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MINDANAO – PHILIPPINES: Powerful earthquake
Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, 2026, significant damage was reported across several areas in Mindanao. Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, and seventh-most populous island in the world. It is located in the s…
PARMA - MOTHER HOUSE: CELEBRATION FOR THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GROUP “GAMS”
Thursday, June 4th, 2026, the Gruppo Amici dei Missionari Saveriani (GAMS, Group Friends of the Xaverian Missionaries) marked its 90-year anniversary with a Eucharistic celebration in St Guido Maria Conforti Shrine followed by a reception. The 3:30 p.m. Eucharistic celebration was attended by the B…
MONZA - MILAN – PIME INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY: “A time of grace and training”
From September 16th, 2025, to June 5th, 2026, at the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) we spent an intense time of study, encounter and growth. That period proved to be more than just an academic experience: it was a journey that gradually broadened the horizons of our minds and hear…
BEIRA, MOZAMBIQUE: THE MURDER OF THE APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR
The Catholic Church in Mozambique and the Consolata Missionaries are mourning for the death of Msgr. Osório Citora Afonso, IMC, Bishop of Quelimane Diocese and Apostolic Administrator of the Archdiocese of Beira, who was murdered Today, June 6th, 2026.
The news has caused shock and grief throughou…
BUKAVU – DRC: ‘Here is some news about our life here in Bukavu’
Here in Bukavu, everything is calm, even though people are feeling the effects of the ongoing war: high unemployment, rising prices, and trade within the country made dangerous by the numerous checkpoints set up by various armed groups. However, people are showing great resilience. Walking through…
DIOCESE OF FORLÌ-BERTINORO: ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
On Friday, June 5, 2026, the diocesan family of Forlì-Bertinoro celebrated the anniversaries of several priests together with their bishop, Livio Corazza. Among them were two of our confreres from the Xaverian community of San Pietro in Vincoli: Fr Luigi Brioni (65th anniversary of priestly ordinat…
JUNE 11, 1902 –JUNE 11, 2026: A DATE DEAR TO THE XAVERIAN FAMILY
A small group of confreres living in Rome - together with Fr Polash Henry Gomes sx, who had just stepped off the plane to participate in the upcoming Conference on the Human Traits of the Xaverian - on Thursday June 11, 2026, the memorial of St Barnabas the Apostle, went to the Basilica of St…
XAVERIAN COMMUNITY OF SALERNO – ITALY: “Seeing young people open themselves to the horizons of the ad gentes mission and desire to offer their lives for others is the greatest joy…”.
Looking back on my journey in the Xaverian community of Salerno, my first feeling is gratitude to the Lord for calling me to be his disciple in the Church and in the Xaverian family. For me, service and commitment among young people and in the Salerno territory, are not simply about carrying out so…
“CAHIERS” OF THE “AFRICAN STUDY CENTER” No. 19: “Leadership in Consecrated Life: An Opportunity for Africa?” (“Du leadership dans la vie consacrée : une chance pour l’Afrique ?”)
The Conforti-Africa Editions, recently accredited by the Ministry of Culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has just published the number 19 issue of the “Centre d’Études Africaines” (CEA). It features a texte of our confrere Renovat Bikorimana, a Burundian Xaverian missionary, entitled…
EBOLA EPIDEMIC
The recent outbreak of Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, against which currently there is no available vaccine. The area affected by the epidemic is located in the eastern part of the country, in the Mongwalu district, northwest of Bunia, the…
ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA: Inauguration of a new study centre
Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, illustrated the new phase of the work the Church in Mongolia is carrying out in the cultural domain. In the early days of May 2026, a new study centre has been inaugurated in Ulaanbaatar. It is located in some rooms within the complex of t…
CIDADE TIRADENTES, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – “SAGRADO CORAÇÃO DE JESUS” PARISH: “Renewing the Missionary Consecration”
The movement Missionary Childhood and Adolescence (or IAM) of São Miguel Paulista Diocese – São Paulo (SP) celebrated its 14th National Day. On Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, Missionary Childhood and Adolescence groups belonging to the Diocesan community gathered to celebrate the IAM National Day by hol…
Annuncio della morte di P. Alessandro Galeani sx
Giovedì 5 marzo 2026, alle ore 16:24 (ora locale) è deceduto nella sua stanza al secondo piano dell…
Annuncio della morte di p. Camillo Didoné s.x.
Sabato 28 febbraio 2026, alle ore 03.30 am (ore locali), presso la Santa Casa della Misericordia, L…
