On Monday, February 2nd, 2026, Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka returned to Rome after a trip to Cameroon and Burundi.

On Wednesday, February 4th, 2026, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez returned to Rome after a trip to Cameroon and Burundi.

On Friday, February 6th, 2026, Fr. Mauro Loda and Fr. Felipe de Jesús López Orozco returned to Rome after a trip to North Brazil and South Brazil.

The 9th round of the General Direction’s council meetings will begin on Thursday, February 12th, 2026. All members of the General Direction will attend. Items in the agenda include: visits and parti…

No, this isn’t a civil war but a full-blown invasion. We must be cautious with our words,” says with emphasis and pain a missionary that has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for…

“In Memoriam”, the biographical sketch of our late confrere Fr. Otello Pancani, who died on August 6th, 2024 in Pekanbaru, Indonesia, and was buried in the small cemetery of the Bintaro Xaverian Hous…

On Sunday, February 1st, 2026, a large group of members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life residing in the Diocese of Rome, gathered in the Basilica of Santi Quattro Co…

On February 1, 2026, the entire community of Aek Nabara Parish gave thanks to God for the ordination of a son of the parish as a diocesan priest of the Archdiocese of Medan. Fr. Karyanto Simangunsong…

In the afternoon of Monday, February 2nd, 2026, several confreres took part in a Eucharistic celebration presided over by the bishop of Rome, Pope Leo XIV, in St Peter Basilica to mark the feast of t…

On Friday, February 6th, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., at the Bolognini Hospital in Seriate, Bergamo, Italy, our confrere Fr Gianfranco Sana passed away at the age of 77. He was born on 21 July 1948 in Ponte S…

On Monday, January 26th, 2026, Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto returned to Rome following a trip to Indonesia and the Philippines.

From January 26th to 30th, 2026, the confreres belonging to the circumscription of Burundi gathered to hold their 16th Regional Chapter in Bujumbura, Burundi. On January 29th, 2026, they elected the…

From January 16th to 30th 2026, the confreres belonging to the Southern Brazil Circumscription gathered to hold their 19th Regional Chapter in Coronel Fabriciano, Minas Gerais, Brazil (South). On Ja…

For the 30th World Day of Consecrated Life, the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life sent a message entitled ‘Prophecy of Presence: Consecrated Life where dign…

The Philippine Delegation of the Xaverian Missionaries celebrated the 35th anniversary of its presence in the country on January 10, 2026. This milestone commemorates the arrival of Fr. Peter Venturi…

In his message for World Day of the Sick 2026, Pope Leo XIV uses the parable of the Good Samaritan to call for a renewed global commitment to social care. He argues that true charity requires persona…

The bishops of Central Africa have gathered in N'Djamena, Chad, for the 13th Plenary Assembly of the Association of Bishops Conferences of Central Africa (ACERAC), from January 25 to February 1, 2026…

I am very grateful to all my Xaverian Confreres for remembering and celebrating the Sixtieth Anniversary of my Priestly Ordination (22.01.2026). I am deeply aware that God, Trinity of Eternal Love, h…

On Friday afternoon, January 30th, the Parma-based “Casa della Pace” (House of Peace) organised a symposium to commemorate Fr. Eugenio Melandri (1949-2019) in the Conference Hall of the Mother House…

To be able to celebrate the “Golden Jubilee of my consecration to God and to his people within the family of the Xaverian Missionaries (19.02.2026), has been a moment of grace and blessing, a thanksg…

“I would like to share a reflection (or impression or reaction) that the cover of the Pope’s message for the World Day of Social Communications has provoked in me. https://www.vatican.va/content/leo…

About 2,400 Sudanese refugees, including 1,600 children and minors under-15, are housed in the Tiné transit camp in east Chad, at the border with Sudan. Sudan has been plagued by war for almost three…

Saturday, January 24th, 2026, Mrs Adriana Lorenzato, 77-year-old sister of our confrere Fr. Giuseppe Lorenzato, passed away in Costabissara, Vicenza, Italy. The Requiem Mass and funerary rites were c…

Below we provide the link to an article by Prof. Giuseppe Casale, who teaches Political Science at the Pontifical Angelicum University, and “Doctrines of Peace and Techniques for the Mediation of Con…

The liturgical and pastoral handbook prepared by the Dicastery for Evangelization, Section for Fundamental Questions Regarding Evangelization in the World bears as motto for the Sunday of the Word of…

