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NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug 12, 2024) 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.

On August 21, 2024 the Sisters of Christian Charity will celebrate the 175th anniversary of their Founding in Paderborn, Germany.  Mother Pauline von Mallinckrodt, together with three other Sisters, were invested in the parish Church in Paderborn on August 21, 1849.  On this coming anniversary there will be a special Holy Mass celebrated for the occasion in the same Church.   Sisters are arriving from North and South America to join the German Sisters at the celebration.   A new reliquary will be installed in the parish Church near her memorial portrait.  

The Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary – Eastern American Area have selected a new area leader and councilors effective August 1, 2024.

On Sunday, August 4, the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary – Eastern American Area celebrated Sister Fernanda Moreira’s 100^th birthday at Marymount Convent in Tarrytown, New York, with a Mass celebrated by Father Senan Taylor, OFM Cap, followed by a birthday toast and festive luncheon in the convent's Scavullo Room.

Sister Meg Earsley took the next step in religious life with the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, renewing her vows on Aug. 2, Feast of the Portiuncula. Sister Meg joined FSPA in 2018, entered the novitiate stage in 2019 and professed first vows in 2021. Her renewal marks a step toward professing final vows with the congregation.

Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Eileen McKenzie recently found herself sharing a story with an audience of influence: members of the United States Congress.

The account is true for uncounted people in migration who seek asylum in the United States. Many, instead of entering into safety and opportunity, find themselves at the intersection of migration and human trafficking.

On Aug. 1, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration gathered in Mary of the Angels Chapel to celebrate 146 years of perpetual adoration, our sacred tradition that started in 1878. Sister Joanne Moeller read from “A Chapter of Franciscan History,” written by Sister Mileta Ludwig explaining the scene from the day adoration began. “...Aug. 1, 1878 was to mark the date of the most significant religious event in the history of the congregation. No effort was spared in making preparations.

Through meditation and song, the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Frankfort, Illinois, will celebrate the 800th Anniversary of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi on Sunday, September 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. The celebration will be held in Queen of Angels Chapel at the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters, 9201 W St. Francis Road. Those attending are welcome to stroll the grounds of St. Francis Woods before or after this free event. No registration is necessary.

Catholic sisters walk with people in migration all over the world. We accompany people at the Nogales, Arizona / Mexico border by meeeting their basic needs, listening and advocating for their rights. We invite sisters to accompany us in a special month-long program that takes place 4 times a year: March, April, September and October.  This program, Catholic Sisters Walking with Migrants, is sponsored by the Kino Border Initiative and funded through the Hilton foundation.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 30, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, United Nations member states adopted a resolution that designated July 30 as the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day aims to raise awareness about the victims of human trafficking and promote and protect their rights.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 23, 2024) Top of Form Salesians in Ghana had the support they need to facilitate pastoral work and social programs thanks to donor funding from Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco. The St. Joseph Province in Ashaiman received funding to purchase a car so that Salesians could travel among the Salesian centers in Ghana, Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast.

On August 6, 2024, women religious across the country will join in a virtual prayer service to commemorate the tragic events of August 6 and 9, 1945, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. The event is being organized by the Franciscan Peace Center, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis, Clinton, Iowa on the anniversary of these bombings that resulted in the deaths of over 200,000 people and marks a somber chapter in human history.

Amityville Dominican Sister Carol Radosti Helps to Grow a Blossoming Ministry at St. Rose in Massapequa!

In 60 containers at St. Rome of Lima Parish, Massapequa, NY, green plants are bursting forth such as bush beans and basil; peppers and parsley! The garden was started under the leadership of Amityville Dominican Sister Carol Radosti, who is the Co-Coordinator of the Parish Social Ministry.

The succulent staples of fresh food grown on parish grounds supplement the other supplies offered at the St. Rose of Lima Outreach Center.

The Sisters of St.

SINGLE POST-COLLEGE-AGE YOUNG ADULT CATHOLIC WOMEN: Do you feel pressured by society's expectations? Unsure of your direction in life? Stuck in your discernment?This weekend is for you!  

Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur U.S. East-West Province Transition New Leadership Team

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 15, 2024) Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and the international community in celebrating World Youth Skills Day, celebrated on July 15 each year since 2014. The United Nations designated the day as a way to bring greater awareness of the importance of technical and vocational education and training, as well as the development of other skills relevant to both local and global economies.

Adrian Dominican Sisters Issue Statement in Response

to Assassination Attempt on Former President Trump

July 14, 2024, Adrian, Michigan – On behalf of the Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates, the Congregation’s General Council issued the following statement in response to the attempted assassination of Former President Donald J. Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania July 13, 2024.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (July 10, 2024) Youth in Salesian programs in Timor-Leste have access to better nutrition through a new year-long project that has launched thanks to a partnership with the Don Bosco Foundation Timor-Leste; Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco; and Rise Against Hunger, an international humanitarian organization growing a global movement to end hunger.

Clinton, IA – Six Clinton Franciscan Sisters will celebrate their Jubilee, the anniversary of their entrance into religious life, this July. Sisters Ruth Cox, Teresa Kunkel, Joan Theiss, Mary Lou Carlson, Gael Gensler, and Jacqueline Herrmann have a combined 390 years of service to God’s people.

Jubilee Mass will be held Saturday, July 27, at 10:30 a.m. at Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Clinton with Father Michael Schaab of the Diocese of Peoria presiding. The public is welcome to attend. A private luncheon will follow.

70 years

The Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Frankfort, Illinois, installed a new leadership team this June. Called to serve and pictured are (l-r): Sr. Lovina Francis Pammit, 3rd Councilor; Sr. Iaci Araujo de Miranda, 4th Councilor; Sr. Mary Elizabeth Imler, General Community Leader; Sr. Genevieve Raupp, 2nd Councilor; and Sr. Christina Fuller, Vicaress.

The newly elected team is responsible for fulfilling the 2024-2029 Mandatum, which applies to both our Sisters in the United States and Brazil:

The Catholic Sisters Walking with Migrants program is now accepting applications for the September and October cohorts. This program is sponsored by Kino Border Initiative and funded through the Hilton foundation. 

Salesians also provide direct support of basic needs for refugees and internally displaced people.

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration delight in the celebration of our 2024 jubilarians — vowed Franciscan women centered in Eucharist, committed to be loving presence through prayer, witness and service.

This year's celebrants — diamond jubilarians — include members of the Class of 1954, honored for 70 years as Catholic sisters: Sisters Malinda Gerke, Rachel Kiefer, Marie Kyle and Dolores Lilla.  Also celebrated are members of the Class of 1964, honored for 60 years as Catholic sisters: Sisters Mary Becker and Karen Flottmeier.