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In August 2008, the Salesian head in Australia, Fr Frank Moloney SDB, apologised to victims of a former priest Paul Evans convicted of a series of offences. Evans was a Salesian priest when the offences occurred at Boys' Town in Sydney in the 1980s. He was legally and canonically removed from the Order in 1991. [15]
The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (Latin: Societas Sancti Francisci Salesii), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in 1859 by the Italian priest John Bosco to help poor and migrant youngsters during the Industrial Revolution.
Fr. Stephen Whelan, SDB Stephen Whelan was the editor of Salesian Bulletin in 1997. Civil suit filed in 2003 by a man alleging abuse, including rape, by Fr. Whelan when he was a student at Salesian High School (Richmond, California) from 1969 to the early 1970s. Whelan's accuser said Brother Sal Billante, SDB witnessed the abuse and said nothing.
Before donating, vet the charity first to make sure it’s not a scam. A few places to find information on charities are Give.org, CharityNavigator, CharityWatch and GuideStar, the AARP reported.
December is a big month for charitable giving, for humanitarian and tax reasons. But not every "Will You Give" call or card is legit. Nationally, complaints about scams are up by 8.6%. The Federal ...
Know the charity, and whether the person collecting is a staff member or works for a third party. The heart of these campaigns is soliciting recurring donations, so make sure that what's on the ...
Don Braga, at the age of 40, was called to replace the Salesian Provincial, Fr Canazei, who was elected as bishop. The Salesian missions in China under his leadership brought forth orphanages and schools in Macao and in Hong Kong arose five large and modern schools with a student population of about 10,000 students.
Charity fraud, also known as a donation scam, is the act of using deception to obtain money from people who believe they are donating to a charity.Often, individuals or groups will present false information claiming to be a charity or associated with one, and then ask potential donors for contributions to this non-existent charity.