An armed group by the name of March 23rd Movement (or M23), supported by some multinational corporations and the Rwandese government and army, after having occupied large part of the territory of Rut…

The Centro Documentazione Saveriani Roma (Xaverians’ Documentation Centre in Rome) published the first hard edition of the Pastoral Letters (1967-1980) written by Msgr. Danilo Catarzi s.x. and addres…

To mark the 103rd birthday of our confrere Fr. Francesco Cavallo, the Xaverian community in Salerno has prepared a simple video that portrays the main moments in the daily life of Fr. Francesco. …

On 3 November 2022, the library of the Xaverian Region of Japan was officially dedicated to the memory of our deceased confrere and former Superior General Fr Luigi Menegazzo, who considered it as an…

“This dedication will help not only to remember a Xaverian father murdered in his mission – said Paola Mar, city councillor in charge of place names, who attended the ceremony for the dedication of t…

On Sunday, November 13th, 2022, philosophy students and neighbors around Xaverian Community worked together to clean up the street and area where we live. This is a routine program every first or sec…

The Residential Workshop on Autobiographical Writing “Taking care and caring about oneself” took place in the green and welcoming environment of the Xaverian Missionaries’ House of San Pietro in Vinc…

Quaderni del CSA Vol. 17 no 3 has been published. This issue’s editorial presents the first part of an essay entitled ‘Church, Mission and Salvation. The Challenge of Plantatio Ecclesiae for Contempo…

On Saturday, April 30th, 2022, Fr. Luigi Bertocchi, OSB, passed away in Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Born on June 21st, 1939 in Venice, he had joined the Xaverian Missionaries in…

These are this week's interventions: In the Caro Capitolo section, we publish the contribution by Fr. Marques da Silva Pe. Roberto Carlos, sx, currently Parish priest of the Paróquia do S. Coração…

On November 5th, we Xaverians working in Mozambique gathered all together to celebrate the feast of our founder and father, Guido Maria Conforti. During the Eucharistic celebration, we thanked the Lo…

On Monday, November 7th, 2022, as part of events of the Forum on Christianity and Asian Religions and Cultures organised by the Interreligious Study Centre, at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Fr…

During their visit in Parma, Fr. Mario Carmelo Mula and Javier Peguero Peréz met with the five secretariats working for the Institute. It has been a beautiful moment of dialogue, listening and sharin…

In simplicity, joy and fraternity, I have just celebrated 60 years of ministry as Xaverian priest. I must admit, I have never lived the life of a parish priest but that of a collaborator in the past…

On Wednesday, November 9, in the Aula Magna of the St. Robert Bellarmine Theological Faculty, a major work in the field of Catholic biblical studies in Chinese in Taiwan was presented to the public…

The Founder’s s day in the Philippines was celebrated in three days of activities. On November 5 at the chapel of the Theology community, the temporary professed brothers celebrated the renewal of th…

My first sentiment is gratitude to the Lord and surprise for having reached this very moment despite living intense and powerful periods by carrying with me all my weaknesses and fragile health condi…

On November 5th, liturgical feast of St Guido, we celebrated his memory in the community of Tavernerio, and prayed him for peace in Ukraine and all places where war and conflicts are causing destruct…

Fr. Mario Carmelo Mula and Fr. Javier Peguero Pérez remained with us from October 24th to 30th, 2022. With them, we first made an evaluation of our journey as Xaverian community, then reflected on th…

This year, we celebrated the feast of our Founder St Guido Maria Conforti in San Pietro in Vincoli by gathering the confreres of the Xaverian communities in Ancona and San Pietro in Vincoli. We met t…

Fr. Valentin Shukuru, sx - currently Master of the Xaverian Novitiate in Africa, in Kilomoni (DRC) - writes to the General Chapter, heading his reflection: Loving our Xaverian vocation, developing…

Dear Confreres, today, November 5th, we celebrate the memory of St Guido M. Conforti, father and founder of our Xaverian Family. I would like to send each one of you my most fraternal and heartfelt…

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in St Guido M. Conforti Shrine of Parma, our confreres Johanes Morgany, Kampianus Ordin Jemanu and Jean-Marie Ishara Nabahivi will make their…

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., in the Jésus le Bon Pasteur Parish of Yaoundé, our confreres Yuventus Yonavan Cayono and Innocent Shamamba Ciza will make their vows of poverty, chasti…

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at 12:00 a.m., in the spacious and full-of-light hall of the International Theologate House of Mexico City, our confrere Justin Bashagaluke Mihigo will make his vows…

On October 29th, 2022, the customary retreat in preparation for the feast of St Guido Maria Conforti was held at the General House. The meditation was led by our confrere, Fr. Tiziano Tosolini who, r…

