From Monday, January 5th to Monday, January 12th, 2026, the confreres of the Circumscription of North Brazil gathered in Ananindeua, Parà, North Brazil, to hold their 17th Regional Chapter. On Sunda…

From Wednesday, January7 to Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, the confreres of the Circumscription of Cameroon gathered to hold their 1st Regional Chapter (following their new juridical configuration). O…

On the occasion of the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026, the website of the Xaverian Missionaries of the Spain-Morocco Circumscription https://www.javerianos.org/ presents a brief re…

The Episcopal Commission for Missionary Action and Inter-Ecclesial Cooperation of the CNBB (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil) made a significant visit to Rome from 9 to 12 January 2026. The…

The daily edition of the Osservatore Romano on Thursday, January 15th, 2026 published some reflections from a conversation between journalist Federico Piana and our confrere Fr. Mario Pulcini: "...t…

The section “Letters to the Editor” in issue no. 06 (November-December 2025) of Missione Oggi Magazine publishes a letter from a priest of the Diocese of Padua: “Dear Editor, good morning. I don't k…

From 9 to 11 January 2026, the Introduction to Confucianism in Japan seminar was held at the Fr Luigi Menegazzo Xaverian Regional Library in Izumisano (Osaka). The course is one of the five modules o…

Our confreres Fr Antonio Trettel and Fr Alfiero Ceresoli share their reaction to the article by our confrere Fr Antonio Germano, published on the General Direction website on 7 January 2026 titled “F…

The latest report by the Diocesan Charitas paints the picture of Rome as “city of contrasting situations”: on the one hand, it is moving ahead with greater energy and seems to accelerate economically…

On Sunday, January 11th, 2026, Mrs Lucia Galeani, sister of our confrere Fr. Alessandro Galeani passed away. The Requiem Mass and funerary rites were celebrated on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, in the…

Below is the speech delivered by the Superior General during the celebration for the blessing of the tomb of our confrere Giovanni Gazza, whose remains was transferred from the Villetta Cemetery in P…

In 2024, the magazine Missione Oggi marked its 120th year of life. Much has changed since St Guido M. Conforti launched this magazine under the title Fede e Civiltà on December 3rd, 1903. From 2016…

On Tuesday, December 30th, 2025, Fides news agency released the Rapporto dell’Agenzia Fides (Fides Agency Report). Based on information collected by Fides, the report indicates that 17 Catholic missi…

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches have prepared resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026. This material…

The community celebrated Christmas 2025 and New year 2026 in the atmosphere of joy and gratitude. On Christmas day, we shared the different charismas gifts accompanied with dances and songs. A one-mi…

UNICEF warned that by 2026, over 200 million children will need humanitarian assistance. Conflicts, famines, economic instability, and climate crises converge on the same fragile point: the children…

On Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, Mrs Carla Bongiovanni, sister of our confrere Fr. Vittorio Bongiovanni, passed away in Bozzolo, Mantua, Italy. The Requiem Mass and funerary rites were celebrated on W…

The second study guide has been sent to all Circumscriptions in preparation for the Conference on the Human Face of the Xaverian, which will take place in Parma in June 2026. After reflecting and wor…

On Monday, December 29, 2025, the confreres participating in the Xaverian Year (2025-2026), after several months of studying Italian in Rome, departed for the Marini Center, Mother House, Parma. We…

The community of Fnideq gives thanks to God for the experiences lived during this quarter. First of all, the activities of the Lerchundi Socio-Cultural Center began in the last week of September and…

In the Xaverian circumscription of Colombia, we work in three communities: Cali, Medellín, and Bogotá. In the community of Cali - Parish of San Francisco Javier - we shared various moments: a day of…

Our confrere Fr. Alfiero Ceresoli, a missionary in Brazil, inspired by the words of Pope Leo XIV in his Christmas message Urbi et Orbi and the Angelus on St. Stephen’s Day, wrote a letter in which he…

“...personally, I like to remember my confreres as they really were on their ‘dies natalis’, after their missionary journey, which was clearly painful, and not when they were full of beautiful (and o…

https://dg.saveriani.org/es/comunicazioni/scambi/item/verso-dove-vanno-i-saveriani-in-italia “…Thank you, Armando (Coletto, ed.), for your lively contribution. I agree 90% with both your analysis of…

On Christmas Day,  on the last day of  the year 2025 and on the first day of the new year 2026, the Xaverians residing in Rome celebrated moments of fraternity together. Lunch on 25 Decembe…

