On Saturday, July 9th, 2022, the closing ceremony of the academic year 2021-2022 at Philosophat Isidore Bakanya in Bukavu (D.R.C.) began with a Eucharistic celebration presided over by Fr. Philippe K…

Mysterion – Rivista di Ricerca in Teologia Spirituale (www.mysterion.it), year 15, n. 1 (2022), has been posted on the website of the General Direction under section “Formation”. Title of this issue…

To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the Holy See, on July 11th, 2022, the Embassy of the Republic of China hosted…

Issue n. 124 of iSaveriani, Notiziario, Foglio di Informazione dei Missionari Saveriani has been uploaded to the website of the General Direction. This issue opens with an editorial by the General S…

During the night of Sunday, July 10th, 2022, 91-year-old Xaverian Missionary Sister of Mary, Stefanina Loi m.m.x., passed away at Parma Hospital, where she had been hospitalised for a week. She was f…

Today, Saturday, July 9th, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., at Centre Xavier, Yassa – St Guido Conforti Shrine of Ngodi, Douala, Cameroon, our confrere Esterel Gaël Anantia Fouape s.x. will be ordained priest thr…

From July 10th to 24th, 2022, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez s.x. will be in Burundi to attend the Continental Meeting of the Xaverian Formators in Africa (Bujumbura, July 12th-18th, 2022). Fr. Fabien…

From July 12th to 18th, 2022, a meeting of the formators of all formation stages in Africa – with the participation of some vocation directors – will be held in  Bujumbura. The Superior General…

On Wednesday, June 29th, in Kinshasa, our confrere Fr. Guy Batano Nguliro s.x. defended his licentiate thesis at the Department of Philosophy of Loyola University of Congo. Theme of his dissertation…

On Sunday, July 3rd, 2022, Catholics belonging to the Syro-Malabar rite celebrated the Feast of St Thomas the Apostle in the chapel and park of our house of San Pietro in Vincoli. At the end of the E…

From July 5th to 9th, 2022, the Xaverians of North Brazil spent one week of Spiritual Exercises together. The retreat was led by Jesuit Fr. Vanildo Pereira da Silvo Filho. The preacher’s Ignatian sty…

Issue n. 118 of Etudes Arabes, review of PISAI (Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies), published an article by our confrere Fr. Jesús Manuel Calero Perera s.x. titled “Réflexions sur l…

On Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, Mr Giovanni Domine, 92-year old brother of our confrere Fr. Umberto Domine s.x., passed away in Brazil. Fr. Umberto is a member of the Community of the Mother House: umb…

On Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, at 10:30 a.m., in the chapel of the Novitiate in Jakarta, Indonesia, three young Xaverians will make their First Profession to follow Jesus and consecrate their lives to…

On Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, the canonical year of Novitiate will commence in Kimoni (Uvira Diocese) following its relocation from Kinshasa. This year, the novices are eight. They are beginning their…

On Saturday, July 9th, 2022, at 9:00 a.m., in the St Guido Maria Conforti Shrine of Ngodi, Centre Xavier, Yassa, our confrere Esterel Gaël Anantia Fouape s.x. will be ordained priest through the layi…

On Saturday, June 11th, 2022, a group of about 20 young Chinese spent the entire day in our park for a meeting of prayer and friendship. They are evangelical Christians and come from nearby places of…

Riconoscersi ed incontrarsi. Riflessioni sull’enciclica Fratelli Tutti in una prospettiva missionaria  (Recognising and Meeting the Others. Reflections on the Encyclical Fratelli Tutti from a Mi…

On June 25th, 2022, the Second Meeting of S.A.V. (Servizio di Animazione Vocazionale – Vocation Awareness Ministry) took place on-line. Several representatives of the laity, coming mostly from Xaveri…

For the first time, the Xaverian International Theologate of Kinshasa has launched the Missionary Childhood initiative (Œuvre Pontificale de l’Enfance Missionnaire). The goal is to instill in childre…

On May 14, 2022, the Regional Superior of Burundi went to Uvira (DRC) to talk to local COSUMA (Conferenza Superiori Maggiori, Maschili e Femminili, del Kivu) on Evangelical Leadership. About 30 relig…

A third video titled “The Family” on the life of the Xaverian Circumscription of the USA has just been released. Prepared by our confrere Pietro Rossini s.x., with the collaboration of other two conf…

The Pre-novitiate year begun on the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14th, 2021) was concluded the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist (June 24th, 2022). Death always lead…

The updated digital edition (July 2nd, 2022) of Personnel Directory 2022 (Stato del Personale 2022) can be downloaded from the GD’s website. As always, thanks to the circumscription superiors and tho…

On Monday, June 27th, 95-year-old Mr Nicola Marcelli, brother of our late confrere Fr. Ercole Marcelli s.x., passed away. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday, July 1st, 2022 in Our Lady of Sor…

