(MissionNewsire) World Youth Day, an international gathering of the youth of the Catholic Church in a week-long celebration of faith, was held in Krakow, Poland July 25 – 31, 2016. More than 500,000 youth from around the globe gathered in Krakow in celebration with more
(MissionNewsire) The Bosco Tea Project, funded by Anma Integrated Development Association (AIDA), the development wing of the Dimapur Province of the Salesians of Don Bosco, was developed in 2008 to help tea garden laborers in Assam, India, a state in northeastern India known for its
(MissionNewsire) Salesian missionaries are launching an organic cocoa plantation in Ginatilan, Cebu, an island province in the Philippines consisting of the main island itself and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The new project will be built on 500 square meters of land and is expected
(MissionNewsire) A young student from a home for abandoned and runaway youth operated by Don Bosco Anbu Illam was recently reunited with his parents after more than nine years. According to an article by The Hindu. Muhammed (alias Faiz Hussein) went missing from the Chennai
(MissionNewsire) Salesian missionaries have made it their mission to help youth in the Marconi quarter within the city of Montevideo, Uruguay’s capital and largest city. Because of the high crime rate, violence and drugs, even police seldom venture to the area. And due to this
(MissionNewsire) Youth in programs with the Laura Vicuna Pro Education Foundation in San Salvador, the capital city of El Salvador, have access to better nutrition thanks to an ongoing partnership between Salesian Missions and Feed My Starving Children, a non-profit Christian organization committed to, “feeding
(MissionNewsire) A fragile truce has been declared by both sides in the struggle for power in South Sudan after days of fighting erupted coinciding with the country’s fifth anniversary of independence from Sudan. On Monday, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir demanded an immediate end to
(MissionNewswire) The Don Bosco Center in Ciudad Bolivar, one of the most dangerous areas of Colombia’s capital city of Bogotá, recently relaunched their Pacto Motor’s programs. The program is made possible through Salesian missionaries’ collaboration with the District Secretariat for Economic Development of the City
(MissionNewsire) The Association of Damas Salesianas has been working to address the needs of children and their families in Puerto Chalaco, a district in the city of Callao, a major seaport in Peru. Recently, the Peruvian government declared Callao an emergency zone because of the
(MissionNewsire) A primary school in Khartoum, the capital and second largest city of Sudan, operated by Salesian Sisters from the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, provides education and social development services to 400 children. Nearly 80 percent of the students in the school are