“...we slightly anticipate its (of “Agenda” - ed.) release in December, so as to experience Christmas in the most intimate, spiritual but also communal way possible, for Christmas is not ma…

From November 23rd to 25th, 2024, the Annual Assembly of the Xaverian Laity in Mexico was held in the Xaverian Theology House of Mexico City. Delegates came from the communities of Maz…

The statistician Roberto Volpi, in the insert La Lettura of the daily Corriere della Sera, December 22nd, 2024, dedicates a whole page to an analysis of the data on religious part…

With a heart full of gratitude, the ‘Shinmeizan Centre’ celebrates Christmas 2024 with a message of peace and reflection. In its letter to friends and supporters, the Centre looks back on a…

On Friday, December 20th, 2024, Mr Angelo Asolan, brother of our confrere Brother Vincenzo Asolan, passed away suddenly. He was 80. The Requiem Mass and funerary rites were celebrated on Tuesday, Dec…

The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. … From his fullness we have all received, grace in place of grace, because while the law was given through Moses, grace and truth…

“This is why all the peoples of the earth, enlightened by the vivid ray of faith, rejoice on this happy day with a very special joy. There is no room for sadness, in the words of Leo the Great, when…

On Tuesday, December 24th, 2024, the opening of the Holy Door of the Basilica of Saint Peter, Rome, will initiate the Ordinary Jubilee Year of 2025. In a letter published on February 11th, 2022, Pope…

"On December 19, 2024, Shinmeizan, as a "Spirituality Center," was invited to participate in the international program "Intercultural School of Silence," directed by the "Christian Meditation Trainin…

From December 12th to 14th, 2024, our confrere Fr. Paulin Batairwa Kubuya, Undersecretary of the Dicastery pro dialogo inter religiones, took part in a three-day international conference in Goa, Indi…

Five days after the reopening to the public (Saturday, 7 December 2024) of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, France, on the occasion of the liturgical commemoration of Our Lady of Guadalupe (12 D…

Absolute poverty in Italy is not decreasing; in fact, it is slightly growing and aggravated by the parallel increase of loneliness among the frail and elderly. On this regard, the President of Comuni…

“Global inequalities are running rampant. Conflicts are intensifying. International law is wilfully ignored.” These are words used by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, in…

In the late afternoon of Saturday, December 14th, 2024, our 72-year-old confrere Fr. Luis Pérez Hernández was found lifeless, lying on the bathroom floor, by the confreres that entered his room in th…

From Saturday December 14th to Sunday December 29th, 2024, General Councillor and liaison with Initial Formation, Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka will visit the formation communities in the Delegatio…

On the occasion of the Jubilee 2025 ‘Pilgrims of Hope’, the missionary editorial board EMI has published the Missionary Biblical Agenda 2025. The reflections on the Gospel of the day were prepared by…

An episode dedicated to the topic of “youth and faith in China”. It was recently discussed at a conference promoted by Asia News and the PIME Missionary Centre on the feast of St Francis Xavier. The…

On Monday, December 2nd, 2024, in the hall of the Dicastery for the Clergy, as part of the yearly meeting of rectors of religious communities in Rome, the Cardinal Prefect of the aforementioned Dicas…

In the 1° episode of the series Xaverian Missionaries in Morocco, we delve into the meaning of the Christian “presence” in a predominantly Muslim country. Through personal testimonies and real-life e…

Perhaps nowhere in the world is the battle for attention as intense as here. Everyone is struggling to attract the attention of as many people as possible. This is done not with cannon shots but with…

Two angels open a curtain, revealing Mary. She is captured in a pose that expresses all the power and mystery of her divine and human motherhood; Her nature, which is at the same time that of Theotòk…

On the website of the National Office for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue of the Italian Bishop's Conference, two WebDocs dealing with Buddhist Ethics have been published. The texts (as well as…

After a several-months-long illness, on Saturday, December 7th, 2024, Mr Lino Borelli, dad of our confrere Fr. Emanuele Borelli, passed away in Viadana, Mantua, Italy. The Requiem Mass and burial rit…

On Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., in the church of St Simon Ticumac Parish, Archdiocese of Mexico City, Mexico, our confrere Yedrianus Mali will be ordained deacon through the laying on…

On December 3rd , 2024, the Superior General, with the consent of his Council, in compliance with Constitutions 82 and General Rule 82.1, established the change of juridical status of the Sierra Leon…

On Thursday, December 5th, 2024, Fr. Mauro Loda returned from Morocco, where he spent some days (November 24th – December 5th, 2024) with the confreres in Fnideq.

