(San Francisco, California) – The Salesians of Don Bosco USA Western Province accompany more than 30,000 youth each year through our schools, camps, youth centers, parishes, and leadership programs. A gift today will help ensure every young person, especially the poor and most at-risk, has a safe place to learn, grow, and know they are loved. Join us and make an impact that lasts far … Continue reading This Giving Tuesday – Change a Life
By Susanna Carillo, Salesian Cooperator – (Bellflower, California) – On November 23, 2025, the St. Dominic Savio community of Salesian Cooperators (Spanish-speaking) gathered with love and gratitude to celebrate a Memorial Mass for their dear friends who now rest in God’s peace. The community honored the lives of Fr. Avelino Lorenzo, SDB, and their brother and sister Cooperators—Belia Polanco, Julio Pinchinatti, Benito Trujillo, Ana Garcia, and Mariano Morante. Family and friends … Continue reading Memorial Mass for Fr. Avelino Lorenzo, SDB, and Salesian Cooperators
By Jonah McKeown, Staff Reporter, Catholic News Agency – (Indianapolis, Indiana) – At a press conference Friday following Pope Leo XIV’s historic “digital visit” with 16,000 young people at the National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis, leaders and young participants praised Pope Leo’s warmth, humility, authenticity, and pastoral clarity, highlighting his central message: a personal relationship with Jesus is essential. “Walking up on that stage felt like history. It … Continue reading “It Felt Like History:” Teens, Organizers on Cloud Nine after Live Dialogue with Pope Leo
(ANS – Bkerké) – For his last event on the first full day in Lebanon, December 1, Pope Leo XIV met with young people in Bkerké, Lebanon. The event began with the testimonies of volunteers and young people, before two more asked the Holy Father questions. Then Pope Leo XIV urges them not to give into despair, rather to cultivate friendships rooted in genuine love and … Continue reading Pope to Young People: There is Still Time to Dream, Plan, and Do Good
By JC Montenegro, PhD – (Los Angeles, California) – Every day at the Salesian Family Youth Center, I walk alongside children and young people. I see their joy, their talents, their fears, and the world they are growing up in. And one thing is increasingly obvious: cellphones have taken a central place in their lives, so central that many of them cannot imagine life without … Continue reading Creating Phone-Free Spaces for Kids’ Well-Being
(Duaca, Venezuela) – November 2025 – The First National Meeting of Leaders in Oratories and Youth Centers in the Salesian Province of Venezuela (VEN) was held from November 28-30. The event, held at the Domingo Savio Youth Centre in Duaca, offered a space to strengthen the identity and mission of this Salesian youth network. Under the motto “Like the Father and Me, We are One, … Continue reading National Meeting of Salesian Youth Movement Leaders in Venezuela
