For the World Mission Day, the Vatican News Agency published the Video on the Extraordinary Mission Month published by the Xaverians, underlining the important contribution the Xaverian Missionaries…

On Sunday October 27 – 2019, Monsignor Adolfo Zon Pereira and Fr. Saúl Ruíz Alvarez will be the honor guests at the Conforti College at Rome.  After supper, they will share with the whole Commun…

We like to make known to you some of the activities of  the Mexico Region on the occasion of this Extraordinary October Mission Month: .  Churches, Colleges and Formation Houses were fille…

Mr. Remigio Raumer, brother of our Confrere Br. Gaetano Raumer (present in our mission in the R-D-of Congo: e-mail: [email protected]) passed away on October 18 – 2019. Mr. Umberto Marconi, bro…

On Saturday, October 12th – 2019, the Theology Community of Manila organized an encounter on Enculturation in the world of the Philippinos, giving particular attention on the attitudes and behaviors…

Deepening the theme of Community Project of Life in journeying with the youth and interreligious dialogue, the theologate community of the Xaverian Missionaries in the Philippines received a great gr…

On the Feast of Our Lady of The Rosary, Patron of our Bukittingi Parish, there was a pilgrimage of the faithful from all the various stations of the parish.  On October 12th and 13th – 2013, the…

From October 11th to the 13th – 2019, three young men of the mission group of the Diocese of Semarang, came to our House (Wisma Xaverian Yogyakarta).   They are following the activities of…

Fr. Fernando Garcia and Fr. Eugenio Pulcini, of the General Direction, from October 15th to November 9th,  will be in the Region of Bangladesh for the Canonical Visit to the Confreres and for th…

VATICAN – Sunday, October 6th – 2019. The Special assembly of the Bishops for the Pan-Amazon Region (October 7 -27) initiated with the Eucharistic Celebration in St. Peter’s Basilica.  Among the…

Mr. Robert Samson, a psychologist from the Philippines, who has worked for various years in Ireland on the area of protection for minors, has given a workshop to our Xaverian Theology Students in Man…

The Xaverian Theology House in the Philippines has a new Telephone number:  02 8 962 85 71. The old number: 02 4 42 82 50  has been disconnected.

News from Vicenza:  On Friday, October 4th  and on Saturday, October 5th – 2019, we had the first two encounters of this extraordinary missionary month.  They were organized by the Dio…

On 21 September 2019, Fr Rocco Viviano sx was invited to represent Christianity at the 6th Interreligious Gathering of Prayer for Peace organized by the Osaka members of the Japanese religious moveme…

On 30 September 2019, Pope Francis met the members of the General Directions of the eight missionary institutes of Italian foundation along with some of their strict collaborators. The General Superi…

On October 1, 2019 in the Basilica of St. Peter at the presence of the Holy Father during the evening prayer the Extraordinary Missionary Month was solemnly inaugurated. The inauguration was prepared…

On 11 October next, the second Friday of the month, our Xaverian Family will celebrate the second day dedicated to the Xaverian Martyrs. To make memory of and remember the Confreres who sacrificed th…

In line with the XVII GC 96.2, on August 31, the confreres Frs. François Xavier Sadono W. Agung and Antoine Ntabala Ntamwira, accompanied by the Regional Superior, Fr. Antonio Lòpez V., left for the…

Based on a request by the Xaverian Region of South Brazil, the General Direction on October 1 has approved a new Xaverian opening, already started a few months earlier, in the Diocese of Alto Solimõe…

Fr. Tiziano Tosolini sx has just published with EMI “Dal Silenzio una voce. Esperienze di conversione nell’Asia di oggi.” The book collects 19 conversion stories of people coming from some of the gre…

Our Superior General, with the consent of his Council, named the New Direction of the Mozambique Delegation: Bonane Chokola P. Dieudonné,  Superior Delegate (re-confirmed) Alvares Casillas P…

On 21 September 2019, the Congregation for the Clergy granted Eugenio Melandri, former member of our Institute, the grace of returning to the clerical state, as a priest of the Clergy of Bologna, inc…

Ornavasso (Novara):  On September 21st – 2019, the citizens of the town of our deceased confrere Fr. Ottorino Monaci, as a sign of profound esteem they always had for Fr. Ottorino Monaci, have n…

On September 25, at the parish of Saint Bernardino Realino in Carpi, at the presence of about 60 people, Fr. Tiziano Tosolini presented the theme: The meeting between East and West in the Philosophic…

On Monday 23 September, organized in the Major Seminary of Gitega St. John Paul II, the National Missionary Congress opened with a Eucharistic celebration presided by Msgr. G. Ntagwarara Bishop of Bu…

From September 9th to the 13th - 2019, in the Xaverian House of S. Pietro in Vincoli, the Theology Xaverian Students of Parma were intensely involved in their Annual Spiritual Retreat. Mons. Luciano…

September 14th  - 2019 was a memorable day for the Forlì Diocese and for the whole Region of Romagna. The Venerable Benedetta Bianchi Porro, born in the town of Dovadola, Forlì Diocese, was proc…

The Xaverian Sister Domenica (Dolores) Isgrò passed away on September 5th – 2019.  Sister Domenica (Dolores) Isgrò was 94 years old.

On Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th, September – 2019, in our Parish of Kamenge, named after our Founder, St. Guido Maria Conforti, in the fifth anniversary of the massacre of our Xaverian Sisters Olga, L…

This Saturday 14 of September starts the Course of Ongoing formation called “i50giorni”. Nineteen of our confreres from our different circumscriptions will take part in. The course will end up with t…

Our Superior General, Fr. Fernando Garcia Rodriguez, S.X., with the consent of his Council, named the New Direction of the of the Spain Delegation:         &n…

The site Web of the Italian Region (www.saveriani.it) has terminated its publication work of the various annual publication of the Review: “Missione Oggi”(FC/MO) and of the Journal “Missionari S…

On August 15th, Fr. Carl Chudy participated in the writing and publication of the book, Abuse of Trust (https://www.abuseoftrust.org/). It centers around the healing from clerical sexual abuse. It is…

Forlì.  On September 14th – 2019, in the Cathedral of Forlì, the Prefect of the Congregation of the Saints, Card. Angelo Becciu, in the name of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, will declare Blesse…

Tavernerio (Como).  Fr. Gabriele Ferrari has been named Episcopal Delegate for Religious Life by Mons. Oscar Cantoni, Bishop of Como.  Fr. Gabriele Ferrari has taken the place of Fr. Luigi…

Fr. Giuseppe Marzarotto, s.x.,  passed away on September 1st, at 10:50 AM, at Parma Hospital.  Born in the town of Villaverla (Vicenza – Italy) on August 4 – 1935, Fr. Giuseppe Marzarotto…

From August 12 th to August 19th – 2019, the Confreres of the Mozambique Delegation met together in the Spirituality House of Marera, in the region of Manica, Central Zone of the country, for th…

From September 2nd to the 6th - 2019, in the Xaverian House of the Generalate in Rome, there took place an encounter of the Study Centers For The Continents. Present were members of every Study Cente…

The Group of the Xaverian Laity in Italy met for their annual living together  from August 18th to August 24th -  2019, in the city of Mirensky Grad (Slovenia).  The participants were…

Mr. Ubaldo Meloni, brother of Fr. Ezio Meloni, s.x. (Xaverian Community of Cagliari: email: [email protected] ) passed away on August 26th – 2019.

On the occasion of the theological week dedicated this year to the theme: "What remains of the soul? Challenges to theological reflection ", held from August 18 to 23 at the Camaldoli guesthouse, and…

On 21 August, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in Bujumbura and a few kilometers from the border with the D.R.Congo, a group of Xaverian formators and vocational directors  from BU, DRC and MO…

On 23 August, Mr. Giocondo Targa (82), father of our confrere Fr. Daniele (e-mail: [email protected]) returned to the Heavenly Father. On 3 July, Sr. Rosa Caretta, sister of our late confrere…

Indonesia. On Sunday, August 18th, 2019, at the Holy Trinity Parish of Ranggu, Mgr. Silvester San, Bishop of Denpasar, will ordain priests our three confreres: Benjamin Sam, Yohanes Taninas, and Domi…

Next Tuesday, August 20th, the Bursars of all the Xaverian Circumscriptions will gather in Tavernerio (Italy) for the Meeting on Finances. This meeting, according to the guidelines of the XVII GC, is…

On August 11th -  2019, Fr. Emidio Allevi died in the city of Parma. Born in the town of Appignano del Tronto (AP – Italy) on January 30 – 1935, Fr. Emidio Allevi was almost 84 years old. The fu…

 Goma (R: D. Congo):  August 10th – 2019.  In the Parish of “Notre Dame du Mont Carmel”, Mons. Thèophile Kaboy Ruboneka, Bishop Emeritus of Goma, ordained Priest our confrere Innocent…

Mr. Giovanni Casalucci, brother of our confrere Fr. Ennio Casalucci, s.x. (comunity of the Mother House: e-mail: [email protected]) passed away on July 27th – 2019.

Fr. Nicolas Colasuonno, s.x. writes from Bukavu: “On August 1st – 2019, in the Lanaro Hall in our House of Propaedeutics and Philosophy Studies of Panzi (Bukavu – RDC), our Xaverian Laity Friends org…

Bukavu (R.D.C.), August 4th. In the Parish of Saint Pierre Claver, Archbishop François Xavier Maroy Rusengo, of Bukavu, ordains to the Priesthood our confrere Kabalama Cibangala Serge.