The Shinmeizan Centre of Spirituality and Inter-religious Dialogue sends to the Superior General and the entire Xaverian family – “con tutto il nostro fraterno affetto (with all our fraternal affecti…

The International Theologate in Parma wishes the entire missionary Family a Merry Christmas in 10 languages. These wishes draw on a homily by St Guido Maria Conforti delivered on Christmas Day, 1927…

Superior General, Fr. Fernando García R. s.x. and Counsellor Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka continue their visit to the confreres of the Xaverian circumscription of Cameroon-Chad. They have already…

“In general, Covid is infecting many people in Bujumbura. There are also many priests, religious and seminarians who became infected with the virus. Yet, on Sundays we continue gathering and praying…

Super typhoon RAI hit the Southern Philippines (Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Negros, Cagayan de Oro, Surigao and some provinces in Mindanao) taking a heavy toll, now up to 375 dead, 500 injured and 56 people…

The first aspect of the Vocational Animation in Sierra Leone refers to the general activities where we visit selected parishes and catholic secondary schools and introduce to the students about Chris…

From December 15th to 20th, 2021, the third and decisive session for 10 young Mozambican candidates to Xaverian life was held in Dondo. These young men come directly from our parishes; they are willi…

An inspiring reflection has appeared on the information blog SettimanaNews, which is edited by the Centro Studi Dehoniani and can be accessed online. It is an article by Andrea Lebra, a lay Christian…

The periodical of the Diocese of Noto, La Vita Diocesana (anno 62, n. 18, December 25th 2021), in the section Testimonianze, dedicates an article to the late Fr. Carlo Uccelli s.x.: “A Special Testim…

DECEASED On Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021, Mrs Lucia Perazzolo, 89, sister of our confrere Fr. Lino Perazzolo s.x., has passed away at a home for the elderly in Padova (Italy). Fr. Lino is a member…

Confreres on the 4th Floor sent a PowerPoint of 11 slides where the crib, the star, the three wise men are surrounded by the smiling faces 19 missionaries. The text accompanying the images was writte…

I have never imagined we would have reached a moment when masks – these suffocating devices that hide facial expressions – prevent the proliferation of a deadly virus. And I have never imagined I…

The formation community of Kinshasa RDC thanks whole-heartedly all those who have been close to us during this year 2021. It has been a special year, considering the events that occurred, such as…

Agenzia FIDES, the information office of Pontificie Opere Missionarie (Pontifical Mission Societies), has produced a 3-minute-long video which, through some questions, by referring to a previous arti…

Thursday, December 9th 2021: Our confrere, Carlo Salvadori s.x. of the community of Tavernerio (Como), has obtained a licentiate in Spiritual Theology at the Pontificia Facoltà Teologica dell’Italia…

The Indonesian Catholic weekly magazine "HIDUP" (which means LIFE), dedicated twelve pages of issue 48 (November 28, 2021) to the 70th anniversary of the presence of the Xaverian Family in Indon…

Monday, December 13th, 2021: in the community of the Theologate in Kinshasa, RDC, 5 young students (2nd year of theology) have been assigned the ministry of Lectors during a Eucharistic celebration a…

The Xaverian circumscription of Mexico is gathering some reflections that move from two questions addressed to all communities: 1) How is such “walking together” being realised today in our region? a…

A rather numerous Catholic community of Syro-Malabar rite lives in Italy. This Catholic Church of the Orient was founded by St Thomas the Apostle in 52 A.D, in Southern India (Kerala, especially alon…

Among the many prayers raised to the Lord during this pandemic which is causing sufferings the world over there is one which ends with these beautiful words: … May the risen Christ give us hope, stre…

On Sunday, December 12th 2021, at 6:55 a.m., our confrere Fr. Giuseppe Viotti s.x., passed away in the Mother House of Parma at the age of 97. He was born on August 9th, 1924, in San Lazzaro, Parma…

On Monday, December 6th, 2021, Fr. Eugenio Pulcini s.x. returned from Thailand where he visited the confreres working in that circumscription and participated in the yearly Assembly. He is now dilige…

The trip of Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez s.x. and Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka s.x. to visit the confreres in Sierra Leone has come to an end. Before their departure, they had a chance to meet lo…

On Saturday, December 18th, 2021, Fr. Javier Peguero Pérez s.x. will visit the confreres of the Xaverian circumscription of Mexico, where he will also participate in the Christmas Assembly which will…

The PDF version of iQuaderni de iSaveriani 122 is available for download on the GD’s website. This issue contains the Proceedings of the Intercapitular CoSuMa held in Tavernerio from September 26th t…

We have published on the website of the GD Missione e Formazione (Mission and Formation), a booklet which collects texts on the theme of formation prepared by people in charge of initial formation fo…

