In this period, the entire Island is coming to grips with the pandemic. There are many cases of infection, especially in various villages: actual numbers perhaps double the official ones. People are…

From January 25th to 28th, 2022, owing to the increasing number of infections that followed the spread of the Omicron variant of the pandemic, the Xaverian Region of South Brazil “gathered” online. O…

Welcome to the Chinese New Year: year of the tiger! In Chinese astrology, the main symbols of the Zodiac are not distributed according to months, rather according to years. There is a cycle of 12 lun…

We provide a summary of the paper that renown theologian Fr. Gianni Colzani presented during the week preceding the General Chapter of the Missionaries of Mary – Xaverian Sisters, on September 2021…

The Xaverian community of Preston, UK, communicates the link to book one’s participation in the on-line meeting on “Liberation Theology Today” that will take place on Saturday, February 26th, from 10…

The updated edition (January 29th) of the Personnel Directory 2022 (Stato del Personale 2022) can be downloaded from the GD’s website. Sincere thanks to the superiors of circumscriptions and all conf…

On Sunday, January 23rd 2022, at around 12 o’clock, Mrs Rosalia Luhito, 91, mother of our confrere Fr. Gabriel Basuzwa s.x., passed away in Uvira (D.R. Congo). She had been hospitalized some days ear…

“We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship him” is the title of the resources prepared for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. In the contest of this Week, below we share a well-documen…

“…yesterday (January 19th, 2022 - ed.), I listened to the news bulletin of Vatican Radio and appreciated the interview with Card. Comaschi. While thinking of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, h…

Our confrere, Fr. Dante Volpini s.x., born in 1940 and with a long missionary experience in Brazil, is now in Parma. On the birthday (January 22nd 2022) of Blessed Paolo Manna (PIME), he reflects on…

Sunday, January 16th 2022, the Missionary Children Day has been celebrated in the Diocese of Uvira. Theme of the day was Children of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Witnesses of Faith. Some of…

When reading on SxNews about various Assemblies taking place in the Circumscriptions, one feels a pang of nostalgia. In our Circumscription, despite being so near and served by many airports and harb…

The Xaverian community of Preston will be hosting an on-line meeting at the end of February on Liberation Theology and “would like the wider Xaverian family to take part, if possible!”. The online co…

On Wednesday, January 19th 2022, at 3:00 p.m., our confrere Paolo Succu s.x. has passed the viva voce defence of his doctoral dissertation and obtained the title of Sacrae Scripturae Doctor (SSD), Do…

The community of Taipei, though small and older, can boast some reasons for a light-hearted glory: today, January 20th 2022, a film crew has come to our house and for the entire day shot a movie in o…

Confreres attending the XI Regional Chapter in Garoua (North Cameroon) have elected (January 11th 2022) the new Regional Direction: Regional Superior: Fr. Félix Kuate Bougieka s.x. Vice Regional…

From January 11th to 12th, 2022, the Region of Burundi held its Assembly, which was followed by a meeting of the Regional Council. The Assembly started with a meditation on the figure of St Joseph le…

From January 5th to 8th, 2022, the usual Regional Assembly took place in Ananindeua (Pará). Theme of the meeting was: “The Health of the Xaverians in Northern Brazil.” With the help of an expert, Mes…

On January 10 the Delegation of the Philippines gathered online for its Annual general Assembly. Unfortunately, it was not possible to be together in the same physical space due to the on-going rapid…

Our confrere, Sergio Targa s.x., who boasts more-than-twenty-year experience in Bangladesh and is now in Rome to serve as General Procurator, has prepared for the magazine Missione Oggi (n. 6/ 2021…

“…thanks so very much for the profile in memory of confrere… While I was reading it, it dawned on me that these ‘booklets’ one day will be viewed as texts of applied missiology, just let time run its…

Thursday, January 13th 2022, at 5:52 a.m., our confrere Fr. Domenico Calarco s.x., 93, passed away in Good Shepherd Auxological Hospital (Franciscan Maidservants of the Good Shepherd Nursing Home)…

“…I want to express my gratitude for the initiative to present a very interesting ''Xaverian Game''. Congratulations for the contribution coming from the creativity of our confrere Gustave Kagarabi…

The Xaverian circumscription of Northern Brazil gathered for its yearly Assembly from January 4th to 8th, 2022, in Ananindeua (Pará), at the Casa De Retiro Dos Jesuítas De Nossa Senhora De Lourdes. T…