We received the following news from our confrere, Fr. Franco Lizzit. On November 25, 2025, Don Giampietro Bacchin (82), brother of our late confrere Fr. Flavio Bacchin († February 22, 2019), passed a…

In this life, as in the order of nature, nothing is more precious than the time which the Lord gives us out of his infinite goodness. Time is as precious as divine grace. We should strive to deepen o…

On Wednesday, December 24th, 2025, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez returned from Mexico. Together with Fr Felipe de Jesús López Orozco, he participated in the 19th Regional Chapter of the Xaverian Mexi…

From 3 January 2026 to 5 February 2026, Frs. Mauro Loda and Felipe de Jesús López Orozco will be in Brazil to take part in: the XVII Regional Chapter, in Ananindeua, Parà, Brazil (North) from Janu…

On Saturday, 4 January 2026, Frs. Fernando García Rodríguez and Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka will travel to Cameroon to participate in the First Regional Chapter of Cameroon (with its new juridical co…

Peace be with you all: Towards an “unarmed and disarming” peace: this is the title of Leo XIV’s message for the upcoming 59th World Day of Peace on January 1st, 2026. With this message, Pope Leo take…

Below is an excerpt from a letter sent by our confrere Fr. Roberto Salvadori to relatives and friends: “Every time a conflict breaks out, thousands of people are forced to flee for their life. The n…

As part of the  “Colors of Bukavu: A Wall of Memory, A Wall of Hope”  (Couleurs de Bukavu : Mur de mémoire, Mur d’espoir) project, which aims at beautifying the walls (fences) of the city o…

“I take this opportunity, which is not the most appropriate occasion, to express my uneasiness at the view of the last photos of our deceased confreres (Fr. Antonio Chiofi and, today, Fr. Marcello Zu…

Below we share the Christmas wishes send by some Christian communities in Thailand which are accompanied by those of our confreres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud779lYV6Ow

On Saturday, December 20th, 2025, Mrs María Soledad González Solís, mother of our confrere Fr. José Pedro Olvera González, passed away at the Central Hospital of León, Guanajuato, Mexico.  Fr. J…

“Among the unknown heroes that do not seek human accolades are four men whom you can now see standing in front of this altar. They too are ready to sacrifice themselves for the expansion of God’s Rei…

From Monday December 15th to Saturday December 20th, 2025, the Chapter Delegates gathered in the House of Philosophy and Theology in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, for the celebration of the 19th Regi…

Our confreres on the fourth floor send a card featuring the faces of the 29 members of the community. At the centre of the colourful card there is a nativity scene: Merry Christmas 2025 and Happy Ne…

The Centre for African Studies (CEA) has published the number18 of its Cahiers on the theme of the reception in African churches of the Synod of Bishops on synodality. All the publications attempt to…

On Saturday, December 20th, 2025 marks the 130th anniversary of the birth of Mother Celestina Bottego. This anniversary fills our hearts with gratitude. In Mother Celestina we recognise the masterpie…

The Christmas message invites the Chadian people to welcome the birth of Christ as a true light that heals the wounds of division and open up the way to reconciliation. True reconciliation requires t…

“Well in advance of Christmas, we are sending you the “traditional” yearly letter that Shinmeizan prepares in Italian and English for confreres, friends, and acquaintances on the occasion of Holy Chr…

A few days ago, Sister Lia Tonelotto, who comes from San Donato di Cittadella, Padua, Italy, and is a member of the community of the Little Sisters of the Holy Family, for whom (at Viale Vaticano 94…

The death toll from the devastating floods that hit Indonesia in recent days has exceeded 1,000. Another 208 people are still missing. The floods, which affected particularly the provinces of North a…

The magazine Missão & Culturas, attached to the Brazilian Pontifical Mission Societies, is a scientific publication devoted to the study of and reflection on mission. The journal accepts: unpubl…

On Saturday, December 14th, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in the Cathedral of Beira, Mozambique, our confrere Donatien Munguakonkwa Balyahamwabo will be ordained a deacon through the laying on of hands and the…

The signing of a peace agreement in Washington on December 4, 2015 (between the DRC and Rwanda), eagerly awaited by the population of the eastern part of the country, was a real disappointment. In th…

Issue NO. 138 of iSaveriani - Notiziario (corresponding to the General Council No. 08, September – October 2025) has been uploaded on the GD’s website.  The contents of No. 138 include the Edito…

In August 2017, the XVII General Chapter, No. 72, entrusted the General Direction with the task of establishing a team for the Xaverian Laity, made up of confreres and lay people, with the purpose of…