SPECIAL REPORTS
(ANS – New Rochelle) - Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in honoring World AIDS Day celebrated each year on Dec. 1. The day is held to honor AIDS victims and focuses on prevention and treatment issues surrounding HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).
(ANS – New Rochelle) - Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins humanitarian organizations and countries around the globe in recognizing World Children’s Day, also known as Universal Children’s Day. Celebrated each year on Nov. 20, the day was established in 1954 to promote international togetherness and awareness on children’s issues worldwide. To date, 194 countries have signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and are bound by international law to ensure it is implemented.
(ANS – New Rochelle) -Top of Form Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joins Catholic organizations around the globe in honoring World Day of the Poor. The day, celebrated on Nov. 19, will be the 7th celebration of the day. This day was established by Pope Francis in 2016 at the end of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in honor of the poor.
(ANS – Marseilles) – Marseilles is undoubtedly a Salesian city where Don Bosco's presence is strong. For three years now, there has been a group called the Steering Committee which brings together the Directors of Social Action Centres (members of the Don Bosco Action Sociale - DBAS network) and those from the schools, under Salesian supervision. It is a solid network that can strengthen and develop teamwork at several levels and that has decided to produce a brochure to present the richness of the Salesian presence in Marseilles. This effort is being carried out by the Don Bosco High School in Marseilles.