On Saturday, July 4th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in “Mary Queen of the Apostles of Mvolye” Basilica, Yaoundé, our confreres Kizito KUSHINGANINE MILENGE, Denis BACIKUDERHE IMANI and Gratien RIVUZIMANA will…

On Sunday, July 5th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in the chapel of the Novitiate in Bintaro, Jakarta, Indonesia, seven young men will make their first religious and missionary profession ad gent…

On Saturday, July 11th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in St. Jerome de Mwakiro, Diocese of Muyinga, Burundi, our confrere Dieudonné Nininahazwe will be ordained priest through the laying on of ha…

On Saturday, July 11th, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (local time), at the Philosophy and Theology House in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, our confreres Pedro Viveros Viveros and David Alejandro Figueroa Rodríg…

On Sunday, July 12th, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. (local time), in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Peace, our confreres Donatien Munguakonkwa Balyahamwabo and Justin Bulonza Mpuruta will be ordained pries…

Dearest Xaverian confreres and all of you who share with us the missionary vocation in the charismatic family of Saint Guido Maria Conforti, at the close of these ten days of the Conference on t…

From July 7th to September 6th, 2026, General Councillor Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto will be in Indonesia for a visit of the Indonesian Region. He will also take part in the celebration for th…

On Thursday, June 25th, 2026, in Rome fifteen leaders of the most widespread religious communities in Italy signed a historic document for dialogue and social cohesion. The signing comes after three…

On Sunday, June 28th, 2026, at St Guido Maria Conforti Shrine, Simon Kong Shaofeng was ordained a deacon through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination of Bishop Natale Paganelli, Region…

On Friday, July 3, 2026, on the feast of St Thomas, apostle, 21 young people from 5 different Xaverian circumscriptions (Tchad 2, Cameroun 2, Mozambique 2, Burundi 5, RDCongo 10) will start their can…

In everyday life, a “reward” is usually understood as recognition for good deeds or positive civic behavior. It affirms those who act responsibly and encourages others to follow their example, helpin…

On June 27th, 2026, Mrs Anna Maria Ludrini, mother of our late confrere Fr. Marco Moro (d. 25th, January 2025), passed away in Alzano Lombardo, Bergamo Italy. The Requiem Mass was celebrated on Monda…

On Saturday, June 27th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in the Church of St. Guido Maria Conforti Parish, Kamenge, Bujumbura, Burundi, 26 young men will make their first religious and missionary pr…

On Saturday, June 27th, 2026, at 9:00 (local time) in the church of St. Bernard Parish, Archdiocese of Kinshasa, our confreres, Honoré IRAKIZA (Burundi), Stanislas BISIMWA BARHONYI (DRC), Martin Joël…

On Sunday, June 28th, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (local time), in the church of São Pedro Claver, Charre (Mozambique), our confrere Arcade Bayizere will be ordained deacon through the laying on of hands and…

On Sunday, June 28th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in the Conforti Shrine, Mother House, Parma (Italy), our confrere Kong Shaofeng Simon孔少鋒will be ordained deacon through the laying on of han…

On Sunday, July 5th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in the chapel of the Novitiate in Bintaro, Jakarta, Indonesia, seven young men will make their first religious and missionary profession ad gent…

On Saturday, July 4th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in “Mary Queen of the Apostles of Mvolye” Basilica, Yaoundé, our confreres Kizito KUSHINGANINE MILENGE, Denis BACIKUDERHE IMANI and Gratien RIVUZIMANA will…

Issue 142 of iSaveriani – Notiziario (following the General Council no. 10, held in May-June 2026) has been uploaded on the website of the General Direction. Its contents include the Editorial by the…

In a message for the upcoming 10th World Day of the poor scheduled for November 15th (3rd Sunday of ordinary time), Pope Leo XIV expressed concern for the diffusion of a “social injustice arising fro…

The Global Trends Report 2026 by the United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was presented on Thursday, June 11th, 2026. This same year 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of the Convention…

On Sunday June 21st, 2026, a Eucharistic celebration in the St Guido Maria Conforti Shrine inaugurated the new parish of St Guido Maria Conforti and Blessed Anna Maria Adorni in the Diocese of Parma…

On Thursday, June 25, 2026, the confreres residing at Viale Vaticano 40, welcomed the Bishops’ Conference of Bangladesh, which was in Rome for its ad limina visit. The nine bishops joined the communi…

On Monday June 22, 2026, at 8.45 pm local time, our confrere Fr Vito Scagliuso passed away in the Emergency Room of the Ospedale Maggiore in Parma. Fr Vito was 82 years old, having been born on 30 Ja…

