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Mercy by the Sea is delighted to announce its 2027 Spring Sabbatical Program for Women Religious. This is a time for rest, prayer and reflection, solitude, and community with sisters from various geographies and religious communities.

IT'S A BETHANY BRUNCH! Single Catholic women are invited on Saturday Nov. 7, 2026 from 9:00am to 12:00 noon for a morning of prayer, reflection, and discernment with religious Sisters. Our virtual presenter will be Sr. Dede Byrne, POSC, subject of the book Sister, Soldier, Surgeon, and Sisters from several other communities will serve on the panel--including both active and cloistered congregations!

September 23, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – In the presence of members of the Greater Lenawee Chamber of Commerce, Sisters, Co-workers, and friends, the ribbon was cut marking the public opening of the new History and Archive Center on the Motherhouse campus.

During the September 21, 2026, event, visitors toured the new facility, which features an extensive history exhibit, archive, facilities for private historical research, and offices for Co-workers who manage the archive and exhibit. The building also includes an outdoor patio and kitchenette.

School Sisters of Notre Dame have been inviting young adults to online evening prayer for six years

RWANDA: 2 Don Bosco centers construct new sanitation facilities thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions

Initiative improves hygiene to prevent spread of disease. 

RWANDA: 2 Don Bosco centers construct new sanitation facilities thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions

Initiative improves hygiene to prevent spread of disease. 

WEST AFRICA: Salesian missionaries help 19 students with business plans thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions

Students receive mentoring as they facilitate businesses. 

Day celebrated on Sept. 8 to advance literacy agenda. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 8, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in celebrating International Literacy Day. Celebrated each year on Sept. 8, the day was launched in 1967 to “remind the public of the importance of literacy as a matter of dignity and human rights and to advance the literacy agenda towards a more literate and sustainable society.”

Students receive mentoring as they facilitate businesses. 

UN has recognized importance of eradicating poverty in all forms. 

Director accesses specialized training in US. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 1, 2026) The Salesian Province of West and North Africa was able to increase the institutional capacity of the planning and development office thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Project benefits students, teachers in Yanomami community. 

August 26, 2026, Adrian, Michigan – On behalf of Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates, the General Council issued the following statement, decrying the Trump Administration’s recent tariffs and declaration of economic war against Canada, the long-time friend and neighbor of the United States.

As women of faith, our two Gospel imperatives are love of God and love of neighbor. 

As the International Day of Peace (September 21), Campaign Nonviolence Action Days (September 21–October 2), and the Season of Creation (September 1-October 4) approach, the Franciscan Peace Center is inviting congregations, organizations, and individuals to mark the occasion with a newly published resource guide: a rich collection of ways to pray, reflect, play, create, read, watch, listen, advocate, explore, and connect around the work of peace and nonviolence.

The Sisters of Bon Secours USA will hold a Wine & Wonder fundraiser featuring a wine flight, food and live music. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Sisters of Bon Secours Stone House at the Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center at 1525 Marriottsville Road in Marriottsville.

Reliable electricity, security now in place. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 17, 2026) Salesians at St. Artemide Zatti Chapel, located in Kabwe, Zambia, were able to complete renovations thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Salesians were able to seal the roof, install security bars on the windows and add solar lights.

Day is celebrated Aug. 19. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 19, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Humanitarian Day. Celebrated every year on Aug. 19, World Humanitarian Day honors the humanitarian efforts worldwide that support people in crisis.

Students and youth participating in programs to benefit. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 18, 2026) Salesian missionaries were able to complete construction of a Salesian residence and perimeter fence in Ogidi, Anambra state of Nigeria, thanks to donor funds. The funding came from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Aug. 12 raises awareness of issues affecting young people around the globe. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 12, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing International Youth Day. Celebrated each year on Aug. 12, International Youth Day was established by the United Nations to raise awareness of issues affecting young people around the world.

Program impacts youth who are vulnerable, at risk. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 11, 2026) Salesian missionaries operating the Children’s Home, part of Don Bosco Makululu, located in Kabwe, Zambia, had donor funding for its feeding program thanks to Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The program impacted orphans and youth who are vulnerable or at risk.

What began two years ago as a small gathering of faith-filled voices has become a powerful annual witness to peace. On August 6, 2026, the Franciscan Peace Center, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa, and the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration hosted a prayer service marking the anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Farm provides food to youth, income for Children’s Home. 

Majority of students face socio-economic challenges. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 4, 2026) Salesian missionaries in Rwanda were able to provide startup toolkits for youth who are vulnerable in three Don Bosco vocational and technical training schools thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Full-time nurse provides healthcare services. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 3, 2026) Salesian missionaries with the Don Bosco Girls Hostel, located in Nalgonda, a city in Telangana, India, received donor funding to provide 150 girls who are marginalized with nutritional support. The donor funding came from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

On Aug. 2 in Mary of the Angels Chapel, the Solemnity of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula, Bridget Peterson was welcomed into the candidacy phase. This is the first step in the process to become a Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration.