On Wednesday, November 24th 2021, a song for the jubilee year has been posted on YouTube. Lyrics and music were written and performed by the community of the Xaverian International Theologate of Mani…

Family is the theme of the 2022 calendar of the Misioneros Javerianos de Parma: “La Familia, cuna de vocaciones” (Family, cradle of vocations). Pope Francis announced a Year of the Family in conjunct…

“…although mention has been made of the Synod, there is still little awareness of it. The preparatory documents drafted in Rome have not yet been sent to our Diocese. Here, nobody knows anything. Not…

Pastoral and missionary ministry in the month of December is particularly intense: 1) vigils; 2) the so-called posadas (lit. “lodging”, these are religious processions held during Advent, in the nine…

A smallholder had promised to place an image of Mary at the entrance of his sitio (small property) to inspire the many wayfarers to a prayer, in particular those who, like pilgrims visiting the many…

Friday, December 3rd 2021, at 6:30 a.m. (USA Eastern time), our confrere Fr. Anthony Blaise Lalli s.x. passed away at the Medway Country Manor Nursing Home. Born on September 26th, 1939, in Cast…

On Saturday, December 4th 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in the parish of Nuestra Señora Aparecida de Brasil located in the Venustiano Carranza neighbourhood of Mexico City, our confreres Enedino Calixto Domín…

On Sunday, December 5th 2021, at 9:00 a.m., in the parish of Saint Francis Xavier, located in Maligaya, Novaliches diocese, Quezon City, our confreres Augustin Byamungu Mahanga s.x., Erasto Torres Ca…

On Wednesday, November 24th 2021, Fr. Mario Carmelo Mula s.x. arrived back in Rome following a visit to the confreres of the Xaverian Circumscription of Colombia (November 4th – 24th 2021). At presen…

Seven confreres from the Xaverian Circumscriptions of Italy and Spain, co-ordinated by our confrere Pietro Rossini s.x., currently studying journalism in the USA, have produced a very short video cli…

To mark the feast of St Francis Xavier, on Friday, December 3rd 2021, the Xaverian community of Bitkine will invite priests, religious men and women working in the Apostolic Vicariate of Mongo (Chad)…

The General Direction continues visiting the communities in our Region before the celebration of the Regional Chapter that will begin on Tuesday, November 30th 2021. The Chapter will be preceded by a…

From Tuesday afternoon, November 23rd, 2021, until Friday morning, the Xaverians confreres working in Thailand held their annual Delegation Assembly at the house of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart in…

FIRST ECCLESIAL ASSEMBLY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Our confrere Fr. Rafael López Villaseñor s.x. is the CRB’s (Conference of Religious of Brazil) delegate (on-line) to the Ecclesial Assembl…

Our Xaverian community of Fnideq (Castillejos, Morocco) wishes to share with the entire Family the news that, little by little, synodality is being actualised and taking roots in the diocese of Tangi…

In Chinese culture, celebrations are usually anticipated (with the exception of birthdays!). This is the case also in our parish of St Francis Xavier (聖方濟沙勿略天主堂), whose numbers have shrank d…

On Monday, November 22nd  2021, at the Salesian Pontifical University of Rome, Fr. Polash Henry Gomes s.x. defended his licentiate thesis titled Spiritual Accompaniment to the Youth of Banglades…

FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH: COMMUNION, PARTICIPATION AND MISSION The webpage www.synod.va/en.html provides an excellent range of videos, posters, flyers, PowerPoint, photos and texts in different language…

Fr. Gabriel Basuzwa s.x. and Fr. Faustino Turco s.x. have dedicated one week (from November 15th to 21st, 2021) to assess the present state of the causa super martyrio of Abbé Michel Kayoya, Maule-Ma…

TOURNAMENT OF THE IMMACULATE 2021 ORGANISED BY THE ARCHDIOCESAN SEMINARY OF THE CAPITAL CITY In preparation to the patronal feast (December 8th) of the Conciliar Seminary of Mexico, the Tournament o…

To prepare for the feast of the Saint who is patron of missions and of the Xaverian family, the Xaverians in Rome will spend a day of retreat (Saturday, November 27th 2021), led by Bachino s.x. on th…

“I have received the biographical profile of Fr. Giuseppe Pulcini s.x. and was much moved while reading it. It provoked a comparison inside me, a comparison aiming at conversion. Thanks to the confre…

The Publishing House Erickson has just published a book entitled The Atlas of Religions. History, Traditions and Symbols Explained to Young Men and Women. The volume presents, in a simple a…

The updated edition (November 27th, 2021) of the Personnel Directory 2021 (Stato del Personale 2021) can be downloaded from the GD’s website. Our heartfelt thanks to the Circumscriptions Superiors an…

The PDF version of iSaveriani n. 120 is available on the General Direction’s website. is available on the General Direction’s website. is available on the General Direction’s website. Introducing thi…