On Saturday June 27, 2026, at 10.00 am, in the parish Church of “San Guido Maria Conforti”, Kamenge, Bujumbura, Burundi, 26 young people will make their first religious and missionary vows. Each nam…

On Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 6:00 AM, in the parish Church of Saint Bernard, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, our confreres Honoré Irakiza (Burundi), Stanislas Bisimwa Barhonyi (DRC), Ma…

On Sunday, June 28th, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. (local time), in the church of São Pedro Claver, Charre (Mozambique), our confrere Arcade Bayizere will be ordained deacon through the laying on of hands and…

On Sunday, June 28th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in the Conforti Shrine, Mother House, Parma (Italy), our confrere Kong Shaofeng Simon 孔少鋒will be ordained deacon through the laying on of ha…

On Wednesday 17 June 2026, the international conference dedicated to the Human Traits of the Xaverian began at the Mother House in Parma. For ten days, the Xaverian Family will be reflecting, praying…

Well, I’m not a swan! A sparrow at best. And I can’t sing. I’m tone-deaf. It’s just that the legend of the swan that utters a sound like a beautiful song as it senses death approaching came to mind o…

On June 14, 2026, the second meeting of the group tasked with drafting a presentation on Buddhism for both the CEI (Italian Episcopal Conference) and the UBI (Italian Buddhist Union) was held at the…

July 2nd is a special date for the family of the Xaverian Sisters Missionaries of Mary. Our founders, the Xaverian Fr. Giacomo Spagnolo and Mother Celestina Bottego, selected this day for our profess…

Legend has it that the Orcolat is a huge ogre that lives hidden away in the bowels of the earth, amongst the mountains of Carnia and the Pre-Alps. Every time he wakes up, tosses and turns in his slee…

On Thursday, June 11th, 2026, at the Mother House we hosted the GrEst Ragazzi (Summer Group of Children) of the Parish Chiesa della Trasfigurazione from the city of Parma. Ninety children or so, acco…

On Saturday, June 13th, 2026, the yearly meeting of the benefactors, friends and relatives of the Xaverians from Cremona was held at the presence of the Regional Superior, Bishop Natale Paganelli, an…

On 25 June 2026, the leaders of the religious communities in Italy will sign a pact to ensure the continuity and future of the work carried out, while at the same time formalising the initiative know…

Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck off Maasim, Sarangani on Monday morning, June 8, 2026, significant damage was reported across several areas in Mindanao. Mindanao is the second-larg…

Thursday, June 4th, 2026, the Gruppo Amici dei Missionari Saveriani (GAMS, Group Friends of the Xaverian Missionaries) marked its 90-year anniversary with a Eucharistic celebration in St Guido Maria…

From September 16th, 2025, to June 5th, 2026, at the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) we spent an intense time of study, encounter and growth. That period proved to be more than just…

The Catholic Church in Mozambique and the Consolata Missionaries are mourning for the death of Msgr. Osório Citora Afonso, IMC, Bishop of Quelimane Diocese and Apostolic Administrator of the Archdioc…

Here in Bukavu, everything is calm, even though people are feeling the effects of the ongoing war: high unemployment, rising prices, and trade within the country made dangerous by the numerous checkp…

On Friday, June 5, 2026, the diocesan family of Forlì-Bertinoro celebrated the anniversaries of several priests together with their bishop, Livio Corazza. Among them were two of our confreres from th…

A small group of confreres living in Rome - together with Fr Polash Henry Gomes sx, who had just stepped off the plane to participate in the upcoming Conference on the Human Traits of the Xaverian -…

Looking back on my journey in the Xaverian community of Salerno, my first feeling is gratitude to the Lord for calling me to be his disciple in the Church and in the Xaverian family. For me, service…

The Conforti-Africa Editions, recently accredited by the Ministry of Culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has just published the number 19 issue of the “Centre d’Études Africaines” (CEA)…

The recent outbreak of Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, against which currently there is no available vaccine. The area affected by the epidem…

Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, illustrated the new phase of the work the Church in Mongolia is carrying out in the cultural domain. In the early days of May 2026, a new s…

The movement Missionary Childhood and Adolescence (or IAM) of São Miguel Paulista Diocese – São Paulo (SP) celebrated its 14th National Day. On Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, Missionary Childhood and Adol…

On June 3rd, 2026, the international general assembly of about 120 directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) ended at Urbaniana University (Rome). Among the participants was also our confre…

On Friday evening, May 29th, the community of the Sacred Heart Parish, Parma, wished to conclude the month of May with a procession to the Lourdes Grotto in the garden of the Mother House of the Xave…