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GENERAL COUNCILLOR FR. FRANCISCUS XAVERIUS SUDARMANTO BACK TO ROME
On Monday, January 26th, 2026, Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto returned to Rome following a trip to Indonesia and the Philippines.
CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF BURUNDI: NEW REGIONAL COUNCIL
From January 26th to 30th, 2026, the confreres belonging to the circumscription of Burundi gathered to hold their 16th Regional Chapter in Bujumbura, Burundi. On January 29th, 2026, they elected the new Regional Council:
Regional Superior …
SOUTHERN BRAZIL CIRCUMCRIPTION: NEW REGIONAL COUNCIL
From January 16th to 30th 2026, the confreres belonging to the Southern Brazil Circumscription gathered to hold their 19th Regional Chapter in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil (South).
On January 29th, 2026, they elected the new Regional Council:
Regional Superior &…
FEBRUARY 2, 2026. DICASTERY FOR INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE AND SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE - MESSAGE: “Prophecy of Presence: Consecrated Life where dignity is wounded and faith is tested”
For the 30th World Day of Consecrated Life, the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life sent a message entitled ‘Prophecy of Presence: Consecrated Life where dignity is wounded and faith is tested.’
The message highlights a consecrated life immersed in contexts…
35TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE XAVERIAN'S PRESENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Philippine Delegation of the Xaverian Missionaries celebrated the 35th anniversary of its presence in the country on January 10, 2026. This milestone commemorates the arrival of Fr. Peter Venturini on January 10, 1991, when he came to the Philippines to begin what was then a small and uncertain…
WORLD DAY OF THE SICK 2026: “Loving by Bearing Another’s Pain”
In his message for World Day of the Sick 2026, Pope Leo XIV uses the parable of the Good Samaritan to call for a renewed global commitment to social care. He argues that true charity requires personal presence and the rejection of modern indifference and urges believers to go beyond simple philanth…
N'DJIAMENA - CHAD – A STRONG MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOPS OF CENTRAL AFRICA: "The cry of the peoples" ("Les peuples gémissent")
The bishops of Central Africa have gathered in N'Djamena, Chad, for the 13th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Bishops Conferences of Central Africa (ACERAC), from January 25 to February 1, 2026. The main theme is "The Challenges of the Church, the Family of God in Central Africa: 30 Years aft…
60° ANNIVERSARY OF PRIESTLY ORDINATION: “the Lord could not have been more creative, surprising and generous…”.
I am very grateful to all my Xaverian Confreres for remembering and celebrating the Sixtieth Anniversary of my Priestly Ordination (22.01.2026). I am deeply aware that God, Trinity of Eternal Love, has been incredibly generous with me, all along all my life. I was only three months old when my moth…
PARMA, MOTHER HOUSE, CONFERENCE HALL: On the Right Side of History. The Relevance of Fr. Eugenio Melandri’s Thought and Action Today.
On Friday afternoon, January 30th, the Parma-based “Casa della Pace” (House of Peace) organised a symposium to commemorate Fr. Eugenio Melandri (1949-2019) in the Conference Hall of the Mother House, Parma. Invited speakers included: our confrere Mario Menin who spoke about Eugenio, a Xaverian miss…
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RELIGIOUS PROFESSION: “I affirm with much gratitude that ‘the Lord could not have been more benevolent towards me’…”
To be able to celebrate the “Golden Jubilee of my consecration to God and to his people within the family of the Xaverian Missionaries (19.02.2026), has been a moment of grace and blessing, a thanksgiving for a life deeply marked by the cause of mission and God’s Reign. These fifty years have been…
CONCERNING THE LOGO OF THE “CONFERENCE ON THE HUMAN TRAITS OF THE XAVERIAN”: “A Self-referential vision”
“I would like to share a reflection (or impression or reaction) that the cover of the Pope’s message for the World Day of Social Communications has provoked in me.
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/it/messages/communications/documents/20260124-messaggio-comunicazioni-sociali.html
Apart from…
MONGO – CHAD: The Charitas of the Vicariate of Mongo at the border with Darfur stands alongside those fleeing the war
About 2,400 Sudanese refugees, including 1,600 children and minors under-15, are housed in the Tiné transit camp in east Chad, at the border with Sudan. Sudan has been plagued by war for almost three years. The treasurer of the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo, Chad, the PIME missionary, Brother Fabio…
Annuncio della morte di p. Marcello Zurlo sx
Sabato 20 dicembre 2025, alle ore 07.10, nella comunità del IV Piano della Casa Madre, Parma, è dec…
Annuncio della morte di p. Antonio Chiofi
Lunedì 24 novembre 2025, alle ore 18.50, nella comunità del IV Piano della Casa Madre, Parma, è dec…
