From the Gemelli Policlinic where he has been hospitalised since February 14th, 2025, Pope Francis answers to the best wishes for a speedy recovery sent to him by the editor-in-chief of the Italian n…

The number of Catholics in the world is increasing. This is a 1.15% increase over the previous two years, raising the total number of believers (Catholics) from around 1,390 to 1,406 million. This is…

“Pilgrims of hope: the gift of life” is the theme of the Pope Francis’ message for the 62nd World Day of Prayer for Vocations (May 11th, 2025). The Pope signed his message on Wednesday, March 19th, 2…

The Karthala Editions in Paris have just published a book by our confrere Paulin Batairwa Kubuya entitled: Les chrétiens face aux religions des ancêtres, (Christians and the religions of our anc…

On Wednesday, March 26th, 2025, Fr Severino Didoné (member of the Don Orione Congregation), 89, brother of our confrere Blessed Martyr Giovanni Didoné, brother of our confrere Fr Camillo Didoné and b…

On March 19th, 2025, the Superior General, with the consent of his Councillors, appointed the new Delegation Council of Colombia: Superior Delegate: Fr. Osvaldo Pulido Reynoso s.x. Vice Superior De…

From Tuesday March 25 to Saturday March 29, 2025, Frs. Fernando García Rodríguez and Mauro Loda will visit the confreres of the United Kingdom Circumscription.

"...the historical date of the beginning of the presence of the Xaverian Missionaries in Colombia could not be ignored in this year 2025. 50 years since the important event for our Congregation and f…

In Bukavu, the security situation is becoming untenable in many respects: improvised checkpoints have been erected on some of the city's main roads, where passers-by have to pay arbitrarily imposed f…

The last video with interviews on the occasion of the Beatification of the ‘Martyrs of Fraternity’ has been published. Four beatified missionaries: one testimony of faith, hope, charity and courage…

On the occasion of the Day of Missionary Martyrs, the Xaverian community in Taranto, South Italy, has organized a Missionary Spring (March 24th – 26th, 2025) at the Santuario Giubilare della Grazia (…

In preparation for International Francophonie Day, the Department of French at Fujen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan, in the person of Associate Professor Éric De Payen, representative of the Fre…

The biographical sketches of Frs. Luiz Pérez Hernández and Modesto Todeschi are now available for download from the GD website. Heartfelt thanks to the confreres that edited these biographies and tho…

The Dicastery for Comunication published a book titled Diritto Canonico: “Nel Solco della Tradizione, Le Sfide Presenti e le Prospettive Future” (In Keeping with Tradition, Nowadays Challenges and Fu…

“…regarding the implementation phase of the Synod «For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission», pope Francis hopes that this phase receives particular attention so that synodality is inc…

In the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the employment of child soldiers is steadily increasing. This constitutes one of the most serious and odious violations of children’s rights and i…

South Sudan, the world youngest state, risks plunging once again into the abysm of endless violence. The South Sudan People's Defense Forces (Sspdf), headed by President Salva Kiir, and the White Arm…

On Monday, March 17th, 2025, Mrs. Giovanna Pizzaballa née Rosti, 85, sister of our late confrere Fr. Giuseppe Rosti (d. Mexico, February 14th, 2022), passed away. The Requiem Mass and funerary rites…

The situation seems to be stagnant. There is little change from last week (March 3-8, 2025). In the city (Bukavu nrd), those who have had disputes with the various provincial services are taking adva…

On 7 March 2025, we members of the Theologate of Manila, were honored by the visit of Mgr. Roberto Gaa, the bishop of our diocese (Novaliches). The bishop joined our dinner, after which he had a mome…

Every year, during Lent we are invited to a celebration that preludes to both Holy Friday and Easter. March 24th is the Day of the Missionary Martyrs. The Martyrs’ voice, which is the Voice of the Wo…

March 24th marks the memory of Bishop St Oscar Arnulfo Romero (murdered on March 24th, 1980 in El Salvador, beatified on May 5th, 2015 and canonized on November 14th, 2018). On one occasion, as he we…

On Friday March 7th and Saturday March 8th, 2025, we were delighted to co-design, host, and facilitate the annual Scottish Bishops Symposium on Interreligious dialogue. The event took place at the Co…

From March 6th to 9th, 2025, San José (Costa Rica) hosted Post CAM6 (the sixth American Missionary Congress): an event held in order to reflect and put into practice the results of CAM6, and search f…

Our confrere Fr. Gigi Signori writes: “Greetings. As we do every year, we are happy to share the audio recordings of the meditations offered during the week of Spiritual Exercises held here, in the M…

