Cameroon: On September 20 – 2018, in the Parish of The Good Shepherd, the following confreres will celebrate their Perpetual Profession: Jean Zihalirwa Balota Yohanes Taninas Benyamin Sam Hermann…

Cameroon: On September 22 – 2018, in the Parish of St. Jude The Apostle (Douala), our confrere Ulrich Mokam Saa will be ordained Priest by Mons. Samuel Klèda, Archbishop of Douala.

Cameroon: On September 22 – 2018, in the Parish of St. Jude The Apostle (Douala) Mons. Samuel Klèda, Archbishop of Douala, our following confreres will be ordained Deacons: Maurice Fokam Jean Zihal…

All the General Councilors are present in Rome: during these days they are holding their General Council Meeting.

Castellana Grotte (Bari): On Sept. 11, Fr. Vito Scagliuso received the special honor “Castellana Solidale”.   It is a specific honor given by two associations (“ACLI” and “NOI PER” to those…

On Sept. 11 – 2018, around 5:45PM, our confrere Fr. Antonio Noris died in the city of Bukavu. He was 82 years old.   Fr. Antonio Noris wsas born in the town of Sforzatica di Dalmine (Bergam…

P. ITALO ANTONIO NORIS Quest’oggi, 11 settembre 2018, alle ore 17:45 circa, è morto a Bukavu il nostro confratello P. Italo Antonio Noris. Aveva compiuto 82 anni, essendo nato, a Sforzatica di Dalmi…

Tavernerio, Sept. 4 — 7. The Committee members of Permanent Formation, established by the General Direction, met for the first time. Their goal is to strengthen all the possible activities and initia…

Salerno, Sept. 1: About 350 participants attended the Xavrerian PAB. It was an endeavor of the Xaverian Family of Salerno: Xaverians, friends, and Xaverian Sisters, all organized in the Xaverian Hous…

Fr. Codenotti wrote on Sept. 6: "Last night, in Hokkaido (North Japan), there was a strong earthquake (6,7). There were powerful tremors which will continue possibly (6,7) for the next week. There co…

P. Paolo Zurlo: [email protected] P. Marco Vigolo: [email protected]

Sept. 6: Mr, Giovanni Costella, brother of Fr. Domenico, who is working in South Brasil, died. [email protected] Sept. 6: Mr Basuzwa Lusunwa Pierre, father of our confrere Fr. Gabriel, who is…

Fr. Bonané Chokola writes: "Within the context of the Celebrations (Aug, 14 — 21) for the 20 Years of Service of the Xaverians in Mozambique (together with the Sisters of the Sacred Family of Helmet)…

Fr Rocco Viviano attended the annual conference and Assembly of the Zen-to-Kirisutokyou-kondankai (Zen-Christian Friendship Association), which took place on 28-30 August. The Association was founded…

Bujumbura: Aug. 29. There was a precious, most felt and fraternal Eucharistic Celebration together with the relatives and friends of our six young Xaverians who were about to leave for the airport of…

After a week of retreat and formation, the General Directions of the Italian Missionary Institutes, wrote a letter in which they share the contents and reflections that came out in those days. The l…

August 1-3, 2018: Fr. Mark Marangone, Provincial Superior attended the CMSM (Conference of Major Superiors of Men) National Assembly which took place in St. Louis, MO (USA). The theme was "Youth &…

11 Jul: the Generalate House was visited by about 190 young pilgrims from the diocese of Parma; accompanied by their bishop, Enrico Solmi, they attended a meeting with the Pope at the Circo Massimo…

6-19 Aug: Fr. Paulin Batairwa Kubuya is taking part in a summer camp for adolescents and young people (circa 80) on interreligious dialogue. This activity has been going on for some years now and Fr…

News arrives from Henan that, some years ago (in 2009), in a remote valley not far from Zheng Zhou , an excursionist discovered a building of square-faced stones and round vaults. Surrounding buildin…

11 Aug: Paolo, brother of Fr. Girolamo Pistoni (Sierra Leone; e-mail: [email protected]). 13 Aug: Luciano, brother of Fr. Rolando Trevisan (Mother House). 13 Aug Rima Mengoni, aunt of Fr. Gabriele…

Amealco, Mexico, 11 Aug: Bishop Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez of Querétaro ordained our confrere, Nava Pérez Edgar, to the rpeisthood in the parish of “Santa María”.

