A five-truck convoy arrived on January 26th in Port-au-Prince from La Vega for distribution in Pétion-Ville and Carrefour-Thorland. Commodities included food stuffs (2 trucks), potable water (2 trucks), and medications and clothing (1). All relief items were purchased in the Dominican Republic. The 300,000 chlorine tablets reported on earlier were delivered in Port-au-Prince on the …
Fr. Mark Hyde Reports from the Dominican Republic Read More »
From Rome Fr. Julian Fox: In Haiti, there is yet another twist to the disaster which unfolded on January 12. Under the rubble of the archbishop’s quarters (he died amid that rubble) lie the archdiocesan communications structures, all now destroyed: Radio and Télé Soleil. The station manager for Radio Soleil is Hubert Mesidor, a young …
Developing countries, communications, earthquakes — a Salesian contribution Read More »
(ANS – Rome) – Two great sporting champions — Danilo Gallinari, the best Italian basketball player in the National Basketball Association, and Rino Gattuso, a midfield player who has helped write the history of Italian soccer over the last 15 years – have come together as spokesmen for the International Volunteers for Development (VIS) in …
VIS spokesmen Danilo Gallinari and Rino Gattuso launch appeal for Salesians in Haiti Read More »
(ANS – Rome) – The statistical data of the Salesian Society as of Dec. 31, 2009, was presented publicly on January 25. There are 15,952 Salesians in the world (including bishops and novices). A study of these statistics was among the subjects dealt with by the General Council at the end of their winter plenary …
Salesian GHQ – 15,952 Salesians Worldwide, 130 Countries Read More »
