From 2 to 6 August 2026, the Centre for African Studies held a meeting in Makeni, Sierra Leone. The meeting focused on evaluating the work carried out over the past 10 years and planning ac…

A biographical sketch of our late confrere Fr. FRANCESCO SIGNORELLI has been uploaded on the website of the General Direction. Fr. Francesco passed away on February 7th, 2026, at the Milfor…

The situation in the Spanish enclave appears to have largely returned to normal following the arrival of around 60,000 migrants from Morocco. Many families are still without news of their loved ones…

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (July 30th), the Mexican Episcopal Commission for Social Ministry and the Mexican Charitas issued the following message: “I have seen the oppres…

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, in collaboration with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea, Sogang University, and the Korean Confucian Academy, organized the first Christian-Confucia…

On Saturday August 1, 2026, four Xaverians of four different nationalities, from the community at Viale Vaticano 40 visited the monastery of Sacro Speco (from the Latin ‘specus’, meaning ‘cave’) and…

On Monday August 3, 2026, in Bannia di Fiume Veneto, in the province of Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Mrs Scolastica Nardo, sister of our confreres Fr Riccardo and the late Fr Giuseppe Nardo, pas…

On Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., in the church of “Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel” Parish, Goma, DRC, our confrere Didier AKSANTI MULONDANY will be ordained priests through the laying on of hand…

“In Memoriam”, the biographical sketch of our late confrere Fr. GIANFRANCO SANA, who died on February 6th, 2026, at the Bolognini Hospital of Seriate, Bergamo, Italy, and was laid to rest in the prie…

“Let us thank God for we have got a new government. Let us look at the future with hope,” said Msgr. Suboto Boniface Gomes, auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Dhaka. He expressed the sentiment of…

From 20 to 27 July 2026, the General Direction took part in the Spiritual Exercises together with members of Italian-founded missionary Institutes, both male and female (PIME, Comboni Missionaries, C…

“In an increasingly divided world, where people are so incapable to listen to one another and engage in dialogue, we want to show that the only way to live in our common home is to learn to be brothe…

In our Congregation Documents and in our Xaverian Delegation in US, we affirm that Mission and Vocation Animation is part of our Ministry. Our Delegation is a member of the National Religious Vocatio…

The strong earthquake that struck southern Japan at 4:27 p.m. on July 28th affected all areas of the island of Kyushu where the Xaverians are present. However, all of our confreres are fine, and apar…

On Friday, July 24th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in the church of Santo Fransiskus dari Assisi Parish, Padang Baru, Diocese of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, our confreres Yunis Martinus ZALUKHU,  Valeriu…

On Saturday, July 25th, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in the church of Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus Parish, Mukobe, Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi, our confreres Frédéric MUTONDE and Richard NIYUKURI will…

On Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., in the church of “Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel” Parish, Goma, DRC, our confrere Didier AKSANTI MULONDANY will be ordained priests through the laying on of hand…

From July 30th to August 13th, 2026, Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka will be in Sierra Leone to visit the confreres and take part in the biannual meeting of the Center for African Studies that will b…

“For about three years now I have been in the IV Floor community, set aside for those who are ‘almost there’, or rather for physical rest… When my dearest confrere, the Rector, asked me if I would li…

The theme chosen by Pope Leo XIV, ‘But I will never forget you’ (Isaiah 49,15), highlights God’s closeness and the community’s commitment to the elderly, especially those who are alone. Pope Leo XIV…

“…I have just finished reading the biographical sketch of Fr. Antonio Chiofi. It is written in a simple yet beautiful style; in fact, its style suits the subject well, since Fr. Chiofi was a man of f…

“In Memoriam”, the biographical sketch of our late confrere Fr. MARCELLO ZURLO, who died on December 20th, 2025, at the Mother House – IV Floor, Parma, and was buried in the family tomb, in Cittadell…

Fr. Pino Di Luccio S.J., an old family friend, came on Monday, July 20th, 2026, to say hello to the Xaverians and share a meal with the community in Viale Vaticano 40. Fr Pino will be soon leaving fo…

“In recent months, the General Direction of our Institute has promoted a community reflection among confreres on what has for some time been considered an important element of Xaverian identity, name…

From 17 to 21 July, the 16th General Assembly of the International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) was held at the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria, under the theme: ‘Walking tog…

I firmly believe that in the 1980s the Holy Spirit intervened – as in a full Pentecost – in Pamplona and in the drafting of the post-Council Constitutions. Similarly, the Holy Spirit was present at e…

