllic village nestled high in the Andes Mountains just beneath the clouds. It is also a place where physical isolation from the rest of the country -- coupled with harsh living conditions, a persistently cold climate and the health effects of tungsten mining -- means...

Today in Ethiopia, a crisis is emerging. It is one that threatens access to clean water and food security for millions of people -- many of them children. In fact, international experts believe the scale of this emergency, and its humanitarian impact, will far exceed that of the current Syrian...

For nearly 50 years, Father Javier de Nicolo was a brightly shining light for thousands of gamines -- “street children” -- of Bogotá, Colombia. Despite the many challenges of his work, Fr. Javier’s decades of dedicated service remained firmly rooted in his deep conviction that all children...

In the aftermath of the devastating Ebola epidemic that swept through West Africa last year, new hope is blooming in a particularly hard-hit village of Sierra Leone. Nurtured by the safe, clean water of a newly installed well, this hope may prove transformational for the village’s tenacious...

Today, to be young in Spain is to live a life far removed from the romance and hope its culture evokes. Facing a devastated economy and poor employment prospects, the aspirations of youth in the country are challenged by an uncertain future. Despite these obstacles, however, Salesian missionaries...