Salesian missionaries in Sabama, Papua New Guinea, brought together 50 participants for a session on gender-based violence held on March 8 at the Mary Help of Christians Parish. The session, led by Lucy Lavu, family life coordinator at the Archdiocese of Port Moresby, celebrated International
Salesian missionaries are providing aid and support for people as violence continues to escalate in South Sudan*. Tensions have now reached the capital of Juba, where several explosions have been reported. Fear of a new surge in violence is driving thousands of people to flee
Students from the Salesian Agronomic Institute’s missionary club have taken their service beyond the school and are helping people in their community in the Paute canton in Ecuador. Every Saturday, these students visit the Antonio Granda Centeno Nursing Home, where they share moments of joy
Salesian missionaries in the St. John Community, located in Lusaka, Zambia, created the Don Bosco Farm to enhance learning experiences for students thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. The farm will also provide nutritional support for students and Salesians.
Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Myanmar* are working to support people impacted by the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28. While their centers in Mandalay suffered damage, Salesians were responding to community needs in the immediate aftermath offering much-needed support.
Pope Francis had close ties to the Salesians of Don Bosco (MissionNewswire) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the Salesian Family and the international community of Catholics in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. Although a Jesuit priest, the pope
Bosco Education & Skill Training Center for Women, part of the Konkan Development Society in the Gadag district, Karnataka, India, offered skills training to vulnerable women thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions. There were 290 women who took part in the training.
The Don Bosco Network in India, part of BREADS – Bangalore Rural Education and Development Society, joined with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in a nationwide campaign to combat child labor. The Pan-India Rescue and Rehabilitation Campaign 2.0, which ran from Jan.
Mission Don Bosco, the Salesian Solidarity Fund of the Saint Anthony Province of the Salesians in Portugal, has recently launched the “A Gesture for Madagascar” campaign to respond to Salesians who are facing a humanitarian crisis following the passage of Tropical Cyclone Honde. The initiative
Salesians in Bethlehem were able to organize Christmas events in 2024, thanks in part to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Additional funding for the events was received from Opera Don Bosco in Milan, Italy.