“Yesterday evening, Wednesday, November 17th 2021, Dr Gildo Coperchio s.x. told us the good news: Tomorrow morning, Thursday 18th, we will receive the third dose in our house, just like the first dos…

Calendario Javeriano 2022 (Xaverian Calendar 2022) has been posted on the website of the Xaverian circumscription of Spain (http://javerianos.org/). In communicating this initiative, Fr. Benjamín Góm…

November 23rd marks the 35th anniversary of the foundation in Shinmeizan of the Centre for Spirituality and Interreligious Dialogue of the Xaverian Region of Japan. “Shinmeizan” (meaning, Mountain of…

The Xaverian Region of Burundi celebrated with gratitude the memory of St Guido M. Conforti. On November 5th 2021, at the Formation House in Bujumbura we met with all our students of Propaedeutic stu…

October 7th 2021 marked the 25th year since the foundation of Fraternidad Javeriana de S. Guido M. Conforti, which was set up in 1996 in Cali, Colombia, by Fr. Mario Carmelo Mula s.x. Its members com…

From November 10th to the 13th, 2021, in San Pietro in Vincoli, the Assembly of Mission Awareness and Vocation Ministry (AMeV) was held. Nineteen confreres were in attendance; Luca D’amore from the X…

The rich and busy Agenda - newsletter of the Xaverian Laity in Italy - opens the October-2021 issue with a quote from the VII Circular Letter (January 25th, 1929): “Remember the particular goals to w…

On Saturday, November 13th 2021, in the Vault of the “Resurrection Park” Cemetery (Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil), the parishioners of “Immaculate Heart of Mary” Parish gathered to pray together the…

From November 12th to 15th 2021, a vocational meeting for candidates to Xaverian life was held in Hortolândia (SP), Brazil. Six young men participated: Wellington (Goioerê - PR), Paulo Henrique (Salt…

On Monday, November 15th 2021, Mrs Chiara Sanna, mother of our confrere Fr. Salvatore Marongiu s.x., passed away in the Hospital of Cagliari. She had been ill for some time. The funeral Mass was cele…

On Tuesday, November 9th 2021, Fr. Eugenio Pulcini s.x. has left for Bangkok, where he will visit the communities and confreres of the Xaverian Circumscription of Thailand. He will also take part in…

On Tuesday, November 16th 2021, Fr. Fabien Kalehezo s.x. will go to Sierra Leone where he will join the Superior General in paying a visit to the confreres and participate in the Regional Chapter tha…

The PDF version of the Xaverian Calendar 2021-2022, which was introduced last September 24th on this SX-News, is now available for download at the GD’s website. Pope Francis’ social encyclical Fratel…

On November 5th 2021, Founder’s Day, the community of the Mother House, the Xaverian Sisters-Missionaries of Mary and the Xaverian Laity gathered for a time of reflection under led by of our confrere…

The theme of the XVI Regional Chapter was taken from Acts 3: 5-6, that is, the episode of Peter and John meeting a cripple on their way into the temple:  “… ‘I have neither silver nor gold, but…

Fr. Rafael Piras s.x., Director of Radio Cultura, which is located in I.C.O. (Centro Cultural de Occidente) of the Xaverian community in Mazatlán, Mexico, has prepared an audio recording of the entir…

The Delegation of the Philippines was given the joy to celebrate Founder’s Day with: the final profession of two Congolese confreres, Augustin Byamungu Mahanga s.x. and Pasteur Mugisho Bisimwa s.x.;…

In the parish community of São Sebastião (St Sebastian), to facilitate people’s participation, we celebrated Founder’s Day on Sunday, November 7th. Our very simple celebration began with a short proc…

Everything started in the 1990s when, following the formation of a new bairro (city district) called Londrina, a prayer group was started. Thanks to the assistance of Fr. Camillo Didonè s.x., that gr…

From November 4th to 7th, 2021, the Xaverian missionaries of the Mozambique Delegation gathered at the Spiritual Centre of Marera (Chimoio) for the annual retreat. The theme developed: “disciples and…

To you, Shepherd and Father, To you my filial homage, To you honour and glory.   On this November 5th of the year 2021, day of celebration and beautiful memories for us all, of memories th…

On Thursday, November 11th, we celebrated a very special birthday: Fr. Michele d’Erchie, born in Montemesola di Taranto on November 11th 1930, turned 91! Fr. Michele has served the mission in the Af…

The UK Xaverians were represented at events of the COP 26 in Glasgow over the last weeks. Both Jim Clarke and John Convery took part in the protest rally on Saturday Nov. 6th, where over 150,000 peop…

On Saturday, November 6th 2021, at 9:00 a.m., Sr. Patrizia Maule died at the Santorso Hospital in Bologna. She was the sister of our late confrere Fr. Ottorino Maule s.x. Born on May 2nd 1944, Sr. Pa…

From November 2nd to 5th 2021, the XVI Regional Chapter took place in the regional house of Izumisano, Osaka - Japan. The chapter fathers reflected on the following three points: the EXCLUSIVE PUR…