Our confrere, Sergio Targa s.x., who boasts more-than-twenty-year experience in Bangladesh and is now in Rome to serve as General Procurator, has prepared for the magazine Missione Oggi (n. 6/ 2021…

“…thanks so very much for the profile in memory of confrere… While I was reading it, it dawned on me that these ‘booklets’ one day will be viewed as texts of applied missiology, just let time run its…

Thursday, January 13th 2022, at 5:52 a.m., our confrere Fr. Domenico Calarco s.x., 93, passed away in Good Shepherd Auxological Hospital (Franciscan Maidservants of the Good Shepherd Nursing Home)…

“…I want to express my gratitude for the initiative to present a very interesting ''Xaverian Game''. Congratulations for the contribution coming from the creativity of our confrere Gustave Kagarabi…

The Xaverian circumscription of Northern Brazil gathered for its yearly Assembly from January 4th to 8th, 2022, in Ananindeua (Pará), at the Casa De Retiro Dos Jesuítas De Nossa Senhora De Lourdes. T…

The Magi were filled with delight at the sight of the infant Jesus. Their joy is not different from the one we experience today in mission. The meeting I had with the Christian community of St Rita d…

On December 24th, 2021, after the Eucharistic celebration, the Franciscan community of Tetouan invited us to stay for supper. We were about 80 people from 12 different nationalities. The majority of…

In Mozambique, the liturgical season of Christmas corresponds to the meteorological period of the great heat and the rainy season. This year, while the heat is relentless – every day we have about 40…

From Bangladesh, our confrere Marcello Storgato s.x. writes: “… in order not to forget, we wanted to build here in Bangladesh a Memorial, a sort of Icon, to interpret our perceptions and sentiments…

On January 2nd, 2022, in connection with the celebration of the Epiphany, to manifest better the formative dimension of mission awareness and vocation ministry, our students in this ministry launched…

Confreres of the region of Burundi have reflected on synodality and touched upon different topics. Special attention has been paid to the spirit of synodality in relation to other Xaverian circumscri…

The Xaverians in Japan are requested to take part in various forms of synodality within the dioceses where they live and work. They are doing it by helping lay Christians stand up and speak openly in…

We remind that “walking together” is a most beautiful slogan, which says all and nothing. “Walking together” says “everything” if it becomes mentality and praxis. It is a mentality that leads us to m…

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission ‘Faith and Constitution’ of World Council of Churches have prepared the materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: “…

On Thursday, November 11th, 2021, Mr Alfredo Pugnoli, brother of our late confrere Fr. Virginio Pugnoli s.x., died. He was 91. The Funeral was celebrated on Saturday November 13th, 2021, in the Churc…

We wish everyone a new Year of Grace 2022 with the wise words of our dear Founder: “In this present life and within the natural order of things, nothing is more precious than time. It is the Lord wh…

Our confrere Gustave, theology student (fourth year) of the International Theologate in Parma, has designed a quiz based on the experience of the Xaverian Jubilee Year (2020-2021). The creator of thi…

This year we had our in-person Regional Assembly (December 27-29, 2021) in Guadalajara, Jal. For reference framework of this annual Assembly, we took Family spirit as a concrete way to live out synod…

“Last Sunday, December 26th, during the celebration for the birthdays of the month, I remembered a French proverb Fr. Angelo Guttoriello loved repeating. While holding a guitar, he would say it at co…

The updated edition (December 31st, 2021) of the Personnel Directory (Stato del Personale) is available for download on the GD’s website. Our heartfelt thanks to the Circumscriptions’ Superiors and a…

From December 6th to 11th, Fr. Rocco Viviano s.x. was in Rome for the final stage of preparation for the 7th Missiological Conference of the International Association of Catholic Missiologists (IACM)…

The December 2021 edition of “Agenda”, newsletter of the Xaverian Laity in Italy, has been sent to the Xaverian Charismatic Family. After a usual reference to the Father’s Words – a passage where th…

Our confrere, Aubin Nzambimana s.x., second-year student of theology in the International Theologate of Yaoundé, Cameroon, shared a well-documented reflection, written in French for the Centre d’Étud…

“Dear missionaries, thank you for sending the journal Missionari Saveriani to my dad every month. Right now, he is doing fine and lives with me, in my house; so, I would like to ask whether in the fu…

"Dialogue between believers: prophecy of peace" is the title of the XXXI ongoing formation program for teachers of theology of the ATI (Italian Theological Association), which took place in Rome, Vil…

