Our Xaverian Confrere, Fr. Giuseppe Pierantoni, s.x. died at 1:00 p.m. of cardiac arrest, on February 9th – 2021, at the Yos Sudarso Hospital  (Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia).  Fr. Giuseppe Pi…

Gregorious Purba Nagara is the author of It’s About Love, this week ‘echo’ from the Testament Letter. Purba is a young Indonesian confrere born in Malag, Eastern Java. He joined the Xaverians in 2014…

The feast of the Presentation of the Lord that takes place on February 2nd, 2021 acquires a particular significance for it coincides with the 25th World Day of Consecrated Life. For the Xaverians, th…

For our Xaverian community, January 17th, 2021 marks a new small step on the path of adaptation which has been charted out in Project for a Xaverian Presence in Morocco. Our confrere Juan Antonio Flo…

On January 31st, 2021, the second issue of Vita Diocesana, journal of Noto Diocese (Sicily), under the section dedicated to diocesan pastoral work titled “With a Loving Heart: The Inter-congregationa…

A selection of moments from the Eucharistic celebration (January 31st, 2021) of thanksgiving for the long episcopal service of Mons. Jean Claude Bouchard (1977-2020) is now available online. Cliccare…

On Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021, having taken due precautions, the two Xaverian communities in Rome met in the General Direction’s house to celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and 25th…

January 23rd: Cyclone Eloise struck Beira (600,000 people), the second largest city of Mozambique. The cyclone, estimated at level 3 on a 4-level intensity scale, was followed by strong winds (150 to…

To our confreres of Chinese nationality, those of Chinese descent, all those who work among the Chinese people and all our friends and benefactors best wishes of a Happy Chinese New Year – Year of th…

On February 2nd, 2021, 5:45 p.m. local time, at Guadalupe Hospital in Belém, PA (Brazil), as a consequence of various invasive infections, our confrere Fr. Arnaldo de Vidi has passed away. The celebr…

This week’s “Resonance”  is written by our Xaverian Confrere Fr. Augustin Mukamba Bahige, s.x.: “Crescamos  mais na fraternidade” (We grow more in fraternity).  Fr. Augustin is origina…

On January 13th – 2021, Fr. Faustino Turco, s.x. – our Vice-Postulator,  personally handed over to the Congregation for the Cause of Saints the draft of the “Positio super Martyrium” of the Serv…

The Congregation of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has written a Letter addressed to all consecrated persons in the world on the occasion of the 25th  Anniversa…

From January 25th – 2021 – Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul and conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – an editorial was published on the DG’s website  in French, English and I…

On January 23rd – 2021, we organized a Celebration of prayer for Christian Unity, whose theme was: “Remain in my love: you will bear much fruit “(Jn 15,5-9).    Respecting all the prev…

From January 25th to January 27th  - 2021, the Xaverian Region of Burundi held its Annual Assembly on the theme: “Self-Support” at the Bujumbura Domus.  There were about 12 out of 14 confre…

January 23 - 24, 2021, has been a weekend of great joy and gratitude for the gift the church in Taiwan and our parish community has received. The gift is the priestly ordination of Luke Xu Qian Bang…

On January 27th – 2021, from about 14:00 to 16:00,  Italian time, was held Online The Meeting of Rectors and Vice-Rectors of Theology with the General Direction (the Superior General, the Vicar-…

On Saturday, February 6th – 2021,  Mons. Philippe Abbo Chen, the new Apostolic Vicar, will be Consecrated Bishop in the Cathedral of Mongo.

The video conference on “Buddhism and Human Rights” by Fr. Tiziano Tosolini, s.x., held at the Gregorian University: Click here

The Resonance on the Letter Testament  is contributed  by our Xaverian Confrere Fr. Robert Kowa Sado, s.x.:  La Lettre Testament… un trésor à redécouvrir.  Fr. Robert, cousin of o…

On January 18th and January 19th, all the Perpetually Professed Confreres of the Delegation of the Philippines gathered for the usual Annual Assembly (Sama-Sama) .  The meeting took place in the…

The State of the Amazon, in particular its Capital Manaus, is suffering the consequences of the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic.  Our Archbishop Mons. Leonardo Steiner said: “The first wave…

Our Confrere Fr. Arnaldo De Vidi is slowly improving.  There is progressive decrease of infection.  Doctors also decreased doses of sedation and the amount of blood pressure medications.&nb…

Apart from the gradual recovery from surgery of Fr Angelo Guttoriello, in our Formation House we have two students suffering from malaria. They are recovering pretty well. In Burundi people are now t…

