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The public is invited to join Saint Benedict’s Monastery, St. Joseph, Minn., and Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minn., for a Benedictine Pilgrimage of Hope on Saturday, September 6. The pilgrimage will begin at 2 p.m. in Sacred Heart Chapel at Saint Benedict’s Monastery.

125 people benefit, including youth in formation.

New seating brings dignity, comfort to people in 3 churches.

Salesians provide direct support of basic needs, training for a better future.

Project combines educational support, psychological care and social activities.

Salesians drill borewell, install tank and solar pump.

School to educate 250 students, with young girls a priority.

Project impacts more than 2,000 youth across Salesian centers and programs.

Tools to enhance the quality and inclusivity of training.

Students from families facing reduced income as result of conflict.

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (June 10, 2025) Salesians in Nazareth, Israel, were able to provide scholarships and psychosocial support for youth thanks in part to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project was funded through the Don Bosco Network with support given by several Salesian organizations including Salesian Missions.

The Benedictine Nuns at the Monastery of the Immaculate Conception at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Ireland, will be extending the celebration of their founder's feast day to more than a week this July.

They will be participating in St. Benedict's Week from July 5-13, offering a variety of presentations and opportunities for prayer to those who visit the estate where the historical Kylemore Abbey attracts thousands of visitors each year.

Salesians adding environmental education, activities to curriculum.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 5, 2025) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Environment Day held annually on June 5. The day will focus on ending plastic pollution and reinforce the global commitment made in 2022 to end plastic pollution through a global plastic pollution treaty.

Meals help families face significant economic challenges.

Salesian missionaries around the globe work to ensure youth are safe, have basic needs met.

Salesians rely on donor support to address food insecurity at camp.

The Medical Mission Sisters of the North India Unit and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Patna Province, marked 25 years of collaboration in the healing ministry at Kurji Holy Family Hospital in Patna on April 24, 2025. The event recognized a major milestone for the Church in Bihar, India.

3 Salesian schools receive donation.

Students have more energy, can better engage with studies.

Shipments delivered to 3 Salesian centers.

MARYKNOLL MONARCH INITIATIVE AT THE BORDERLAND OF EL PASO, TX

By Sr. Esperanza Principio, MM

2025 is 30th anniversary of observance day.

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The Alliance To End Human Trafficking is hosting a webinar on child labor in the United States on World Day Against Child Labor on June 12 at 12 p.m. EST. Panelists Estelle Davis, Esq., assistant director of the Bureau of Refugee Services, Human Trafficking Response, Nina Mast with the Economic Policy Institute and Child Labor Trafficking Survivor Advocates Alex Herring and Hope Holly Lloyd will share their stories, expertise and solutions on this atrocity that not only happens abroad but in our communities.

Mission Hostel provides accommodations for 60 youth.

Fundraising appeal runs through the end of June 2025.