The diocesan newspapers Risveglio Duemila (of Ravenna Diocese) and Corriere Cesenate (of Cesena Diocese) have published an interview with Bishop Giorgio Biguzzi, s.x. (Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese…

The paper edition of iSaveriani – Notiziario n. 119 (July 2021) has been published. Its content includes: the editorial “On Charismatic Clarity” by our Superior General; information about CoSuMa Euro…

We like to point out “What do people ask of the Church?”, an article by Fr. Gabriele Ferrari s.x. published on the magazine Settimana News. The article is a reflection Fr. Gabriele Ferrari s.x. prepa…

Mr. Ricardo Vega Aviña, brother of our late confrere Fr. Humberto Vega Aviña s.x., passed away in the town of Zamora, Michoacán, Mexico, on October 5th, 2021. (Fr. Humberto Vega Aviña s.x. died in Pi…

This is the last ‘resonance’ of the Jubilee Year, which will solemnly close on Sunday, October 3rd – 2021, in the Mother House of Parma. It comes to us from the generous and fraternal sharing of anot…

TAVERNERIO, SEPTEMBER 23-25, 2021. On September 23rd-25th, the Europe CoSuMa took place in Tavernerio. The Meeting was attended by the Xaverian Superiors of the respective Circumscriptions: Italy: F…

PENITENTIAL LITURGY. Wednesday, September 29th, 6:00 p.m., the assembly of the CoSuMa celebrated with intense participation the Penitential Service of the Xaverian Jubilee Year. This celebration, th…

MOTHER HOUSE, PARMA: OCTOBER 2ND – 2021 For the closing of the Jubilee Year 2021, there will be a Prayer Vigil scheduled for Saturday, October 2nd, at 8:45 p.m., and led by Fr. Carlo Maria Salvadori…

SECOND FRIDAY OF OCTOBER (Oct. 8th – 2021. The XVII General Chapter asked the Xaverian Family to establish a Day of the Xaverian Martyrs. After listening to the opinions of the Superiors of the vari…

The Xaverian community of Umphang, a new mission in the Thai Diocese of  Nakhon Sawan, on the border with Myanmar, recently suffered the disastrous consequences of a flood never seen before in t…

The Diocese of Padang is celebrating. The people of God and the Xaverian Family in Indonesia rejoice, because after almost two years (1 year and 11 months) since the death of Msgr. Martinus D. Situmo…

“A Sua Immagine” (In His Image), a Catholic TV programme of RAI 1 (Italian national television), on the occasion of  the World Day of Migrants and Refugees 2021, dedicated the episode of Sunday…

On September 26th, 2021, we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of priesthood of Fr. José Rosti s.x. and Fr. Mauro Marsich s.x.. They are two of our brothers, very rich in their many talents and totally…

10TH GENERAL CHAPTER. The General Chapter of the Xaverian Missionaries Sisters is goig on. The theme of the assembly is: "Renewing together for the mission". Read here the updates Rinnovarci insi…

The community of the Theologate points out to us the initiative of our confrere Pasteur Mugisho Bisimwa s.x. (fourth year of theological studies and nearing Perpetual Profession) who has adapted and…

The updated edition (September 30th 2021) of the Personnel Directory 2021 (Stato del Personale 2021) can be downloaded from the GD’s website. We invite Xaverian confreres to continue reporting e…

On Saturday 2 October 2021, Mgr. Dominique Tinoudji, 48 years old, will be ordained bishop of the Diocese of Pala (Chad). From the diocese of Moundou (Chad), Mgr. Dominique Tinoudji was Rector of the…

Hilarion Haryoko, brother of our confrere Fr. Petrus Hardiyanto s.x., died in Bekasi, West Java (Indonesia) on September 27th, 2021. The funeral was celebrated on Tuesday, September 28th, 2021, in…

The penultimate ‘resonance’ before the official closing of the Jubilee Year in the Mother House of Parma on Sunday October 3rd, 2021, comes to us from the Circumscription of Sierra Leone.  …

Over the last few days, almost all the regional superiors of the Xaverian Family have arrived in Tavernerio for the CoSuMa Meeting. On Saturday, September 25th, 2021, all participants will be present…

Thursday, September 23rd, the X General Chapter of the Xaverian Sisters Missionaries of Mary has begun in Parma with an opening celebration at the chapel of the Mother House. The Mass was presided ov…

On September 18th and 19th, 2021, the traditional youth missionary meeting organized by the Missio Italia Foundation was held at The San Juan de Ávila House in Rome. Our confreres Frs. Claudio Marano…

The “St. Mathew Award 2021” of the city of Salerno, which this year reaches its sixth edition, was awarded to four personalities of the provincial capital in the course of a public ceremony held on M…

The XAVERIAN CALENDAR 2021-2022 is ready. In its introduction, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez s.x. writes: “Given the importance for the Church of this document of the Magisterium of Pope Francis [i.e…

Following the CoSuMa Meeting 2015, the Superiors of the French-speaking Circumscriptions arranged to co-publish in French the Confortian Anthology (EMI, 2007). The Xaverian Jubilee helped to realize…

