KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug. 15, 2022 (Excerpt) Salesian Missions, the U.S.-based development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, is joining other organizations in recognizing World Humanitarian Day, the annual event honoring the work supporting those facing crises and the aid workers who face danger in...
Read Full Story(Crux) Salesians step up to help children living in poverty in Benin
June 8, 2022YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon July 8, 2022 (Excerpt) Over 25 years ago, the Salesians set up the charity Foyer Don Bosco to help children living on the streets in Benin. Hannah Gregory, the spokesperson for the U.S.-based Salesian Missions, told Crux that Foyer Don Bosco is a residential home for children...
(ACI Africa) On International Women’s Day, Salesians Review Women Empowerment Programs in Africa
March 8, 2022BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of the Congo March 8, 2022 (Excerpt) On the annual event of the International Women’s Day (IWD) marked March 8, officials of a development entity of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have reviewed their programs that seek to empower “young...
(Catholic News Service) UPDATE: Where to give to help Ukraine
March 3, 2022WASHINGTON, DC March 3, 2022 (Excerpt) Various Catholic agencies are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape Russian bombing and shelling. Here are some places to donate. See the full article here: UPDATE: Where to give to help Ukraine This...
(Emergency Live) Ukraine, Salesian Priest’s Mission: “We Bring Medicines To Donbass”
March 1, 2022UKRAINE March 1, 2022 (Excerpt) “Soon we will leave again for Lysychansk, in the direction of the front line in Donbass, to bring medicines and essential products for the hospital.” These are the words of Father Oleh Ladnyuk, a Salesian based in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine. See the full article...
(Crux/Catholic News Service) Fleeing war: Volunteers pitch in with agencies to evacuate Ukrainians
February 28, 2022BERLIN Feb. 28, 2022 (Excerpt) Don Bosco International, which represents Salesian religious orders to European institutions, tweeted photos that showed Slovak Salesians had transported 50 children in a bus from a care center in Lviv, in collaboration with the Ukrainian police and Salesians in...
(Crux) Polish clergy in Ukraine vow to stay during Russian invasion
February 26, 2022Feb. 26, 2022 KRAKÒW, Poland (Excerpt) “We are asked to bless people that go to war, and praying with those who stay,” Father Michał Wocial, a Salesian working in Zhytomyr, told Polish television. See the full article here: Polish clergy in Ukraine vow to stay during Russian invasion Learn...
(Vatican News) Pope to Salesian Sisters: ‘Renew your mission in listening love for young people’
October 22, 2021ROME Oct. 22, 2021 (Excerpt) Pope Francis visited the General House of the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco on Friday, as the congregation concludes their 24th General Chapter. The Pope opened his discourse to members of the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians – as the order is...