Today, Saturday November 6th, in the Duomo of Milan (Milan Cathedral) a meeting characterised by great synodality is going to take place: 200 young people and 14 bishops coming from all over the regi…

Below we present a short text on holiness pointed out by an octogenarian xaverian confrere. It is a writing by the Piamartino Fr. Pier Giordano Cabra: “I love the saints because being frequently in…

On Sunday, October 31st 2021, Mrs Agnes Mulyati, mother of our confrere Yakobus Sriyatmoko s.x., passed away in the Hospital of Brayat Minulyo (Solo-Surakarta). The funeral was celebrated on the same…

Dear Confreres, next Friday, November 5th, we will celebrate together the feast of our father founder, St Guido M. Conforti. From Sierra Leone, where I am in this moment, I would like to send each on…

Saturday, October 30th, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., in the parish of the Miraculous Medal (Colonia Vertíz Narvarte, Mexico City), our confreres Enedino Calixto Domínguez s.x., Everson Luiz Kloster s.x., Ign…

Friday, November 5th, 2021, at 10.30 am, in the parish of Saint Francis Xavier (Maligaya, Novaliches, Quezon City), our confreres Pasteur Mugisho Bisimwa s.x. and Augustin Byamungu Mahanga s.x. will…

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021, Fr. Mario Mula s.x. will visit the confreres of the Xaverian circumscription of Colombia, where he will also participate in the celebration for the 25th anniversary of…

As every year, the Daughters of the late bishop went to the grave where the mortal remains of the beloved Xaverian father are buried. In their short message, the sisters describe the unexpected prese…

On the occasion of Founder’s Day, Friday, November 5th 2021, we would like to recommend two articles on the humanity of St Guido Maria Conforti’s sons. Both articles appeared in the column volto dell…

In the afternoon of October 24th, 2021, a thanksgiving Mass was celebrated in the main church of St Anne of Laranjeiras do Sul (PR – Brazil) to greet the Xaverian Missionaries. The Eucharistic celebr…

On October 23rd, 2021, in the main parish church, St John the Baptist Church, we celebrated a Mass to thank the Lord on the occasion of the greetings to the Xaverian Missionaries at their departure f…

This year the Lord has blessed the community of Tunas (aspirantate) with 8 young prospects coming from various provinces of this archipelagic nation. Among them, three come from three Xaverian parish…

The updated edition (October 30th 2021) of the Personnel Directory 2021 (Stato del Personale 2021) can be downloaded from the GD’s website. Our heartfelt thanks to the Circumscriptions Superiors and…

In consideration of the particular situation, we are going through, our delegation will hold a simple celebration for Founder’s Day. Our community of Fnideq (Morocco) has planned a meeting with the F…

For the upcoming Founder’s Day, the association Amici del Cinquenovembre (November 5th Friends), in close coordination with Fr. Ermanno Ferro s.x., has organised the yearly “Confortian Cultural After…

Friday, November 5th, we will celebrate the memory of our holy founder, Guido Maria Conforti, with the renewal of the vows by 11 confreres. We will live this celebration in a family spirit and by giv…

On Saturday, October 30th, 2021, the two communities (Via Aurelia and Viale Vaticano) will gather at the General House for a day of reflection, listening and prayer to prepare to November 5th. The sp…

Following the first edition that took place in Brescia in 2017, the Festival has been planned again with courage and determination. Promoters of this festival are Fondazione Missio – a Pastoral Agenc…

On Monday, October 25th 2021, Mrs Aurelia Rota passed away. She was the sister of our late confrere Rota Benito s.x. (died in Bhabarpara, Bangladesh, August 11th 1960). On Tuesday October 26th 202…

Today, Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, in St. Guido Maria Conforti Parish Church, Makeni (Sierra Leone), our confrere Patrick Abdul Fornah s.x. will be ordained priest through the laying on of hands an…

Thursday, October 21st, 2021, Fr. Fernando García R. has departed for Sierra Leone. He will remain there with local confreres till the celebration of the Regional Chapter, which will begin by the end…

The Final Document of the Intercapitular CoSuMa 2021, which took place in Tavernerio from 27 September to 10 October 2021, has been published (in four languages) on the GD website…

On Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, tenth anniversary of the canonization of St. Guido Maria Conforti, a Eucharistic celebration presided over by Bishop Enrico Solmi, the fifth successor of Conforti as…

Fr. Alfiero Ceresoli s.x. has prepared a convenient short study titled: Human Family. From St Guido M. Conforti to the Encyclical “Fratelli Tutti” (Umana Famiglia. Da San Guido M. Conforti alla “Frat…

As the anniversary of the death (October 29th, 1954) of our confrere the “Venerable Servant of God” Fr. Pietro Uccelli approaches, Fr. Gianni Viola s.x. introduces the studies and publications that a…

