Community News

July 30 aims to raise awareness, protect rights. 

Project focuses on youth vulnerable to educational exclusion. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 28, 2026) Salesian missionaries with Don Bosco Academy, located in Nalgonda, a city in Telangana, India, received donor funding to support 525 youth through education and career guidance. The donor funding came from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Project addresses severe energy crisis. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 27, 2026) Salesian sisters in Cuba* were able to install a photovoltaic solar power system and repair energy infrastructure in the communities they serve thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. This project addressed the severe energy crisis and structural decay across four targeted Salesian communities.

Project improves sanitation with toilets, showers for youth. 

Province one of newest Salesian provinces in the world. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 20, 2026) Salesian missionaries in the St. Artemide Zatti Province of Tanzania have the funding for construction of a new provincial house thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The project is partially finished with construction still underway.

Join the Alliance to End Human Trafficking for a one-hour webinar on July 30 at 2 p.m. EST exploring the intersection of human trafficking and the foster care system. Youth involved in foster care are among the populations most vulnerable to trafficking due to factors such as instability, trauma, and lack of support networks. This webinar will examine the realities facing children and youth in foster care, identify risk factors that traffickers exploit, and discuss policies, practices, and community-based solutions that can better protect vulnerable young people.

Salesians offer more than 1,000 vocational, technical, professional and agricultural schools. 

The Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery of Duluth, Minnesota, are seeking a Director of Hospitality and Retreat Services to lead retreat and guest services ministry at its Center for Spirituality & Enrichment. This position serves as the primary contact for retreat scheduling, accommodations, and hospitality, ensuring a welcoming and organized experience for all Monastery guests. The Director promotes Benedictine hospitality while supporting the mission and ministry of the Monastery through meaningful retreat and guest experiences.

Project ensures continuity of community events. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 14, 2026) Salesian missionaries renovated the electrical system and installed an air conditioning system in the auditorium of the Salesian Center in Porto Velho, Brazil, thanks to donor funding. Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, provided the funding that made the project possible.

Wall improves safety for more than 600 students and staff. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 13, 2026) Salesian missionaries improved the safety of the Don Bosco School in the village of Andaung Chen, located in the Battambang Province of Cambodia, by building a wall around the school perimeter. Donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, made the project possible.

Catholic Sisters Unite in Prayer to Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki Victims, Call for Nuclear Abolition

37 religious organizations join annual commemoration growing each year since 2024

What began two years ago as a small gathering of faith-filled voices has become a powerful annual witness to peace. On Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 6:00 pm CDT, the Franciscan Peace Center and the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration will host their third annual Hiroshima Nagasaki Prayer Service via Zoom and open to all.

The Alliance to End Human Trafficking and the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd have been raising awareness of the dangers of human trafficking and the bipartisan legislative solutions that Congress should easily take to reduce and prevent human trafficking in the U.S. and support survivors. 

New chapels benefit 110 youth. 

Project promotes responsible use of technology. 

Funding ensures continuity of technical educational services for youth. 

Remote village faces gaps in essential services. 

Shipment includes books, bicycles and clothing. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 22, 2026) — The Alliance to End Human Trafficking today was joined by the Jesuit Conference’s Office of Justice and ecology, dozens of Catholic sisters, anti-trafficking advocates, survivor leaders, and other Catholic leaders in urging the Senate Leadership to address provisions in H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, that could weaken safeguards against illicit finance and create vulnerabilities that traffickers and other criminal actors may exploit.

Fiat Ministries cultivates an authentic culture of discernment for young women by inspiring them to say yes to God's call.

Community has 120 residents, most of them youth. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 23, 2026) Salesian missionaries have a new chapel in Tsorépré, a Xavante Indigenous village located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, thanks to donor funding. The funding came from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Salesians ensure access to education and technical skills training. 

Project impacts 400 youth who participate in programs. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 22, 2026) Salesian missionaries have been able to complete comprehensive maintenance on a swimming pool at the Bosconia Center in Piura, Peru. The project was made possible thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Recipients include people who are internally displaced, children.