With this video we launch the series “Taiwan, a Mosaic of Religions”, produced by MissioNET.  The first episode, “Religious Diversity in Taiwan,” takes us into the island’s rich multireligious…

A placard in front of the main door of the Cathedral of Manila in Intramuros (i.e. the old city), calls faithful to wear white when going to church on Sunday, and to hang white ribbons in their homes…

Our confrere Rocco Puopolo was recently named as one of the recipients of the Bishop Cheverus Medal from the Archdiocese of Boston. Since 2008, the Archdiocese has honoured individuals recognized for…

On Sunday October 26th at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish in Brixton, the Catholic Missionary Union (CMU) celebrated its Silver Jubilee. For the past 25 years, the CMU has organised Mission Appeals in…

“Thank you for this letter, which reminds me of the commitments of my Xaverian choice. I hope that it will reawaken everywhere the fervour that animated our Father and Founder… My grateful fraternal…

On October 12, 2025, Mr. John Menéndez, brother of Fr. Adolph Menéndez, passed away in Tamarac, Florida, USA.  He was 86 years old. The Requiem Mass and funeral rites will be celebrated at the O…

Dear Brothers, The celebration of the Solemnity of St. Guido Maria Conforti, lived as a family feast, invites us to remember with gratitude our Founder. On this special day, we recall with admiratio…

On Sunday, October 5, 2025, at the parish church of Izumisano, the faithful of the Kishiwada Circle gathered to celebrate World Mission Sunday 2025 —an event that united believers of various national…

The September-October 2025 issue of the Xaverian magazine Missione Oggi publishes the first part of an interview with Fr. Meo Elia by Missionary of Mary–Xaverian Sister, Teresina Caffi. By way of in…

In Mexico, Centro Social Católico Santiago Apóstol celebrates two years of activity. The city of Torreón is located in the northern part of the Country – a dry and extremely hot land. Here, migrants…

On Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025, in Aula Paolo VI, Vatican, Pope Leo addressed a delegation of “Fraternité Monseigneur Courtney” on pilgrimage to Rome. This Fraternité is committed to honour the mem…

“PARMA NEGLI ANNI.” The 13th Confortian Cultural Afternoon is scheduled for Friday, November 7th, 2025, at 4:00 p.m., in Parma. The event, which is organised by Amici del 5 Novembre (November 5th Fri…

On Saturday, March 25th, 2025, the Xaverian missionaries who reside in Rome spent together a day of retreat at the “Msgr. Conforti” College to prepare for the upcoming feast of the Holy Founder. The…

We share the greeting addressed in French (and written in Arabic) to the community during breakfast on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, by Professor Youssef Nouiouar, before his return to Morocco, after h…

On Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 8:11 p.m. (Indonesian time), at the Sint Carolus Hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia, our confrere Fr. Sandro (Italico, Emmanuele) Peccati passed away. Fr. Sandro was 91…

On Sunday, October 19th, 2025, Fr. Mauro Loda returned to Rome after a visit to the confreres of the Delegation of Mozambique.

On Saturday, October 25, 2025, Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka returned to Rome after visiting the confreres in the Delegation of Mozambique.

On Tuesday, October 28th, 2025, Fr. Mauro Loda and Fr. Felipe de Jesús López Orozco will go to pay a visit to the confreres of Delegation of the USA and take part in their Delegation Assembly (Novemb…

To prepare for the upcoming Conference on the Xaverian’s Humanity (Convegno sul Volto Umano del Saveriano), that will take place at the Mother House in Parma, from June 17th to 28th, 2026, the Genera…

On Saturday, October 18, 2025 the Diocese of Novaliches, Philippines, celebrated World Mission Day. The event took place in the parish of St. Anthony of Padua, where our former confrere Fr. Rodrigo V…

On Thursday, 23 October 2025, at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, our confrere Fr. Adriano Cunha Lima defended his bachelor's thesis in Peace Sciences. The bachelor's degree (B.A.) is part…

The number of Catholics in the five continents, including Europe, is growing, but that of priests and nuns is declining globally. Out of a world population of 7,9 billion people, the number of Catho…

On October 10, 2025, the Archbishop of Jakarta, Card. Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, presided over the Eucharist together with the Xaverian confreres at Toasebio Parish in Jakarta to celebrate the 7…

The virtual Jubilee (October 14th-15th, 2025) of the native peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean has come to a conclusion. It has been an occasion for sharing experiences, like pilgrims of hope…

“Labor, education, housing and health are the foundations of a security that will never be attained by the use of arms.” These are the conditions indicated by Leo XIV in his message for the 9th World…

