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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. 

On Wednesday, June 17, 2026, the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn., held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the building of their new monastery. The ceremony included a blessing of the ground with holy water, recognition, groundbreaking and the sisters’ traditional blessing song sung over the team who will build the monastery. More than 100 invited guests representing the building and design teams, community partners and monastery supporters joined the monastic community for the celebration.

Funding also provides medicines, balanced nutrition. 

The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) accompanies priests, brothers, sisters, and those discerning, living, or supporting consecrated life through programs, resources, and community. Communication initiatives are a primary means by which we stay connected to and serve our members—and we’re looking for someone passionate about this work and the flourishing of religious life.  

The Communications Coordinator supports the Conference’s mission by leading the planning, production, and distribution of key organizational communications. 

Chapel impacts community spiritually and socially. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 16, 2026) Salesian missionaries had the donor funding for a new chapel dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist in Guragalam, a village located in the Shali Gouraram Mandal of the Nalgonda District in Telangana State, India. The funding came from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco.

Don Bosco Fambul is one of Sierra Leone’s leading child-welfare organizations. 

Day brings attention to global extent of child labor. 

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (June 12, 2026) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in honoring World Day Against Child Labor. The day has been celebrated on June 12 since 2002, and it brings attention to the global extent of child labor and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it.

SAGINAW, Mich. — June 11, 2026 — The Board of the Catholic Community Foundation of Mid‑Michigan approved more than $330,000 in annual designated disbursements at their June 9 meeting to support Catholic parishes, schools and ministries across the Diocese of Saginaw.