The community of Fnideq in Morocco has lived this missionary month with an open heart that, through prayer, has embraced all missionary realities in the world, especially those of our Family. Our pra…

We began Mission Month with the celebration of the Eucharist on the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Patron of Mission. Following her spirit of prayer, we hold the community missionary rosary…

Inspired by the theme of Pope Francis’ message for World Mission Sunday: “We cannot but speak about what we have seen and heard” (Act 4:20), St. Francis Xavier Parish is living the Mission Month ever…

On Friday, October 15th, at the Casa San Juan de Ávila in Rome, the first meeting of the study groups coordinated by the National Office for Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue of the Italian Bisho…

Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, Fr. Mark A. Lewis s.j., Vice Academic Rector of the Pontifical Gregorian University, has nominated Fr. Tiziano Tosolini s.x. as member of the Council of the Centre for…

On Saturday, October 16th, 2021, Mr Bruno Zurlo, brother of our confrere Marcello Zurlo s.x. of the community of the Mother House in Parma, passed away. The Funeral Mass was celebrated on Monday, Oct…

Today, Saturday, October 16th, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., in the parish of Santa Croce e San Felice, Salerno (Italy), our confrere Esterel Gaël Anantia Fouape s.x. will be ordained deacon through the laying…

Saturday, October 23rd, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Guido Maria Conforti Parish Church, Makeni (Sierra Leone), our confrere Patrick Abdul Fornah s.x. will be ordained priest through the laying on of…

The pages of the GD’s web site dedicated to the Circumscriptions’ Reports have been updated with the addition of new audio-visual materials: Relazioni Circoscrizioni dell'Africa Relazioni Circosc…

The confreres that participated in the Intercapitular CoSuMa 2021 have addressed a final message to the entire Xaverian family whose title is: “The Ad Gentes as challenge to and identifying commitmen…

On the General Direction’s website it is possible to watch the video witness that  young confreres of different nationalities have prepared and sent to the participants in the Intercapitular CoS…

The Penitential Liturgy of the Xaverian Jubilee year, prepared by some confreres with the assistance of the GD, has been published on the General Direction’s website. The assembly of the Intercapitul…

Friday, October 8th, 2021, on the Day of Prayer for the Xaverian Martyrs, all Xaverians and Xaverian Sisters – Missionary of Mary that work in Bukavu have gathered at the Chapel of the Martyrs in Vam…

I exult for joy in the Lord, my soul rejoices in my God, for he has clothed me in garments of salvation, he has wrapped me in a cloak of saving justice, like a bridegroom wearing his garland, like a…

On Friday 8 October, after a long break due to the coronavirus state of emergency, the Interreligious Dialogue Commission of the Archdiocese of Osaka, directed by Fr Rocco Viviano sx, resumed its act…

The website of the Xaverian Region of Mexico has published a biographical sketch introducing the vocation and missionary service of Fr. Pastor González Zermeño s.x., pastor of the Saint Esprit parish…

Work at the assembly of CoSuMa 2021 proceeds according to plan and is approaching its conclusion. Every two days, the GD’s website presents the latest updates on the progress of the assembly, along w…

A prayer vigil took place on Saturday evening, October 2nd, 2021. The vigil was organised by Fr. Carlo Maria Salvadori s.x. and enriched by the vocal repertoire of the missionary choir (composed by t…

Sunday, October 3rd, has been a special day for the Xaverian Charismatic Family. After 15 months (July 2nd, 2020 – October 3rd, 2021), the Jubilee Year has come to an end. The Jubilee celebrated one…

On Saturday, October 16th, 2021, in the parish of Santa Croce e San Felice (Salerno, Italy), our confrere Esterel Gaël Anantia Fouapa s.x. will be ordained Deacon by the Archbishop of Salerno-Campagn…

The Tenth General Chapter of the Xaverian Sisters Missionaries of Mary has elected the new General Direction: Giordana Bertacchini: Superior General (confirmed).  Mission experience…

After having been transferred from Kinshasa to Uvira (Eastern Congo), the Pre-Novitiate (Postulancy) started, effectively and officially, in Kilomoni on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross…

On Saturday, October 2nd, the opening ceremony of the academic year 2021-2022 was held at the “Isidore Bakanja” School of Philosophy. The event began with a Eucharistic celebration presided over by M…

On Saturday, October 9th, and Sunday, October 10th, 2021, Pope Francis will officially open the Synod on Synodality with the universal Church and for the Diocese of Rome.    Theme of…

Below find the link to the new issue of “AGENDA”, the newsletter of September 2021, where activities of the Xaverian Laity in Italy are shared. The main piece of news reports on the rich and successf…