In the context of the Jubilee Year 2025, on Sunday, October 19th, the Church celebrates the 99th World Mission Day. At the heart of Mission Day are the very words uttered by the Risen Lord: “For God…

Our confrere Fr Romualdus Juang collected and wrote down the brief testimony of our confrere Fr Alessandro Galeani, missionary in Japan since 1959, on the occasion of the celebration of the 70th anni…

On Saturday, October 18, at 5 p.m., at Casa Cini (Ferrara, Via Boccacanale di S. Stefano, 24), the book “Missionis Gaudium. The Joy of the Gospel” (Quaderni CEDOC SFR, 55) will be presented. It is a…

The new digital edition of the Address Book 2025 has been uploaded to the General Direction website. The new printed edition is also ready to be sent to the Xaverian Circumscriptions. Brother Maurizi…

On Tuesday, October 7th, 2025, the book “Le grenier de la mémoire. L'utilisation des plantes sauvages et cultivées chez les Masa du Cameroun et Tchad” (A Granary of Memory. – The Usage of Wild and Cu…

After a month in Desio, Monza Brianza, Italy, to start the new journey of the European Theologate, on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025, we began our Academic Year 2025-2026 at Facoltà Teologica (School…

The Jubilee Year has been the occasion for the missionary circles to meet in Rome on October 4th-5th, 2025, to celebrate the Jubilee of the Missions and of Migrants. This event was attended by lay an…

“…He understood how to accept every situation with docility, welcoming it as an indication of the path traced for him by Divine Providence. In every circumstance, even in debilitating periods of illn…

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, Bintaro Parish held an Indonesian Sign Language training session to commemorate the International Sign Language Day, 2025. The event invited all parishioners, especially…

The Festival della Missione has concluded. Four days (October 9-12, 2025) gave voice to the peripheries through testimonies, investigations, and workshops. Piazza Castello hosted “Disarmed. Faces of…

"... I keep following news from Philippines of the earthquake every now and then. It seems the whole country is shaking. My family is safe thanks be to God. No big damages in my hometown [Bayabas, Da…

On Tuesday, October 14th, 2025, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez and Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto will be in Japan on a visit to all Xaverian communities of the Circumscription. From November 3rd…

Pope Leo XVI, addressing the numerous participants in the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, emphasised: ‘Do not tire of bearing witness to hope on the many frontiers of the modern world, knowing how to i…

On October 1st, 2025, a Mass was celebrated in the chapel of the St Francis Xavier Theologate, Mexico City, for the mandate of Luís Carlos Gándara Moreno and Vielca Saray Nahla Pérez, a couple of Mex…

In October, Missionary month, we the Xaverian missionaries celebrate the memory of the martyrs of our missionary family; a memory enriched by the recent recognition of some of them whom the Church ha…

For the Xaverian Laity in Italy, “August” is the time for the summer camp (convivenza estiva): a week of fraternity, discussion, training, and vacation. In this issue of Agenda, we speak about the hi…

Few of us remain from the group ordained in 1965! I realise I am a lucky person and, at the same time, an unaware one. I try to grasp all these years, God’s project about me and my own limits. I fin…

I have been asked to recall the anniversary which I would rather live in the greatest silence possible, not because I do not feel the need to celebrate the Lord for his innumerable and wonderful init…

This year, Xaverian Martyrs Day will be celebrated on October 10th. The day commemorates our Xaverian brothers and sisters who gave their lives to be faithful to the Gospel of Jesus and the Xaverian…

On the occasion of the 114th National Day of the Republic Of China (Taiwan) the documentary “Taiwan, a Mosaic of Religions” was presented. The film was produced by our confrere Fr. Pietro Rossini and…

On Sunday, October 5th, 2025, Mr Giovanni Francesco Piredda, brother of our confrere Gesuino Piredda, passed away in Borore (Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy). The Requiem Mass was celebrated on Monday, Octob…

On Monday, 29 September 2025, the General Council's letter to the confreres was posted on the General Direction's website. The letter deals with the subject of travels and movements.  Dear…

Fr. Mauro Loda and Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka will be paying a visit to the confreres of the Circumscription of Mozambique from Sunday, October 5th to Sunday, October 19th, 2025.

Cooperazione Internazionale (International Cooperation), a humanitarian organization that operates in 33 Countries – including Sudan, Syria, Lebanon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Ce…

Presently, we are two in the Xaverian community in Salerno: Deacon Valerius Jan Nahak and Fr. Rosario Giannattasio. We are looking forward to welcoming Fr. Vittorio Buongiovanni. Thanks to the active…