Friday, December 24th 2021, Mr Palmino Carrara, brother of the late confrere and martyr Luigi Carrara s.x., died. The funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, December 28th 2021, in the parish church o…

“Dear confreres and friends, I am now with Fr. Fabien Kalehezo s.x. in Cameroon, from where I am sending my best wishes of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022 to each one of you. May the celebrat…

During Advent season, the communities forming the Saint Pierre et Saint Paul Parish of Bitkine prepare to celebrate Christmas by spending one whole day together on retreat. At the end of the day, we…

In his usual Christmas letter, which is addressed to the “dear friends and benefactors”, Fr. Antonio Germano s.x. expresses gratitude towards the Lord for the time spent on vacation, for the gift of…

In his yearly letter of Christmas wishes to the dear friends and benefactors, Fr. Luigi Anzalone s.x. writes: “…we are definitively on the path towards initiation to Christian life. It is a sort of c…

The Christmas wishes sent by the Xaverian laity to the entire Xaverian Charismatic Family quote a biblical passage from John: “The real light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. H…

The Shinmeizan Centre of Spirituality and Inter-religious Dialogue sends to the Superior General and the entire Xaverian family – “con tutto il nostro fraterno affetto (with all our fraternal affecti…

The International Theologate in Parma wishes the entire missionary Family a Merry Christmas in 10 languages. These wishes draw on a homily by St Guido Maria Conforti delivered on Christmas Day, 1927…

Superior General, Fr. Fernando García R. s.x. and Counsellor Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka continue their visit to the confreres of the Xaverian circumscription of Cameroon-Chad. They have already…

“In general, Covid is infecting many people in Bujumbura. There are also many priests, religious and seminarians who became infected with the virus. Yet, on Sundays we continue gathering and praying…

Super typhoon RAI hit the Southern Philippines (Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Negros, Cagayan de Oro, Surigao and some provinces in Mindanao) taking a heavy toll, now up to 375 dead, 500 injured and 56 people…

The first aspect of the Vocational Animation in Sierra Leone refers to the general activities where we visit selected parishes and catholic secondary schools and introduce to the students about Chris…

From December 15th to 20th, 2021, the third and decisive session for 10 young Mozambican candidates to Xaverian life was held in Dondo. These young men come directly from our parishes; they are willi…

An inspiring reflection has appeared on the information blog SettimanaNews, which is edited by the Centro Studi Dehoniani and can be accessed online. It is an article by Andrea Lebra, a lay Christian…

The periodical of the Diocese of Noto, La Vita Diocesana (anno 62, n. 18, December 25th 2021), in the section Testimonianze, dedicates an article to the late Fr. Carlo Uccelli s.x.: “A Special Testim…

DECEASED On Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021, Mrs Lucia Perazzolo, 89, sister of our confrere Fr. Lino Perazzolo s.x., has passed away at a home for the elderly in Padova (Italy). Fr. Lino is a member…

Confreres on the 4th Floor sent a PowerPoint of 11 slides where the crib, the star, the three wise men are surrounded by the smiling faces 19 missionaries. The text accompanying the images was writte…

I have never imagined we would have reached a moment when masks – these suffocating devices that hide facial expressions – prevent the proliferation of a deadly virus. And I have never imagined I…

The formation community of Kinshasa RDC thanks whole-heartedly all those who have been close to us during this year 2021. It has been a special year, considering the events that occurred, such as…

Agenzia FIDES, the information office of Pontificie Opere Missionarie (Pontifical Mission Societies), has produced a 3-minute-long video which, through some questions, by referring to a previous arti…

Thursday, December 9th 2021: Our confrere, Carlo Salvadori s.x. of the community of Tavernerio (Como), has obtained a licentiate in Spiritual Theology at the Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia…

The Indonesian Catholic weekly magazine "HIDUP" (which means LIFE), dedicated twelve pages of issue 48 (November 28, 2021) to the 70th anniversary of the presence of the Xaverian Family in Indon…

Monday, December 13th, 2021: in the community of the Theologate in Kinshasa, RDC, 5 young students (2nd year of theology) have been assigned the ministry of Lectors during a Eucharistic celebration a…

The Xaverian circumscription of Mexico is gathering some reflections that move from two questions addressed to all communities: 1) How is such “walking together” being realised today in our region? a…

A rather numerous Catholic community of Syro-Malabar rite lives in Italy. This Catholic Church of the Orient was founded by St Thomas the Apostle in 52 A.D, in Southern India (Kerala, especially alon…