The Xaverian Missionaries in Indonesia (32 priests, 1 brother and 15 students) gathered in Jakarta (20-23 January 2020) for their Regional Assembly. The theme of the Assembly was " The Challenges and…

Inculturation After practicing the Way of Tea (often known as tea ceremony) for two and a half years, Fr Rocco Viviano received from Sen Soshitsu, the 16th Grand Master of the Urasenke Tradition, th…

Mrs. Franca Marrocco, mother of our confrere Fr. Luigi Lo Stocco, passed away on 21 January  2020 (E-mail: [email protected]).

On January 9th, Mrs. Ada Perazzolo (81 years old), sister of our confrere Fr. Lino Perazzolo who works in Mexico, died.

Superior Regional: Fr. Saul Ruiz Alvarez Vice Regional: Fr. Ulisse Zanoletti Councilors: - Fr. Francisco Martínez Rodrigo - Fr. Joanes La Nike - Fr. Arnaldo De Vidi

Garoua - From January 4th to 8th – 2020, the Xaverians of the Cameroun-Ciad Region met together in their Assembly.  The DG was present through Fr. Kalehezo Fabien and Fr. Eugenio Pulcini. &…

The Xaverian Communities of the Democratic Republic of Congo gathered at the Bukavu Regional House from January 5th to 11th – 2020.  They reflected on the theme: “All united for Mission in the D…

Aek Nabara . We closed the year 2019 with various festivities. On December 27, 2019, 735 children from all over the parish took part in the Christmas Party with the theme: "I'm proud to be a Catholic…

Mr. Giuseppe Lazzari, brother-in-law of our confrere Fr. Paolo Galli (of the Xaverian Community of Kilomoni DCR (E-mail: [email protected])  died on January 6th – 2020. Mrs. Cecilia Boesso in C…

Fr. Garcia Rodriguez and Fr. Mario Mula have been in Colombia to make a canonical visit to the various  Xaverian Communities and participate in the Regional Chapter. Fr. Peguero Pérez, from Jan…

On December 27th – 2019,  Mrs. Anastasia Bunga, mother of our Xaverian confrere Fr. Yulius Tangke Bandaso (residing in the Domus Community of  Padang – Indonesia; E-mail: [email protected]…

Fr. Mario Pulcini s.x. writes:  “During the night, between Saturday 21st and Sunday December 22nd, torrential rains hit mainly the northern districts of the capital Bujumbura.  Dozens of ho…

On December 25th  - 2019, in Kiguluge (DR Congo) Mr. Idumbo Kawaya Pius, father of our student confrere  Idumbo Kawaya Isidore (student of our Manila Xaverian Theology – PH) died.

“Jacob was the father of Joseph; Joseph married Mary and Mary was the mother of Jesus, called Christ.” (Mt 1,16). Dear brothers, The reading of Jesus’ genealogy makes us understand that Jesus inser…

On Saturday, December 14th – 2019, the Manila Theological Student Community hosted in Interfaith Dialogue Meeting.  Macrina Morados, Dean of the Department of the Islamic Studies at the Universi…

On December 18th – 2019, at around o4:40. Fr. Giuseppe Tavera died after a long illness in the Mother House of Parma.  Fr. Tavera was 76 years old.  He was born in Ittiri (SS), on 08.03.194…

New Regional Direction: 20.12.2019 Fr. Juan Jorge Rosales Rodríguez sx            Regional Superior Fr. Juan Olvera Servín sx   &nbs…

Oggi 18 dicembre 2019, verso le ore 04:40, si è spento dopo lunga malattia, nella Casa Madre di Parma, P. Giuseppe Tavera. Il confratello aveva 76 anni, essendo nato a Ittiri (SS), il 08.03.1943. E…

“Listening to Jesus, resembling Him and reflecting on Him” was the theme developed during the Spiritual Retreat in preparation for the upcoming Christmas.  It brought together about thirty Pries…

Dec. 3, 2019. We the Xaverian Region of Sierra Leone celebrated the feast day of our Patron Saint - St Francis Xavier. This year our Feast Day Mass was held in St Conforti Parish - Makeni, and was pr…

In the Daily Newspaper “AVVENIRE”, of December 11th – 2019, an article was published, signed by Donatella Coalava, about Fr. Francesco Cavallo s.x., who recently turned 100 years old. It describes th…

On December 9th – 2019, Mrs. Bianca Colombara, sister of our confrere Fr. Pietro Colombara (working in the mission of North Brazil; e-mail: [email protected]).