Semeru volcano, located on the eastern part of the island of Java, erupted on Saturday, December 4th, 2021. The volcanic cloud reached a distance of 4 kilometers; 22 people died, 27 disappeared and 9…

We, the Xaverians in Bangladesh, received the grace of celebrating the feast of St Francis Xavier together in the Domus of Khulna. Everyone was present, that is, all 14 confreres now in the country a…

On the occasion of the Solemnity of Saint Francis Xavier, the confreres of the parish of Luvungi and of the community of Kilomoni, and the Xaverian Sisters, gathered for the Eucharistic celebration w…

The Xaverian community in Salerno, together with two Salernitan confreres, Giovanni Gargano s.x. (Bangladesh) and Rocco Viviano s.x. (Japan), temporarily in Italy, had joyfully celebrated December 3r…

During the Sunday Mass on December 5th, 2021, in the Parish of Saint Francis Xavier, Maligaya, Quezon City, at 9.00 am, Augustin Byamungu Mahanga s.x., Erasto Fernando Torres Carpio s.x., and Pasteur…

To you, solicitous and fearless apostle of far distant and mysterious Oriental lands, today, praises be, with God, source and end of everything. The dawn of this December 3rd has kindled a long…

During December 2021, the exhibition of nativity scenes (presepi) resumes in our Xaverian house of Vicenza. It was interrupted last year due to the pandemic. The tradition of exhibiting hundreds of n…

In recent days, a piece of news about the 25th anniversary of the founding of Fraternidad Javeriana de S. Guido M. Conforti (Xaverian Fraternity of St Guido M. Conforti) has appeared on sXAVERIANews…

On December 5th, 2021, around midday, our confrere Fr. Carlo Uccelli s.x. passed away in the Mother House of Parma at the age of 82, after a sudden and debilitating illness. He was born in Piacenza…

In the feast day of St Francis Xavier, let us all feel united and be confident that “a true missionary, who never ceases to be a disciple, knows that Jesus walks with him, speaks to him, breathes wit…

Today, Saturday, December 4th 2021, at 11:00 a.m. (Mexico City time), in the parish of Nuestra Señora Aparecida de Brasil located in the Venustiano Carranza Neighbourhood of Mexico City, our confrere…

On Sunday, December 5th 2021, at 9:00 a.m., in the parish of Saint Francis Xavier, located in Maligaya, Novaliches, Quezon City, our confreres Augustin Byamungu Mahanga s.x., Erasto Torres Carpio s.x…

“…what a joy brings to the heart being in communion with brothers all the world over through the sharing of news. A special hug to the ordinands (to the ministry of diaconate) and thanks to Fr. Gabri…

From November the 30th to December the 4th 2021, the Regional Chapter took place in Makeni, Sierra Leone. The Capitular Fathers have been reflecting on the following four points:  Assessment…

While heartily taking part in the synodal journey, we celebrated our patron saint together with the diocese’s priests, consecrated men and women, the Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary, the Xaverian…

Our community life has returned to the normal pace marked by the confreres’ academic commitments. Following the departure on Sunday, November 28th of Fr. Joseph Ghomsi Deffo s.x. for his first missio…

On Wednesday, November 24th 2021, a song for the jubilee year has been posted on YouTube. Lyrics and music were written and performed by the community of the Xaverian International Theologate of Mani…

Family is the theme of the 2022 calendar of the Misioneros Javerianos de Parma: “La Familia, cuna de vocaciones” (Family, cradle of vocations). Pope Francis announced a Year of the Family in conjunct…

“…although mention has been made of the Synod, there is still little awareness of it. The preparatory documents drafted in Rome have not yet been sent to our Diocese. Here, nobody knows anything. Not…

Pastoral and missionary ministry in the month of December is particularly intense: 1) vigils; 2) the so-called posadas (lit. “lodging”, these are religious processions held during Advent, in the nine…

A smallholder had promised to place an image of Mary at the entrance of his sitio (small property) to inspire the many wayfarers to a prayer, in particular those who, like pilgrims visiting the many…

Friday, December 3rd 2021, at 6:30 a.m. (USA Eastern time), our confrere Fr. Anthony Blaise Lalli s.x. passed away at the Medway Country Manor Nursing Home. Born on September 26th, 1939, in Cast…

On Saturday, December 4th 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in the parish of Nuestra Señora Aparecida de Brasil located in the Venustiano Carranza neighbourhood of Mexico City, our confreres Enedino Calixto Domín…

On Sunday, December 5th 2021, at 9:00 a.m., in the parish of Saint Francis Xavier, located in Maligaya, Novaliches diocese, Quezon City, our confreres Augustin Byamungu Mahanga s.x., Erasto Torres Ca…