NEW YORK, NY Sept. 25, 2024 (Excerpt) Young filmmakers from around the globe will highlight their creativity through original, short films about how to take positive action to combat climate change during the grand finale of the third annual 2024 Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF...
Read Full Story(National Catholic Reporter) UN Water Conference shows global consensus on universal right to water
March 30, 2023NEW YORK, N.Y. March 30, 2023 (Excerpt) The first day of the U.N. Water Conference, March 22, was international World Water Day, a day marked by Salesian Missions, the New York-based development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The Salesians have made clean water projects a priority because...
(ACI Africa) On World Water Day, Salesian entity reviews its “Clean Water Initiative” in Africa
March 27, 2023MAPUTO, Mozambique March 27, 2023 (Excerpt) On the occasion of World Water Day marked March 22, officials of Salesian Missions, the U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), have reviewed the entity’s global project dubbed “Clean Water...
(ACI Africa) Salesians in Burundi boost learning in partnership realizing “access to better nutrition”
March 13, 2023BUJUMBURA, Burundi March 13, 2023 (Excerpt) Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) in Burundi are boosting learning at their institution in the country’s Catholic Diocese of Ngozi in a partnership that is realizing “access to better nutrition”. In a March 6...
(ACI Africa) War victims in North Kivu, DR Congo, benefit from Salesians’ “improved” facilities
February 28, 2023KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo Feb. 28, 2023 (Excerpt) At least 1,800 victims of violent conflicts in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have benefited from the medical care provided by the U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians...
(OSV News/Catholic Courier) New earthquake hits Turkey and Syria
February 21, 2023AMMAN, Jordan Feb. 21, 2023 (Excerpt) A new earthquake struck the border area between Turkey and Syria the night of Feb. 20, sparking fear and anxiety for people already bereft and for those helping them since the Feb. 6 temblor. Six people were reported killed in the new quake. With a magnitude of...
(Atalayar) Salesian Missions is calling on the international community to work to ensure that humanitarian aid arrives as soon as possible
February 13, 2023SYRIA Feb 13, 2023 (Excerpt) “Syria is in a situation of extreme poverty because international aid is not arriving and rescue work has been suspended, but when the rescue teams leave, the Salesian missionaries remain at the side of the population and keep their doors open”, assures a young...
(ACI Africa) On World Education Day, Salesians highlight initiatives for Africa’s vulnerable youth
January 24, 2023ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar Jan. 24, 2023 (Excerpt) On the annual event of the International Day of Education (IDE) marked January 24, the leadership of the U.S-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions, has highlighted educational...