On Friday July 24, 2026, at around 10.00 (Flores Island, Indonesia time), Mr Gaspar Selamat, father of our confrere Fr Amandus Rejino Santoso (INO), passed away in Poco, Ruteng, Manggarai, Flores, In…

On Sunday, July 19th, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. (local time), in the chapel of the Postulancy and Novitiate in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, three young men will make their first religious and missionary p…

On Friday, July 24th, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., in the church of Santo Fransiskus dari Assisi Parish, Padang Baru, Diocese of Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia, our confreres Yunis Martinus ZALUKHU,  Valeriu…

On Saturday, July 25th, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in the church of Sainte Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus Parish, Mukobe, Archdiocese of Gitega, Burundi, our confreres Frédéric MUTONDE and Richard NIYUKURI will…

“In Memoriam”, the biographical sketch of our late confrere Fr. ANTONIO CHIOFI, who died on November 24th, 2025, at the Mother House – IV Floor, Parma, and was buried in the family tomb, in Cervara d…

“The Xaverians in Japan / 75 Years of Missionary Presence”: this is the title of the May–June 2026 dossier in “Missione Oggi” magazine. This is not merely an anniversary, but a new beginning for the…

This year, the Xaverian Circumscription of Indonesia is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Xaverian Missionaries’ presence in the archipelago nation. In 1951, eight Xaverian missionaries, expell…

On June 29th, 2026, feast of Saints Peter and Paul, patron saints of his Cathedral, Msgr. Samuel Kleda, Archbishop of Douala, published a pastoral letter “on prison conditions” in which he calls for…

A humanitarian tragedy affecting millions of people has been ongoing for decades and continues to unfold far from the international spotlight. It is the crisis of internal displacement in the Democra…

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated that in the Lake Chad Basin, one of the most unstable areas in Africa, the escalation of violence has claimed over 5,700 lives since autumn 20…

On Saturday, July 11th, 2026, around 3:30 p.m., our 93-year-old confrere Fr. Valerio Flavio Anzanello passed away at the Regional House in Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. He was born on December 31st, 1932…

On Saturday, July 11th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in St. Jerome de Mwakiro, Diocese of Muyinga, Burundi, our confrere Dieudonné Nininahazwe will be ordained priest through the laying on of ha…

On Saturday, July 11th, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (local time), at the Philosophy and Theology House in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, our confrere David Alejandro Figueroa Rodríguez will be ordained priest…

On Sunday, July 12th, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. (local time), in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Peace, our confreres Donatien Munguakonkwa Balyahamwabo and Justin Bulonza Mpuruta will be ordained pries…

On Sunday, July 19th, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. (local time), in the chapel of the Novitiate and Postulancy in Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico, three young men will make their first religious and missionary p…

The Catholic Church of the United States held a National Eucharistic Pilgrimage “One Nation Under God: St. Frances Cabrini Route – Walk with Jesus – Pray for the Nation – 250 years”. The Pilgrimage…

On July 4th, 2026, the General Commission of the Xaverian Charismatic Family gathered in Ancona, Italy, for its regular meeting. The commission brings together representatives from across the family…

We asked Rosetta Mancini, a Missionary of Mary – Xaverian Sister and member of the Xaverian community in Via Trionfale, Rome, to share some of her earliest correspondence, written following her arriv…

The first update of “Stato del Personale 2026” (digital version) has been uploaded on the GD’s website. Superiors of Circumscriptions are kindly reminded to keep the digital page relating to their ci…

On July 2nd, we, Missionaries of Mary-Xaverian Sisters, had the joy to celebrate our Family Feast in the shrine of St. Guido Maria Conforti, the father of our common Xaverian identity (saverianesimo)…

“In Memoriam”, the biographical sketch of our late confrere Fr. Quartilio Gabrielli, who died on September 17th, 2025, at the Mother House – IV Floor, Parma, and was buried in the family tomb, in Mon…

The title of the message for the next Week of Prayer for Christian Unity are the words of Jesus: “Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom” (Luke…

On Sunday, 5 July 2026, Don Franco Aresi, brother of our late Fr Virginio Aresi (†15.12.1998, Miyakonojo, Japan) and benefactor of our Congregation, passed away at the “Don Pietro Aresi” care home in…

On Saturday, July 4th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in “Mary Queen of the Apostles of Mvolye” Basilica, Yaoundé, our confreres Kizito KUSHINGANINE MILENGE, Denis BACIKUDERHE IMANI and Gratien RIVUZIMANA will…