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Sister Cynthia Bundi, CSJP, professed her First Vows on November 1, 2026 (All Saints’ Day), during the 11:00 a.m. Eucharist at St. Mary-on-the-Lake Chapel in Bellevue, Washington.

Appeal enables donors to turn $1 donation into $20 of critical nutrition. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 4, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, has launched its Annual Food Distribution Appeal, enabling donors to multiply their gift many times over by turning a $1 donation into $20 of critical nutrition.

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Chapel accommodates 150 worshippers, resolves overcrowding. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 3, 2026) Don Bosco Green Park (formerly Don Bosco Hospitality Center), located in Kicukiro in the southeastern part of Kigali, Rwanda, has a new chapel thanks to donor funding. The funding was provided by Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Families rely on center for academic support, safe afterschool supervision. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Nov. 11, 2026) Don Bosco Community Center, located in Port Chester, New York, received donor funding to help support education and nutrition programs from November 2025 to July 2026. The funding came from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

In July 2026, Saint Benedict’s Monastery in St.

The Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn., hosted their second-annual Empty Bowls: A Gathering of Hope event in St. Joseph on Saturday, October 10. More than 330 people attended and raised $6,801.50 for the St.

Meals distributed to Salesian schools, programs. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 26, 2026) Youth and families in communities in Madagascar had access to better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, and Feed My Starving Children, a nonprofit Christian organization committed to “feeding God’s children hungry in body and spirit.”

Project enables girls to remain in school under better conditions. 

Community members help to build chapel. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 20, 2026) St. Anthony Chapel in the village of Paneery New Line, located in the Udalguri district of Assam, India, has been completed thanks to donor funding. The funding was provided by Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. With the completed construction, parishioners are using the new chapel.

Project aids pastoral training, youth education. 

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT), represented by Executive Director Katie Boller Gosewisch, participated in the 2026 G20 Interfaith Forum, held October 15–17 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The gathering brought together faith leaders, policymakers, scholars, and nonprofit representatives to discuss global challenges, including human trafficking, hunger, mental health, and education.

Programs include agriculture activities, feeding youth.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 16, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins the international community and organizations around the globe in honoring World Food Day. Celebrated each year on Oct. 16, the day was established to bring attention to the plight of people in the world who are hungry and undernourished while providing an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the complex solutions for ending hunger.

Day recognizes critical role, contribution of rural women. 

Salesian programs encourage advanced education, skills training. 

Project is part of the Salesian Missions ‘Clean Water Initiative’. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct 6, 2026) Salesian missionaries with the Don Bosco Pre-novitiate, located in Korhogo, Ivory Coast, have clean water thanks to a project funded by the Salesian Missions “Clean Water Initiative”. Salesian Missions is the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Priorities include aligning training with employment needs. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Oct. 5, 2026) Salesian missionaries were able to improve educational support for youth and young adults through the VIA Don Bosco program, located in Mimboman, Yaoundé, Cameroon. The project was made possible thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Day celebrated Oct. 5 to honor role of teachers in lives of students. 

The Kino Border Initiative (KBI) is hiring a Sister to join the Education and Advocacy Team as a Moblization Specialist. / La Iniciativa Fronteriza Kino (KBI) está buscando una hermana para incorporarse al Equipo de Educación y Defensa como especialista en movilización.

Project leads to increase in enrollment. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept. 28, 2026) The Laura-Vicuna Preschool, located in Mansa, Zambia, has a new school hall thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The funding was utilized for the construction of a kitchen, dining room, sleeping room and bathroom.

Pope Leo XIV entitles his annual message as “Even just one of these children”. 

Goal to increase school attendance, achievement. 

Programs help youth develop confidence, contribute to peaceful environments. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Sept 21, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing the International Day of Peace, observed on Sept. 21 each year. The United Nations General Assembly declared the International Day of Peace as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples.

Chapel to meet needs of growing Catholic community. 

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