The Permanent Observatory of Ufficio Nazionale per l’Ecumenismo e il Dialogo (UNEDI, i.e., National Office for Ecumenism and Dialogue) of the Conferenza Episcopale Italiana (CEI, i.e., Italian Bishop…

On September 2nd, 1951, our confrere Fr. Ugo Cattenati took the first steps leading to the establishment of Insituto Cultural de Occidente (Cultural Institute of the West) in a building at 53 Belisar…

In presenting the Calendario 2023 (Calendar 2023), the Superior General writes: “…in July of this year we will hold the XVIII General Chapter. The theme chosen, Loving our Xaverian Vocation, will dir…

On October 30th, 2022, Pedro Viveros Viveros, student of the International Theologate in Mexico City, Mexico, defended his doctoral thesis at IEXPRO University, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico. The…

From the 24th -27th of October Fr Jim Clarke and our Director of Programmes completed the training for Conflict Transformation in Cliff House, Derbyshire. This will allow the Region to be a…

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, a fraternal activity was held between the Philosophy Scholastic Community, Jakarta, and the Novitiate-Postulant at the Xaverian Novitiate, Bintaro. This full-day event be…

On Monday, October 31st, 2022, at 5:35 p.m., Mrs Licia Pistrino Foschiatto, mother of our confrere Fr. Edi Foschiatto, passed away in Ravosa di Povoletto, Udine (Italy). She was 92. The funeral was c…

Activities and interventions continue to help us work to prepare well, personally and as a community, for the next General Chapter of our Family. This week we report: In the section Caro capitolo…

On Friday, October 28th, 2022, the Superior General, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez, and General Council Fr. Eugenio Pulcini, departed for Japan where they will visit the confreres of the local Circum…

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in St Guido M. Conforti Shrine of Parma, our confreres Johanes Morgany, Kampianus Ordin Jemanu and Jean-Marie Ishara Nabahivi  will make…

On Saturday, November 5th, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., in the Jésus le Bon Pasteur Parish of Yaoundé, our confreres Yuventus Yonavan Cayono and Innocent Shamamba Ciza will make their vows of poverty, chasti…

“…thank you, Lord, for life, faith, hope and love. For parents and friends, for our 25 ordained confreres on Sunday, October 28th, 1962, in Parma by the Cardinal of Boston, Richard James Cushing at t…

Last year on 21 August, Fr. Tufan Mitra s.x. was ordained a priest in Arandas, Jal. Mexico. He was supposed to be ordained in Khulna, Bangladesh, but because of Covid 19, this was not possible. At th…

It seems as if nature is raging. It rains! Today, October 23rd, 2022, it rains! This year’s difficult rainy season ended in mid-September, yet today it rains. It has been a difficult season because t…

Our confrere, Fr. Renato Filippini s.x., has just published Vivere il Vangelo della domenica. Con la Parola nella vita quotidiana. Anno A (Living the Sunday Gospel. Together with the Word in Daily Li…

Last Saturday, October 22, a Prayer (Mission) vigil was held at St Francis Xavier Parish, as spiritual preparation to World Mission Sunday. During the vigil Sr. Norma, MMB (Mercedarian Sister), who w…

We do not know all the confreres that are working in different parts of the world. We  have the chance to meet them and discover their gifts when they return to Italy for vacations. Thus, we bec…

Also this year, to celebrate Founder’s Day of the Xaverian Missionaries, “Amici del Cinquenovembre” (Friends of November 5th), a group coordinated by Fr. Ermanno Ferro at the Centre for Confortian an…

Our confrere Pietro Rossini s.x. has posted the 5th and last video of a series dedicated to the history, vocation and mission of the Xaverians in the USA as part of the celebration for the 75th anniv…

On Wednesday, October 26th, at 6:00 p.m., as part of “Autumn Meetings 2022”, a programme run by the magazine Missione Oggi, the book A missão em questão. A emergência de um paradigma missionário em p…

The updated edition (October 29th) of the Personnel Directory 2022 (Stato del Personale 2022) can be downloaded from the GD’s website. As always, thanks to the circumscription superiors and the confr…

On Thursday, October 13th, 2022, Mrs. Debora Gnecchi, née Pansa, 88-year old sister of our late confrere Fr. Angelo Pansa, passed away. The funeral took place on Saturday, October 15th, 2022, in the…

We would like to thank our Indonesian confrere Fr. Ferdinandus Supandri, sx who addresses the next General Chapter, introducing his written reflection as follows: "I like to start from the word anima…

On the website of the DG, the Proceedings of the Continental Congress of formators in Africa, held in Bujumbura last July 2022, are available to the Xaverians. Fr. Gilbert Mbula, sx writes in th…