A revision of the document Animazione Missionario-Vocazionale. Principi generali e linee orientative (Mission Awareness and Vocations Promotion. General principles and guidelines) has been needed for…

In some local communities the Xaverian Charismatic Family is already a reality! In Salerno, Italy, the Xaverian Missionaries, the Missionary of Mary – Xaverian Sisters from Cava de’ Tirreni, Salerno…

The community in Cagliari intends to be a meaningful presence of the missionary vocation of the Church in the diocese of Cagliari and in various parts of Sardinia. The community endeavours to realise…

Sunday, January 18th, 2026: the national and liturgical Feast Day of the Santo Niño (Holy Child) in the Philippines.  The feast was also celebrated in some countries worldwide where there are gr…

Together with Fr. Paolo Tovo, for two afternoons I have been leading a conversation with the confreres that are participating in the Year of Xaverian Spirituality. Theme of our chatting: “Retracing G…

On Monday, February 2nd, 2026, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, at 5 p.m., Pope Leo XIV will preside over the Eucharistic celebration in St Peter's Basilica, on the occasion of the 30th Wor…

From Monday, January 5th to Monday, January 12th, 2026, the confreres of the Circumscription of North Brazil gathered in Ananindeua, Parà, North Brazil, to hold their 17th Regional Chapter. On Sunda…

From Wednesday, January7 to Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, the confreres of the Circumscription of Cameroon gathered to hold their 1st Regional Chapter (following their new juridical configuration). O…

On the occasion of the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026, the website of the Xaverian Missionaries of the Spain-Morocco Circumscription https://www.javerianos.org/ presents a brief re…

The Episcopal Commission for Missionary Action and Inter-Ecclesial Cooperation of the CNBB (Conferência Nacional dos Bispos do Brasil) made a significant visit to Rome from 9 to 12 January 2026. The…

The daily edition of the Osservatore Romano on Thursday, January 15th, 2026 published some reflections from a conversation between journalist Federico Piana and our confrere Fr. Mario Pulcini: "...t…

The section “Letters to the Editor” in issue no. 06 (November-December 2025) of Missione Oggi Magazine publishes a letter from a priest of the Diocese of Padua: “Dear Editor, good morning. I don't k…

From 9 to 11 January 2026, the Introduction to Confucianism in Japan seminar was held at the Fr Luigi Menegazzo Xaverian Regional Library in Izumisano (Osaka). The course is one of the five modules o…

Our confreres Fr Antonio Trettel and Fr Alfiero Ceresoli share their reaction to the article by our confrere Fr Antonio Germano, published on the General Direction website on 7 January 2026 titled “F…

The latest report by the Diocesan Charitas paints the picture of Rome as “city of contrasting situations”: on the one hand, it is moving ahead with greater energy and seems to accelerate economically…

On Sunday, January 11th, 2026, Mrs Lucia Galeani, sister of our confrere Fr. Alessandro Galeani passed away. The Requiem Mass and funerary rites were celebrated on Tuesday, January 13th, 2026, in the…

Below is the speech delivered by the Superior General during the celebration for the blessing of the tomb of our confrere Giovanni Gazza, whose remains was transferred from the Villetta Cemetery in P…

In 2024, the magazine Missione Oggi marked its 120th year of life. Much has changed since St Guido M. Conforti launched this magazine under the title Fede e Civiltà on December 3rd, 1903. From 2016…

On Tuesday, December 30th, 2025, Fides news agency released the Rapporto dell’Agenzia Fides (Fides Agency Report). Based on information collected by Fides, the report indicates that 17 Catholic missi…

The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches have prepared resources for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026. This material…

The community celebrated Christmas 2025 and New year 2026 in the atmosphere of joy and gratitude. On Christmas day, we shared the different charismas gifts accompanied with dances and songs. A one-mi…

UNICEF warned that by 2026, over 200 million children will need humanitarian assistance. Conflicts, famines, economic instability, and climate crises converge on the same fragile point: the children…

On Saturday, January 3rd, 2026, Mrs Carla Bongiovanni, sister of our confrere Fr. Vittorio Bongiovanni, passed away in Bozzolo, Mantua, Italy. The Requiem Mass and funerary rites were celebrated on W…

The second study guide has been sent to all Circumscriptions in preparation for the Conference on the Human Face of the Xaverian, which will take place in Parma in June 2026. After reflecting and wor…

On Monday, December 29, 2025, the confreres participating in the Xaverian Year (2025-2026), after several months of studying Italian in Rome, departed for the Marini Center, Mother House, Parma. We…