On Thursday, December 1st, 2022, the Xaverian community celebrated Saint Francis Xavier together with the diocesan priests of the zone in Udine. The Deanery had planned the spiritual retreat in prepa…

On 18-20 November 2022 two Xaverian students of philosophy - Jakarta, Adrianus Lambu sx and Daniel Munthe sx, participated in an interfaith dialogue activity in Bogor (West Java). This dialogue activ…

Below, we present some points taken from the rich and deep sharing of our confreres in the 4th Floor on Thematic Sheet 3: Where are we? Ad gentes, Ad extra, Ad vitam, mission and culture. Staying…

On Wednesday, 30th November 2022, the Xaverian Laity in the Philippines held their annual retreat for an evaluation of the journey made so far, as well as to plan the coming year. In the meeting, hel…

On Saturday, November 26th, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., both Xaverian communities in Rome gathered in Viale Vaticano 40 for a morning of reflection and prayer in preparation for the feast of St Francis Xavie…

Creating peace is, therefore, an artisan work, that must be carried out with passion, patience, experience and determination, because it is a process that lasts over time. Peace is not an industrial…

The Commission for Mission Awareness and Vocation Promotion has communicated the initiatives for the Summer Camps 2023. This series of activities is part of the initiative “Youth going out”. The them…

The updated edition (December 03rd) of the Personnel Directory 2022 (Stato del Personale 2022) can be downloaded from the GD’s website. Thanks to the circumscription superiors and all confreres that…

For some time, the Xaverians working in Rome were wishing to resume meeting with the families of the confreres from this region (the meetings were suspended because of Covid). Relatives and friends…

On Friday, November 25th, 2022, Mr Rienzo Guarnieri, uncle of our confrere, Fr. Gabriele Guarnieri, passed away in the Hospital of Montichiari (Brescia, Italy). The Requiem Mass and the funeral rites…

This week, in the Dear Chapter section, we present the intervention of our confrere Fr. Patrick Duffy, currently Regional Superior of the United Kingdom Xaverian Region. He writes: «What I would like…

On Saturday, November 26th, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., our confreres Yuventus Yonavan Cayono and Innocent Shamamba Ciza will be ordained deacons in St Joseph Cathedral, Bafoussam, Cameroon, through the layi…

On Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, at 12:00 a.m., our confrere Justin Bashagaluke Mihigo will be ordained deacon in Christ the King Parish Church (Colonia Portales, Mexico City), through the laying on…

On Thursday, December 8th, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., our confreres Kampianus Ordin Jemanu and Johanes Morgany will be ordained deacons in Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Church (Buttrio, Udine)…

At dawn on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez returned from Japan. From November 23rd to 26th, 2022, he took part in the 98th Assembly of USG (Union of General Superiors) at…

General Council, Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka is going to return to Rome on Sunday, November 27th, 2022. He has been in Cameroon, in the community of the International Theologate of Yaoundé (Septe…

On Monday, November 21st, 2022, General Council, Fr. Eugenio Pulcini left Japan and headed for Taipei, Taiwan, to visit the confreres of the Chinese Circumscription.

Following the example of Pope Francis, trailblazer and teacher, St Guido Conforti Parish in Panzi gathered about 800 poor – old people, orphans and widows – sent by the Community of neighbourhoods to…

From November 21st to 23rd, 2022, the Assembly of the Rectors of the Xaverian houses in Italy was held in San Pietro in Vincoli. Fr. Javier Peguero Pérez of the General Direction led the assembly’s…

For the first time, on November 5th, feast of St Guido, we went to the Mother House in Parma. Thanks to the friendship and the readiness to help of the community of the General House, we were receive…

“…I was touched by the reflection of Fr. Mario Sciamanna (https://dg.saveriani.org/es/eventi/capitoli-generali/xviii-capitolo-generale/item/l-anno-santo-saveriano ) and I wish the Holy Spirit to work…

Having arrived in Japan for a canonical visit to the Xaverian Circumscription just few days before its anniversary (November 23rd), Superior General, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez, and Councillor, Fr…

The first digital update of Indirizzario 2022 with the corrections communicated to us during October and November 2022 has been uploaded. Our heartfelt thanks to the confreres for writing and sending…

“… we have received the copies of Calendario Saveriano 2023 (Xaverian Calendar 2023) and Indirizzario 2022 (Address Book 2022). I have distributed them at once (since I do this little mailman service…

The epicentre of the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Monday, November 21st, 2022, was near the city of Cianjur (about 100 kilometres from the capital of Indonesia), in the western side of t…

On Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., the body of Msgr. Catarzi arrived at the airport of Bujumbura (Burundi), where it was welcomed by a delegation of Xaverians and representatives from Buj…

On Sunday, November 20th, 2022, Mr Mario Bigoni, 80, brother-in-law of our confrere Fr. Rino Benzoni, passed away in Clusone, Bergamo (Italy). The Requiem Mass and funeral were celebrated on Tuesday…

Very nice and fraternal sharing from the Xaverian laity of Colombia: Fraternidad San Guido M. Conforti. This week, they are the ones who are writing to the … Dear Chapter. We invite everyone to read…

On Saturday, November 26th, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., our confreres Yuventus Yonavan Cayono and Innocent Shamamba Ciza will be ordained deacons in St Joseph Cathedral, Bafoussam, Cameroon, through the layi…

Upon returning from Japan (Monday, November 11th, 2022), from Wednesday November 23th to Saturday 26th, the Superior General, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez, is going to attend the 98th Assembly of US…

The D.R. Congo SXFlash dedicates the entire issue n. 199 (November 10th, 2022) to the personality of Msgr. Danilo Catarzi s.x., first bishop of Uvira (1962-1981). The first page publishes a portrait…

An armed group by the name of March 23rd Movement (or M23), supported by some multinational corporations and the Rwandese government and army, after having occupied large part of the territory of Rut…

The Centro Documentazione Saveriani Roma (Xaverians’ Documentation Centre in Rome) published the first hard edition of the Pastoral Letters (1967-1980) written by Msgr. Danilo Catarzi s.x. and addres…

To mark the 103rd birthday of our confrere Fr. Francesco Cavallo, the Xaverian community in Salerno has prepared a simple video that portrays the main moments in the daily life of Fr. Francesco. …

On 3 November 2022, the library of the Xaverian Region of Japan was officially dedicated to the memory of our deceased confrere and former Superior General Fr Luigi Menegazzo, who considered it as an…

“This dedication will help not only to remember a Xaverian father murdered in his mission – said Paola Mar, city councillor in charge of place names, who attended the ceremony for the dedication of t…

On Sunday, November 13th, 2022, philosophy students and neighbors around Xaverian Community worked together to clean up the street and area where we live. This is a routine program every first or sec…

The Residential Workshop on Autobiographical Writing “Taking care and caring about oneself” took place in the green and welcoming environment of the Xaverian Missionaries’ House of San Pietro in Vinc…

Quaderni del CSA Vol. 17 no 3 has been published. This issue’s editorial presents the first part of an essay entitled ‘Church, Mission and Salvation. The Challenge of Plantatio Ecclesiae for Contempo…

On Saturday, April 30th, 2022, Fr. Luigi Bertocchi, OSB, passed away in Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Born on June 21st, 1939 in Venice, he had joined the Xaverian Missionaries in…

These are this week's interventions: In the Caro Capitolo section, we publish the contribution by Fr. Marques da Silva Pe. Roberto Carlos, sx, currently Parish priest of the Paróquia do S. Coração…

On November 5th, we Xaverians working in Mozambique gathered all together to celebrate the feast of our founder and father, Guido Maria Conforti. During the Eucharistic celebration, we thanked the Lo…

On Monday, November 7th, 2022, as part of events of the Forum on Christianity and Asian Religions and Cultures organised by the Interreligious Study Centre, at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Fr…

During their visit in Parma, Fr. Mario Carmelo Mula and Javier Peguero Peréz met with the five secretariats working for the Institute. It has been a beautiful moment of dialogue, listening and sharin…

In simplicity, joy and fraternity, I have just celebrated 60 years of ministry as Xaverian priest. I must admit, I have never lived the life of a parish priest but that of a collaborator in the past…

On Wednesday, November 9, in the Aula Magna of the St. Robert Bellarmine Theological Faculty, a major work in the field of Catholic biblical studies in Chinese in Taiwan was presented to the public…

The Founder’s s day in the Philippines was celebrated in three days of activities. On November 5 at the chapel of the Theology community, the temporary professed brothers celebrated the renewal of th…

My first sentiment is gratitude to the Lord and surprise for having reached this very moment despite living intense and powerful periods by carrying with me all my weaknesses and fragile health condi…

On November 5th, liturgical feast of St Guido, we celebrated his memory in the community of Tavernerio, and prayed him for peace in Ukraine and all places where war and conflicts are causing destruct…

Fr. Mario Carmelo Mula and Fr. Javier Peguero Pérez remained with us from October 24th to 30th, 2022. With them, we first made an evaluation of our journey as Xaverian community, then reflected on th…