BERLIN 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...
Read Full Story(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...
(Crux) Salesians warn Venezuelan people ‘losing hope’ for country’s future
August 25, 2021ROME Aug. 25, 2021 (Excerpt) With more than 5.5 million people fleeing Venezuela in recent years because of lack of opportunities, the Salesians in the South American country are warning that the people don’t see the light at the end of the tunnel. See the full article here: Salesians warn...
(ACI Africa) Salesian missionaries in Mali offering ‘healthy educational entertainment’ to needy youth
July 3, 2021SIKASSO, Mali July 3, 2021 (Excerpt) Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) ministering in Mali are offering educational entertainment to “disadvantaged young” in the neighborhood of Bamako in the country’s Archdiocese of Bamako. See the full article here:...
(ACI Africa) Salesian missionaries offering education to Togolese youth at risk of social exclusion
June 24, 2021LOME, Togo June 24, 2021 (Excerpt) Members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) are offering education to at least 183 Togolese youth who are at risk of social exclusion. The youth are trained at the Foyer Jean XXIII Education and Formation Center in the Togolese city of...
(ACI Africa) Salesian entity facilitates self-sustainability initiatives for Catholic school in Eritrea
June 19, 2021ASMARA, Eritrea June 19, 2021 (Excerpt) The U.S.-based development arm of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), Salesian Missions, is facilitating self-sustainability initiatives at the Don Bosco Technical School in Dekemhare, a town located some 25 miles Southeast of...
(Catholic News Service) COVID-19 robbed refugees ‘of the little that they had,’ says Salesian
September 24, 2020PALABEK REFUGEE CAMP, Uganda Sept. 24, 2020 (Excerpt) Carrying her hungry baby on her back in the traditional African baby wrap, 38-year-old Adol Majok struggled in the long line of people waiting to get food rations and other essential items distributed by Catholic groups. “My children are...