On Thursday, October 7th, 2021, Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, Fr. Vitus Rubianto Solichin s.x. will be consecrated Bishop in the Cathedral Church of Padang, Sumatra – Indonesia. The main consecrat…

On Tuesday, September 21st, 2021, our confrere Fr. Serge Kabalama Cibangala s.x. sat his final exam and obtained a License Degree in Missiology with specialization in ‘Ad Gentes’, at the Pontifical G…

Mrs. Francisca Matilde Payán de Rivera, mother of our Xaverian Confrere Fr. Jesús Paulo Rivera Payán s.x., died on Friday, September 17th, 2021, in Torreón (State of Coahuila, Mexico). The funeral Ma…

This week’s resonance comes to us from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Fr. Carmelo Sanfelice s.x. sent it as a sign of fraternal participation and of sharing full of trust. It has a simple title: “…

After three meetings held via Zoom due to the Covid pandemic, COSUMA EUROPE will take place in presence in Tavernerio  on September 23rd-25th, 2021, with the participation of the European Region…

The Intercapitular COSUMA will be held in the Xaverian House of Tavernerio from September 26th to October 3rd, 2021. The title of this COSUMA is: “The Ad Gentes as a challenge and identity commitment…

(San Pietro in Vincoli, Ravenna: September 8th, 1941 – September 8th, 2021) “I am asked to say something about the 80 years I spent in the Missionary Religious Institute of St. Francis Xavier. I wil…

(San Pietro in Vincoli, Ravenna, September 12th, 1951 – Mother House Parma, September 12th, 2021) The Xaverian Community of the 4th Floor in the Mother House of Parma celebrated the 70-year Annivers…

(Nizza Monferrato, September 12th, 1971 – Tavernerio, September 12th, 2021) We are a group of friends of the Xaverians (about 25 persons). Many years ago, we studied in some of the Xaverians Houses;…

XAVERIAN DOCUMENTATION CENTRE – ROME. The online publication of the Confortian Sources edited by Teodori (Fonti Confortiane Teodoriane, or FCT) has been completed. The CDSR has issued the last three…

On the occasion of the Jubilee for the third Centenary of their Foundation, the Passionist Fathers have organized the 4th International Theological Congress, which will take place September 21st-24th…

Mrs. Francisca Álvarez Socorro de Ruiz, mother of our Confrere, Fr. Pedro Saúl Ruiz s.x., died on Monday, September 3rd, 2021, at the Hospital of the city of Chihuahua (in the State of Chihuahua). Th…

Ms Maria Josephine Ina Susanti Darmadi, a 63-year old Indonesian laywoman, shares with us this week resonance – “My reflection on the Testament Letter”. The phrase of Conforti “The Lord could not h…

On the MissionNET YouTube channel, the 11th and final episode in the series of videos on the Testament Letter has been posted in various languages. The video interprets the Founder’s expression “I wa…

The XVI Regional Chapter of the USA Circumscription has elected the new Regional Direction: Marco Marangone Regional Superior (confirmed) Alejandro Rodríguez Gómez Vice Regional Superior Carl Ch…

“At the moment, the three of us are in Madrid for the Annual Assembly of the Xaverian Delegation of Spain. Fr. François Saleh Moll s.x. managed to pass the ‘checkpoint’ of the immigration police (we…

As part of the “Asian Study Centre Series”, the CSA has published its 22nd monograph under the title: Asian Nationalisms. This text deals with the revival of the phenomenon of nationalism in the As…

On Sunday, September 5th, 2021, the parish community in Kamenge has remembered the seventh anniversary of the murder of the three Xaverian Sisters Missionaries of Mary: Olga Raschietti, Lucia Pulici…

Salzburg, Austria: The jury of the “Erwin-Kräutler Prize for contextual Theology, Interreligious Dialogue and Research on Liberation Theology” this year has awarded the prize to our Confrere Fr. Stef…

Friday, September 10th, 2021, Mrs Marilena Piazza, sister-in-law of our confrere Fr. Cesare Reghellin s.x., has passed away in Magrè di Schio (Vicenza). Fr. Cesare belongs to the community in Parma…

This week resonance comes from the Theologate of Mexico and is the sharing by our confrere Enedino Calixto Domínguez s.x.  Enedino is 36-year old and comes from the State of Veracruz (Mexico). T…

From August 16th to 22nd – 2021, in Campo di Giove (Aquila), the Italian Xaverian Laity (37 present in person and other ten attending online) gathered for the Annual Summer Get-together. The Theme Fr…

On Friday, August 31st – 2021, our confrere Fr. Adharius s.x. completed his study program and obtained a Master Degree in General Psychology at the Cardinal Stritch University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Vidyajoti (Journal of Theological Reflection, Vol. 85, No. 5, May 2021) has published an extensive and interesting article by Fr. James H. Kroeger (MaryKnoll Congregation), Professor of Dogmatic Theo…

Our confrere Fr. Pietro Rossini s.x. has published a new episode of his podcast “Mission Outlook” on the Afghan people. This episode, titled “What’ s next for Afghanistan?  The voice of Afghan p…