Dondo, 21 Jul: in the presence of some confreres and members of the newly-founded GAMIX (Group pf Friends of the Xaverian Missionaries), the Superior Delegate laid the first stone of the future Xaver…

Manila, 13-25 Aug: an Ongoing Formation meeting will be held for 17 confreres with less than 7 years of ordination (8 years of final profession) and who are working in our Asian Circumscriptions. The…

The 2018 Introduction to Japanese Culture and Society Seminar was held at the Regional House from 6-10 August under the direction of Fr Rocco Viviano, in cooperation with Fr Tiziano Tosolini. Fr Andr…

8 Aug: Marius, brother of our student Joël Kouam (theology community of Yaoundé). 10 Aug: Carmen Anzanello, sister of Giancarlo (ES – E-mail: [email protected]) and Valerio (JP – E-mail: anza…

5-12 Aug: the General Direction is in Nepi (Viterbo) on retreat with the General Directions of the Italian Missionary Institutes.

Panzi, St. Guido Maria Conforti Parish: the Xaverians and the Diocesan Pastoral Center organized a Conference on the Living Ecclesial Communities to mark the 60th anniversary of Xaverian presence in…

29 Jul: Teodoro, brother of Fr. Mario Tognali (community of Brescia; e-mail [email protected]) 29 Jul, Bilbao (Spagna): Txema Larrea Mùgika, brother of Fr. Iñaki (Region of Colombia, e-mail…

22 Jul: some members of the faithful and two young women interested in the religious life made a pilgrimage to the tomb of Bishop Calza, where they prayed especially for the Church in Zheng Zhou and…

Salamanca (Mexico), Novitiate chapel, 22 Jul: Cesar Javier De León Gutiérrez and Agustín Anaya Ruiz.

Jakarta – Bintaro, 15 Jul: a celebration of the Eucharist inaugurated the new year of Novitiate with 10 Novices.

Bujumbura informs us: “On Sunday, 15 July, our formation house hosted the first day of meetings for about thirty people who have been collaborating with the Xaverians in Burundi for many years. Our g…

Panzi-Bukavu – 1850 children and more than one hundred animators took part in four weeks of the Colonie des vacances, a sort of summer camp, in the parish of Panzi. They played, sang, danced, prayed…

Piero Zanchi, brother of our late confrere Gianni Lorenzo Zanchi.

The massive floods that struck Japan in recent days affected various regions, causing damage and fatalities. As of 11 July, 160 people have died, 70 are dispersed and thousands of houses have been fl…

2-7 Jul: the Xaverians of the Region gathered for a retreat directed by Fr. Alfiero Ceresoli on the topic: “The Xaverian’s humanity”. They rediscovered the humanity of our Founder, who was interprete…

6 Jul: Anna Maria Sgarbossa, sister of our confrere Fr. Lino Sgarbossa (E-mail: [email protected]) 6 Jul: Luigina Masserini, mother of our late confrere Danilo Moreni. 12 Jul: Peter Mitra, fat…

Congo – 8 Jul: our confreres Batano Nguliro Guy and Mushagalusa Biregeyi Antoine will be ordained priests in the Bukavu Cathedral by Archbishop François Xavier Maroy Rusengo of Bukavu.

Kinshasa, 2 Jul: the new novitiate year began with 11 novices (4 RDC, 3 BU, 3 CT, 1 SL). The new novice master is Fr. Faustino Turco.

Morbegno (SO), 4 Jul: a small square will be dedicated to the memory of our late confrere, Fr. Domenico Rovedatti, who was born in Morbegno on 24 February 1913 and died in São Paulo, Brazil, on 12 Ma…

Fr. Carl Chudy continues his involvement in interfaith and inter religious dialogue. On July 10th as part of the series Pathways to Peace Fr. Carl will be giving a presentation on Thomas Me…

Franklin - Wisconsin: on the weekend of June 23-24, we hosted our annual Mission Summer Fest. Many people, families, youth and children came to enjoy the music, the games and the good food that our f…

Yoyakarta – Indonesia, 29 Jun: Robertus Kardi was ordained to the priesthood in the chapel of the Major Seminary of Kentungan by Archbishop Robertus Rubiyatmoko of Semarang.

Novaliches – Philippines, 30 Jun: Final Profession of Maurice Fokam in the parish church of Saint Francis Xavier, Maligaya.

Kinshasa (RDC) – On 29 June, the following confreres made their First Profession in the parish of St. Bernard: Bangura Gbama Mark (SL), Bashagaluke Mihigo Justin (RDC), Bimenyimana Pascal (BU), I…

Taneto di Gattatico (RE), 17 Jun: the Eucharist was celebrated in the parish church in memory of Fr. Dante Mainini. Fr. Matteo Antonello presided and the event was attended by several Xaverians and r…

Widhiwiryawan Fr. Alfonsus (ID): [email protected] 

23 Jun. Maria Pezzotti, sister of our confrere Fr. Mario Pezzotti (e-mail: [email protected] ) 25 Jun: Sonia Tracogna, sister-in-law of our confrere Fr. Carlo Di Sopra ( E-mail: mcoglians@gma…

St. Bernard’s parish, Kinshasa (Congo), 29 Jun: nine young Africans will make their First Profession.