On December 7th – 2019, Fr. Mula and Fr. Peguero left for Mexico to visit our Theology House and to participate in the XVII Regional Chapter. On December 11th – 2019, Fr. Kalehezo and Fr. Pulcini le…

On December 1st – 2019 at 9:00 a.m., in the Parish of St. Francis Xavier, Maligaya, Novaliches, Quezon City, our Confreres Patrick Abdul Fornah, Antonius Sutatno, Handrianus Masri and Erick Tjeunfin…

December 3rd – 2019, Feast of St. francis Xavier, was a magnificent day for the Xaverian Community of San Pietro in Vincoli.  More than 60 Priests and Deacons from the Dioceses of  Forlì, R…

On the 2nd to 4th of December, we all gathered together at Religious House Makeni for our annual assembly. Our discussion during assembly focused on the document of Continental COSUMA of Af…

On December 2nd – 2019, died Mr. Giancarlo Uccelli, brother-in-law of our Fr. Domenico Meneguzzi (of the Xaverian Community of Vicenza: e-mail [email protected]).

Mexico On November 30th – 2019, in the Xaverian Seminary House of San Juan del Rio, Mons. Mario de Gasperin Gasperin (Bishop Emeritus of Queretaro) ordained Deacon our Confrere Jeremias Parung Janua…

For the Xaverian Jubilee Year 2020-2021 a ‘logo’ in diverse languages has been created. You can find it in its original format and you may change it according to your needs.  See: https://dg.sa…

We like to let you know that in the site of the DG are published the final orientations of Asia Cosuma 2019.  The first brief document, “The Xaverian presence in Asia”, deals with the various to…

On November 26-27 – 2019, in the House of the DG, the second encounter of the European Forum took place.  Its objective was to continue on our reflection, already initiated in the very first mee…

The Xaverian Region of Japan presents its new regional site:  https://japan.xaverians.org The site has been completely renovated and it is connected with the international site “Saveriani in re…

Fr. Andrea Gamba, s.x. writes:  “A drop in the ocean.  Since November 27th – 2019, in the Town of Buttrio, a Sirian family of our members has been integrated in its pastoral ministry. …

From the 18th to the 21st of November around 20 people met in Coatbridge for a Conference on "Mission Today." It was organised by the Xaverians in the U.K. and the participants included Xaverians, ot…

On November 23rd – 2019, in the afternoon, the Xaverian Student Community of Jakarta actualized its bimonthly project of Interreligious Dialogue with the theme: “Radicalism in the perspective of Open…

Quezon City. On Friday November 29 the bishop of Cubao Most Rev. Honesto Ongtioco visited our community in Prj8 in conjunction with his canonical visit to all religious communities. The prelate show…

On November 28th – 2019, Mr. Vincenzo Simoncelli, brother of Fr. Giulio Simoncelli (mission in the Republic Democratic of the Congo: [email protected]) and of the deceased Fr. Luigi Simoncelli, re…

Fr. Matteo Rebecchi wrote from the Philippines on November 17th – 2019:  “Yesterday afternoon, I participated in the Theological Pastoral Congress of the Diocese of Novaliches. With that they op…

Shinmeizan: In preparation for the visit by Pope Francis to Thailand and to Japan, the Osservatore Romano asked the collaboration and contribution of the Xaverian Missionary Sister Maria de Giorgi, w…

Mrs. Valentina Salas, mother of our confrere Fr. Benjamin Gòmez Salas, who is presently in Spain (e-mail: [email protected]), passed away on November 19th – 2019.

On Tuesday, November 19 – 2019, in the Diocesan Pastoral Center of Parma, the Traditional Cultural Event “Parma In The Years” will take place.  The title of this year is: “1919: The Problems of…

The Regional Assembly took place from November 5th to November 7th – 2019.  There were 26 Xaverians present.   Six Xaverians were missing  due to health reasons. On November 5th…

In the Vatican News Site, there were two interviews of our confreres Fr. Alessio Crippa and Fr. Tiziano Tosolini, dealing with the forthcoming visit of Pope Francis to Thailand and to Japan.  Th…

The Marietti Publishing Company has just published the book  by Fr. Tiziano Tosolini: “Paolo e i filosofi.  Interpretazioni del cristianesimo da Heidegger e Derrida”.   This book…

On 7-9 November 2019 Fr Rocco Viviano sx was one of the main speakers at a conference on the theme ‘Nostra Aetate in Our Time,’ which took place at the University of Villanova, Philadelphia, USA. The…

Rome, from November 13th to November 15th, in the House of the Generalate of the Consolata Missionaries, there was a meeting of missionaries brothers from the four Italian Missionary Institutes (Xave…

On November 11th - 2019, the Holy Father has appointed as under-secretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue the Reverend Fr. Paulin Batairwa Kubuya, S.X., executive secretary…

New Regional Direction: 06.11.2019 Regional Superior:      Fr. Pierluigi Lupi Vice-Regional:           Fr. Lorenzo Valoti Coun…

Mexico City: November 3rd – 2019.  In our House of Theology, our confrere Yeremias Parung celebrated his Perpetual Profession in the hands of Fr. Antonio Flores Osuma, our Regional Superior. The…

Maligaya – Novaliches, November 5th – 2019:  Today, in our Theology House of Manila, the students in Temporary Vows renewed their vows.  The celebration was preceded by a reflection on the…