The Magi were filled with delight at the sight of the infant Jesus. Their joy is not different from the one we experience today in mission. The meeting I had with the Christian community of St Rita d…

On December 24th, 2021, after the Eucharistic celebration, the Franciscan community of Tetouan invited us to stay for supper. We were about 80 people from 12 different nationalities. The majority of…

In Mozambique, the liturgical season of Christmas corresponds to the meteorological period of the great heat and the rainy season. This year, while the heat is relentless – every day we have about 40…

From Bangladesh, our confrere Marcello Storgato s.x. writes: “… in order not to forget, we wanted to build here in Bangladesh a Memorial, a sort of Icon, to interpret our perceptions and sentiments…

On January 2nd, 2022, in connection with the celebration of the Epiphany, to manifest better the formative dimension of mission awareness and vocation ministry, our students in this ministry launched…

Confreres of the region of Burundi have reflected on synodality and touched upon different topics. Special attention has been paid to the spirit of synodality in relation to other Xaverian circumscri…

The Xaverians in Japan are requested to take part in various forms of synodality within the dioceses where they live and work. They are doing it by helping lay Christians stand up and speak openly in…

We remind that “walking together” is a most beautiful slogan, which says all and nothing. “Walking together” says “everything” if it becomes mentality and praxis. It is a mentality that leads us to m…

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Commission ‘Faith and Constitution’ of World Council of Churches have prepared the materials for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: “…

On Thursday, November 11th, 2021, Mr Alfredo Pugnoli, brother of our late confrere Fr. Virginio Pugnoli s.x., died. He was 91. The Funeral was celebrated on Saturday November 13th, 2021, in the Churc…

We wish everyone a new Year of Grace 2022 with the wise words of our dear Founder: “In this present life and within the natural order of things, nothing is more precious than time. It is the Lord wh…

Our confrere Gustave, theology student (fourth year) of the International Theologate in Parma, has designed a quiz based on the experience of the Xaverian Jubilee Year (2020-2021). The creator of thi…

This year we had our in-person Regional Assembly (December 27-29, 2021) in Guadalajara, Jal. For reference framework of this annual Assembly, we took Family spirit as a concrete way to live out synod…

“Last Sunday, December 26th, during the celebration for the birthdays of the month, I remembered a French proverb Fr. Angelo Guttoriello loved repeating. While holding a guitar, he would say it at co…

The updated edition (December 31st, 2021) of the Personnel Directory (Stato del Personale) is available for download on the GD’s website. Our heartfelt thanks to the Circumscriptions’ Superiors and a…

From December 6th to 11th, Fr. Rocco Viviano s.x. was in Rome for the final stage of preparation for the 7th Missiological Conference of the International Association of Catholic Missiologists (IACM)…

The December 2021 edition of “Agenda”, newsletter of the Xaverian Laity in Italy, has been sent to the Xaverian Charismatic Family. After a usual reference to the Father’s Words – a passage where th…

Our confrere, Aubin Nzambimana s.x., second-year student of theology in the International Theologate of Yaoundé, Cameroon, shared a well-documented reflection, written in French for the Centre d’Étud…

“Dear missionaries, thank you for sending the journal Missionari Saveriani to my dad every month. Right now, he is doing fine and lives with me, in my house; so, I would like to ask whether in the fu…

"Dialogue between believers: prophecy of peace" is the title of the XXXI ongoing formation program for teachers of theology of the ATI (Italian Theological Association), which took place in Rome, Vil…

Friday, December 24th 2021, Mr Palmino Carrara, brother of the late confrere and martyr Luigi Carrara s.x., died. The funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, December 28th 2021, in the parish church o…

“Dear confreres and friends, I am now with Fr. Fabien Kalehezo s.x. in Cameroon, from where I am sending my best wishes of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2022 to each one of you. May the celebrat…

During Advent season, the communities forming the Saint Pierre et Saint Paul Parish of Bitkine prepare to celebrate Christmas by spending one whole day together on retreat. At the end of the day, we…

In his usual Christmas letter, which is addressed to the “dear friends and benefactors”, Fr. Antonio Germano s.x. expresses gratitude towards the Lord for the time spent on vacation, for the gift of…

In his yearly letter of Christmas wishes to the dear friends and benefactors, Fr. Luigi Anzalone s.x. writes: “…we are definitively on the path towards initiation to Christian life. It is a sort of c…

The Christmas wishes sent by the Xaverian laity to the entire Xaverian Charismatic Family quote a biblical passage from John: “The real light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. H…