The Vicar General, Fr. Mario Carmelo Mula s.x., through a follow-up letter to that (Part I) announcing the XVIII General Chapter and signed by the General Superior, Fr. Fernando García R., sends to a…

In the coming days, many young men will make their First Profession to follow Jesus, and consecrate their lives to the apostolic activity of the Saint Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society. On Wedn…

Three novices attended a final retreat from June 12th to 19th, 2022, to prepare for their first profession, which will take place on July 2nd, 2022. The retreat was led by Fr. Rudi OSC in the retreat…

This year, the Italian Region’s commendable tradition of the Cultural Week resumed after the pandemic. The themes discussed in the past years dealt with Mission and interreligious dialogue. This year…

From June 21st to 24th, 2022, the VII Conference of the International Association of Catholic Missiologists was held at Urbaniana University (Rome). Title of the meeting was Thirty Years since Redemp…

Students of the first and second year of theological studies completed their year of presence at the Institut MATONDO (Lingala term meaning “gratitude”). In this Catholic secondary school, which was…

Over the last three years, St Sebastian Parish in Atalaya do Norte (Amazon) has been served by the Xaverian Missionaries (Fr. Alberto Panichella s.x., Fr. Giuseppe Leoni s.x. and the lay missionary M…

On Tuesday, June 21st, 2022, at 9:10 a.m., our 91-year-old confrere Fr. Michele D’Erchie passed away from heart failure in the Mother House (Fourth Floor) of Parma. He was born on November 11th, 1930…

“Thanks a lot for the letter. I will take part joyfully with my prayer and sufferings. A big hug…” (an elderly confrere in care)

On the occasion of his 25th anniversary of priestly ordination, Fr. Renato Filippini s.x. published a book, Dal Campo e per il Campo. Intuizioni di pastorale missionaria (From the Field and for the F…

Some confreres of the Xaverian community in Kinshasa, DRC, prepared a series of videos that are a fruit of teamwork. The first video introduces various aspects of the Xaverian international Theologa…

On June 9th, 2022, a handover ceremony from the Xaverian community of Gounou-Gaya to the diocesan authorities represented by the Vicar General Msgr. Jean-Paul Faïdjoua, who was accompanied by Fr. Gas…

The First Diocesan Synod of Abaetetuba: 60 Years of the Local Church, 1961-2021 occurs within the context of: the Synod for the Amazon, which continues its journey; the IV Meeting of the Catholic Chu…

On 6 June 2022, Fr Rocco Viviano was invited to the 75th anniversary celebration of the kokusai-shuukyou-doushikai (International Religious Fellowship), an organization founded in Japan that brings t…

On Saturday and Sunday, June 11th and 12th, the Council of the Xaverian Laity met in the Xaverian House of Viale Vaticano 40, Rome. Various council meetings are held during the year: in such meeting…

Between 1900 and 2019, droughts impacted 2.7 billion people around the world and caused 11.7 million deaths. Forecasts estimate that by 2050, droughts may affect three-quarters of the world’s populat…

On Sunday, June 12th, 2022, a group of 7 Filipino Xaverian lay people visited a Hindu and Sikh temple in Manila. They were accompanied by Mrs Shakun Waswani. After a visit to the prayer hall, Mrs Sha…

50 years after a historical meeting that led to the Amazonification of the Second Vatican Council through the drafting of a Document which, as time passed, has become a point of reference for both th…

On the website, we highlight the interesting contribution by our young confrere Friwandi Nainggolan s.x., with the title: Fighting Against Clericalism: A Call for A Synodal Church. The author id…

On Tuesday, June 14th, 2022, Mrs Bruna Dalla Costa Reghellin, 97-year old mother of our confrere Fr. Cesare Reghellin s.x., passed away. The funeral Mass was celebrated on Friday June 17th, 2022, in…

On July 2nd, we will welcome Pope Francis in our city. He will also visit Goma and South Sudan. His trip is already delivering a great message of peace, reconciliation and truth for our entire Contin…

On Friday, June 3rd, 2022, the Archbishop of Ravenna and about twenty priests were among us, here in San Pietro in Vincoli. They spent a day meeting and reflecting on the synodal journey and the past…

Before the Summer dispersion, the Xaverian family of Salerno wanted to give itself a day of joyful time together in the oasis of River Alento. The place is a mixture of Maquis Shrub-land, deciduous f…

During the Mass he celebrated after being appointed as Cardinal, the bishop of Como, Msgr. Oscar Cantoni, wished to underscore some aspects of the beloved diocese of Como: “My recent appointment is…

The waiting for the gift of the Holy Spirit and the celebration of Pentecost in the community of the Pre-novitiate of Kilomoni were marked by three moments: The first moment was our monthly recollec…