On Monday, January 18th – 2021, from 18:00 to 19:00, as a contribution to the cycle of conferences “Christianity and Religions and Cultures of Asia”, organized by the Center for Interreligious Studie…

We point out on Scambi the personal reflection of our Xaverian confrere Fr. Savio Corinaldesi on Missionary Life and Consecrated Life on the fourth floor: “The Fourth floor in the storm”.  Fr. S…

On Monday, January 18th – 2021, Mr. Bruno Pietro Cambiganu, brother of our  confrere Fr. Sergio Cambiganu of the Xaverian Community of Cagliari ([email protected] ) died.  Mr. Bruno Piet…

This week, the ‘Echo’ of the Testament Letter comes from Bangladesh and is written by our confrere Fr. Gabriele Spiga. He writes: I have always been fascinated by the last lines of the Testament Lett…

In this first semester of the Xaverian Jubilee Year, on facebook of Brazil (facebook.com/xaverianos) we offered in pills the whole biography of Conforti by Fr. Augusto Luca (Muitos povos uma só…

As in many places, our communities as well lived in the 2020 Advent-Christmas season in low key; the limitations and precautional measures of this pandemic have blocked almost all activities. However…

The health crisis in the world has forced France to a second lock down last fall with all the consequences caused by it. Especially for us Xaverians we missed the two great special appointments with…

“To welcome Jesus at the light of Fratelli Tutti by Pope Francis” has been a proposal desired and organized by the Xaverian Missionaries of Salerno in collaboration with Fr. Gianluca (a parish priest…

In preparation to the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January 2021), which is by now an important appointment in the life of the Church, our confrere Fr. Emmanuel Adili Mwassa sx…

The African Studies Center (Centre d’Etudes Africaines) just published Les Cahiers n.15 (2020). This volume presents a study on Pentecostalism in Africa: to understand in order to dialogue. In the Fo…

The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple brings us “primarily to nurture a faith capable to enlighten our vocation. I exhort you to make memory, as an interior pilgrimage of the ‘first lo…

The experience of service in the formation of Xaverian Candidates in Burundi, the commitment in the pastoral in Swahili and French in Bujumbura, the teaching of history of the African philosophy and…

In Scambi (DG’s Website) we report our confrere Fr. Innocent Munandi Bahige’s experience of prolonged waiting in Manila where he is studying English. Fr. Innocent has been assigned to the Chinese Del…

The ‘resonance’ on this week’s Letter Testament is written by Mrs. Marleny Lopera Uribe, National President of the Colombian Association “Fraternidad San Guido Maria Conforti”. This Association was…

First of all, we thank the Lord, because this Christmas we have experienced God’s presence in a special way, so much so that we can say with our Founder that ‘the Lord could not have been any more go…

In the past years, in the month of December, our Community of Vicenza used to see the arrival of several thousands of visitors for the nativity scene exhibition.  For years it attracted schools…

In our parish of Acoyotla, Hgo., we have the joy and the satisfaction of living three Christmases in these days of grace. Ths is how the three Christmases are prepared: the first is that of December…

After having studied Theology in the Philippines and having been ordained Priest in Mexico, I arrived in Thailand over two years ago. I started studying Thai Language a few days after my arrival . Th…

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has published a booklet to help in this special week of prayer. The chosen theme, taken from the Gospel of John 15: 1-17 is: “Remain in my lo…

During my studies of Theology (2015 – 2020) in Yaoundé,  I had the grace to work actively for two years (2015 – 2017) on the promotion and implementation of ecumenical encounters and dialogue.&n…

A few years have already passed since an event that, over time, takes on even more beauty and importance. I was visiting a village, about thirty kilometers from the center of the parish.  We use…

The Newspaper La Gazzetta di Parma (Jan. 3rd – 2021), published an article written by our confrere Fr. Silvio Turazzi, s.x. as patient in the Covid Department (Barbieri Pavilion – Parma): “I do not h…

The Pope’s ‘missionary intention’ for this month of January concerns Interreligious Dialogue.  The Pontifical Mission Societies, in presenting and commenting on this intention of the Pope, disse…

Christmas Season in our communities of Missionaries of Mary – Xaverian Sisters, this year has been characterized by a certain essentiality, due to our compliance with the rules in force due to the pa…

On the feast of the Epiphany, January 6th – 2021, on the occasion of the centenary of the decree of the definitive approval of our Constitutions (January 6th – 2921), the Theology Community celebrate…