On Sunday, December 8th, 2024, Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka and Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto will return to Rome after paying a visit to the confreres of the Sierra Leonean Circumscription a…

On the occasion of the feast of Luigi Carrara, Giovanni Didonè, Vittorio Faccin and Albert Joubert, the Church in Congo, in particular the Catholic chaplaincy in Bukavu, organized a musical concert i…

The missionary magazine "AsiaNews" (PIME) recounts the meeting of some young Chinese on the experience of faith. The initiative was promoted by the magazine “AsiaNews” itself on the occasion of the…

Friwandi Nainggolan was ordained a deacon through the laying on of hands by the Bishop of the Diocese of Novaliches, Roberto Orendain Gaa at the Church of St Francis Xavier in Maligaya, Quezon City o…

On behalf of CENSIS (Centro Studi Investimenti Sociali), Giulio De Rita conducted a survey on the situation of the Italian Church. During an interview with Osservatore Romano, this expert presented a…

Some months ago, the bishop of Campinas wanted to go on a tour of our parish – the St Guido Maria Conforti Parish, a community of communities. After having passed through the territory called Furlam…

On the 60th anniversary of Blessed Vittorio Faccin martyrdom, the Archbishop and Abbot Msgr. Erio Castellucci presided over the Eucharist in the town where, in 1951, Vittorio’s parents moved to from…

On November 28th, 2024, sixty years after the martyrdom of Fr. Giovanni Didoné, the bishops of Vicenza (Msgr. Giuliano Brugnotto) and Padua (Msgr. Claudio Cipolla) celebrated the memorial in two diff…

We are happy to thank our Xaverian brothers. Thank you very much for inviting us to share this feast with you. It began with a retreat, followed by time of meditation and personal prayer, and a Eucha…

On Sunday, December 1st, 2024, Mrs Carola (Lina) Ferrari nee Regonesi, sister of our deceased confrere Fr. Giovanni Ferrari (+ 1999), passed away in Capriate San Gervasio, Bergamo, Italy. The Requiem…

“Not because of the fear of hell, nor because of the hope of heaven, but because of the way You loved me, I love You”. (From the book of Francesco Occhetta: Francesco Saverio. Il gesuita patrono dell…

On Sunday, December 1st, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in the church of St Francis Xavier, Maligaya, Manila, the Philippines, dioceses of Novaliches, our confrere Friwandi  Nainggolan will be ordained dea…

On Saturday, December 7th, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., in the church of St Simon Ticumac Parish, Archdiocese of Mexico City, Mexico, our confrere Yedrianus Mali will be ordained deacon through the laying on…

From Thursday November 28th to Thursday December 5th, 2024, Fr. Mauro Loda will be staying with the confreres of the community in Fnideq, Morocco.

On Sunday, November 24th, 2024, at the fourth floor of the Mother House we were glad to welcome a group of violinists from Parma. They came to celebrate with us the feast of Christ the King. This was…

On the occasion of the first memorial of the Blessed martyrs of Fizi and Baraka and in accordance with its Community Project of Life, the community of the Pre-novitiate and Novitiate of Bujumbura (Bu…

The American Missionary Congress brought together 36 countries from across the Americas from November 19th to 24th, 2024, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Both the opening and closing Eucharistic celebration o…

On Thursday, November 28th, 2024, liturgical memorial of the Blessed Martyrs of Fraternity, Mgr Francesco Beschi, Bishop of Bergamo, Italy, presided over the Eucharist in thanksgiving of the Diocese…

In the coming days, the Superiors of Circumscription will receive in their e-mail addresses this traditional letter with the Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 Greetings, so that they may send it to th…

On November 24th, 2024, Solemnity of Christ the King, Pope Francis signed a memo (nota di accompagnamento) in Italian on the manner in which the Final Document of the Synod should be received: “I ha…

On Thursday, November 21st, 2024, Pope Francis published a letter on the study of Church history in the training of religious, priests and pastoral agents. He states that “No one can truly know their…

On Sunday, November 24th, 2024, Mrs Bianchina Domine, sister of our confrere Fr. Umberto Domine, passed away in Argentina. Fr. Umberto belongs to the community of the Mother House: umbertosx35@yahoo…

On Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., in St. Guido Maria Conforti Parish, Makeni, Sierra Leone, our confrere Mark Bangura Gbama will be ordained priest through the laying on of hands and t…

On Sunday, December 1st, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., in the church of St Francis Xavier, Maligaya, Manila, the Philippines, dioceses of Novaliches, our confrere Friwandi  Nainggolan will be ordained dea…