A Mission of Faith, Joy & ServiceAcross our schools, youth centers, camps, parishes, and leadership programs, we accompany more than 30,000 young people each year in California and Laredo, Texas.Watch Video
The Salesians of Don Bosco educate and accompany young people in need through our Salesian Schools, Salesian Youth Centers & Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs, Summer Camp Programs, and Youth Retreat Centers.
To educate and provide opportunities for young people – especially the poorest and most at-risk – to help them become upright-contributing members of society; people of good faith and values. ABOUT OUR EDUCATIVE PASTORAL SYSTEM
By Anthony Rodriguez, Communications Editorial Staff (Aptos, California) – A Salesian priest’s ministry is not always confined to a parish, school, or retreat center. Sometimes it means traveling 30...
(ANS – Berkeley, CA – November 11, 2026) – The Salesian Center for Ongoing Formation in Berkeley (SFCB), located in the Province of St. Andrew (SUO), has released the first English edition of Volume...
(ANS – Lima – November 12, 2026) – Wednesday, November 11, 2026, is a date that will remain in the history of the Salesian Family in Peru. Indeed, during the first appointments on his agenda in Lima...
(ANS – Rome – November 13, 2026) – From November 9–12, 2026, the Salesian Youth Ministry Global Team met at the Sacred Heart Community in Rome, coordinated by the General Councilor for Youth Ministry,
(ANS – Rome – November 12, 2026) – On Wednesday, November 11, the Salesian Headquarters in Rome hosted a roundtable discussion titled “The First Missionary Steps in South America.” The event...
(ANS – Rome – November 13, 2026) – On the evening of November 12, 2026, during the session of the General Council that began on October 26, Fr. Hugo Orozco Sánchez, General Councilor for the...
(ANS – Hyderabad – November 13, 2026) – The Salesians of Don Bosco, Hyderabad Province, launched the Don Bosco AI Academy on Wednesday, November 11, in partnership with SARKTEK to equip young people...
By Fr. Mike Mendl, SDB (Charleston, South Carolina – November 10, 2026) – Father James Aloysius McKenna, SDB, died in Charleston, S.C., at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, after a month-long...
(Berkeley, California) – From Sunday, November 8, to Tuesday, November 10, 2026, the Salesian Center for Ongoing Formation in Berkeley (SFCB) hosted the new seminar program for new directors, an...
By Christina Mendoza The months of September and October were filled with wonderful moments, activities, and accomplishments throughout the Salesian Family Youth Center (SFYC)! Here is a look at what...