PARMA – From March 7th to 9th, 2025 the Francesco Marini Xaverian Centre (former house of the Theologate) welcomed 18 representatives of as many institutes of consecrated life, members of the “Roma C…

The missionary church “walks with her Lord through the streets of the world.” When I read this message, the image of a pilgrimage came to my mind. The spirituality of the pilgrim, which is shedding l…

“...here in Luvungi the situation is stable, in the sense that there is no fighting, except for a few skirmishes last night near us. The rebels stopped in Kamanyola after making a lightning descent f…

Nuovo Testamento. Traduzione Letteraria Ecumenica (New Testament. An Ecumenical Literary Translation) was presented on February 25th, 2025, at the Waldensian Church in Cavour Square, Rome. It represe…

On Monday, March 10, 2025, during the usual community meeting, the confreres present in the community welcomed Sister Simona Brambilla (Consolata Missionary Sisters), Prefect of the Dicastery for Ins…

The General Commission for the Xaverian Presence in the Local Church, after several online meetings, held its first meeting in presence at the General House from 3 to 7 March 2025. At the end of the…

In Bukavu, we began this week with a communiqué that caused much panic: on Monday, “Wazalendo” elements (resistance fighters) managed to break into Bukavu around the TV Camp and the surrounding area…

General Councillor Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka, together with Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto, will visit the confreres and the formation communities in Burundi from March 10th to 20th, 2025…

General Councillor Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto, with Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka, will visit the confreres and the formation communities in Burundi from March 10th to 20th, 2025. His retur…

General Councillor Fr. Felipe de Jesús López Orozco will visit the confreres in the Delegation of Colombia from March 10th to April 21st, 2025. During his visit, he will take part in the Delegation A…

From February 23 to 28, 2025, the Missionary and Vocational Animators gathered together at San Pietro in Vincoli (Ravenna), with the participation of 17 confreres, including Fr. Robertus Kardi sx, wh…

Our Nogent-sur-Marne’s community hosted the volunteer’s meeting on Sunday 02 March 2025. Fr Alexendro Brai s.x. also present. What these volunteers have in common is that they have lived and worked w…

Three new Xaverian biographical Profiles have been uploaded on the DG website in these days: Fr. Lino Perazzolo (+ 16/06/2024); Fr. Angelo Ulian (+09/10/2024) and Fr. Angelino (Lino) Maggioni (+ 22/0…

On Saturday, February 8th, 2025, the Xaverians living in Rome spent a morning of recollection together, which ended with a Eucharistic celebration and lunch. Claretian Missionary Fr. Maurizio Bevila…

Pope Francis' message strengthens our missionary vocation and reminds us that the Church exists first and foremost in order to proclaim that Jesus is Lord. This year, which is also a Jubilee Year, Po…

The editorial of the February 2025 issue of “AGENDA”, the bulletin of the Xaverian Laity in Italy, reports the following pieces of news: The serious news coming out of Goma and the Kivu region have…

From Pope Francis’ message on the occasion of the course for bishops’ masters of ceremonies at the Pontifical Athenaeum Sant’Anselmo sent on February 2th, 2025, from Policlinico “Gemelli”, Rome: &nbs…

On Friday, February 28th, 2025, Mr Agustín Casillas Muñoz, dad of our confrere Fr. René Casillas Barba, passed away while being transported to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. The Requiem Mass and funer…

After the truce of the past few days, the situation in and around Bukavu is visibly confused at all levels. Despite the timid resumption of activities, the movement of people and the circulation of g…

The General Commission for "The Xaverian Presence in the Local Church" will meet with the General Direction for six days (March 3-8, 2025) at the General House. This Commission was established to wor…

The bi-annual meeting between the Yaoundé Xaverian Theologate community and the Xaverian Propaedeutics (P.A.F.) community of Bafoussam took place from February 14-17, 2025. This meeting in Bafoussam…

The Shrine of San Guido Conforti in collaboration with MissioNet has prepared a handout to help live the Lenten journey (05.03.2025). Day by day the handout suggests an idea or a quotation from a liv…

“This Lent, as we share in the grace of the Jubilee Year, I would like to propose a few reflections on what it means to journey together in hope, and on the summons to conversion that God in his…

I invite my Xaverian brothers to rejoice with me and celebrate 50 years of consecrated life (February 20, 2025). Wasted time? No! Time invested! Consecrated religious life is an investment for the pr…

On June 28, 2025, I will celebrate my 50th anniversary of priestly ordination, which took place in the city where I was born, Santa Mariana, in the State of Paraná, in the diocese of Cornelio Procopi…