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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. 

Discernment Retreat

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.