The Newspaper La Gazzetta di Parma (Jan. 3rd – 2021), published an article written by our confrere Fr. Silvio Turazzi, s.x. as patient in the Covid Department (Barbieri Pavilion – Parma): “I do not h…

The Pope’s ‘missionary intention’ for this month of January concerns Interreligious Dialogue.  The Pontifical Mission Societies, in presenting and commenting on this intention of the Pope, disse…

Christmas Season in our communities of Missionaries of Mary – Xaverian Sisters, this year has been characterized by a certain essentiality, due to our compliance with the rules in force due to the pa…

On the feast of the Epiphany, January 6th – 2021, on the occasion of the centenary of the decree of the definitive approval of our Constitutions (January 6th – 2921), the Theology Community celebrate…

Living together in winter – and Pastoral Year 2020 – 2021 It is an experience, due to the limitations imposed by the Virus 19 Epidemic, lived exclusively in digital format.  There were four dif…

On Friday, January 8th - 2021, Mrs. Marie Cizanye Senturu, mother of our confrere Fr. Gilbert Mbula Niyitegeka, of the Theology community in Yaoundé (CT), died in Goma (Nord Kivu – R.D.C.) (gilmbula@…

On the road, the star they had seen in the East still appeared to those wise men, and they were full of great joy.  (Mt. 1.9-11) The star ignites in those wise men from the East the desire to b…

The Resonance on the Letter Testament which appeared on the site on December 24th – 2020, is a “personal and family testimony”, as the author himself defines it. It is written by Andrè Edoguè, a la…

Tuesday, December 29th – 2020, Fr. Eugenio Pulcini left for Indonesia where he will stay until early February 2021.

This year we have experienced an Advent, in a way, a bit peculiar.  In Japan, Christmas is not celebrated or experienced as in many other countries.  The celebration is shrouded in simplici…

The Advent season was characterized by the joyful arrival of Francois Saleh Moll, sx., who completed our community of Tánger.  The pandemic and the harsh confinement in this Diocese had brought…

The expression ‘Simbang Gabi’, in FilipinoLanguage, means “Mass of the night” and indicates the celebration of novena (nine Masses) at dawn (Misa De Gallo) experienced by Catholics in the Philippines…

On the eve of the New Year, we would like to send our warmest wishes to all the Confreres of our Regions, ensuring, especially those who are suffering from the epidemic, our closeness and sincere par…

Happy Christmas and New Year 2021 to all our Xaverian confreres! The context of Covid-19 in the world and especially in Sierra Leone did not prevent us from celebrating Christmas. In Kissy Dockyard-F…

The Xaverian Confreres of the Region of Mexico “met” in a ‘virtual way’for their traditional Christmas Assembly. Together will the confreres of the Region of Mexico, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez, s…

After three years of academic training at the Lumiere Univesity in Bujumbura, our confrere Fr. Philibert Ntahimpera, s.x. publicly defended his thesis on practical internship on the theme: “The mass…

Our Thai brothers and sisters have a beautiful tradition, during Advent, of praying in the homes of the faithful.  The visit is made bringing the child Jesus.  The value of this tradition i…

We point out that, in recent days, it has been uploaded to the DG’s website, in the Events section,  the first part of the Acts of COSUMA EUROPA 2020, contained in the Notebook As Ad Gentes Miss…

As usual, we point out the rich Agenda of activities and missionary encounters organized by the Italian Xaverian Laity (Month of December 2020: A year of Hope).  Click here.  

Fr. Danilo (Antonio) Marchetto, s.x. died in the morning of Tuesday, December 29th – 2020, at the Mikokoro Hospital (Sacred Heart) in Kumamoto, Japan, where he had been hospitalized for metastasis fo…

This weeks’s “Resonances” is written by Fr. Enrique Alvarez Casillas, s.x.: “Orgulloso de ser part de esta familia”.  Fr. Enrique is a Xaverian Confrere from Mexico. After one year of service…

First Lay Xaverian formation meeting was conducted at the Philosophy House, Project 8, Quezon city on November 29, 2020 at 10:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon. 9 from Maligaya, 3 from Ma…

BURUNDI On Saturday, December 19 -2020, at 10:00 a.m., in the parish of Rutovu,  our Xaverian Confrere Arcade Irakiza, s.x. was ordained Priest by the imposition of the hands and the praye…

Fr. Franco Sottocornola, s.x., together with the collaborators of the Center for Spirituality and Interreligious Dialogue, sends Merry Christmas Greetings 2020 and Happy New Year 2021 best wishes, th…

In Link Sheet Nu. 82 of December 15th – 2020, among the various thanks and the good wishes, we read: “Thanks to God for all the 570 PAGES he has allowed us to write and publish this year: Notebooks o…

On December 4th – 2020, our Xaverian Confrere, Fr. Emmanuel Adili Mwassa sx, a the Institute of Ecumenical Studies  San Bernardino (ISE) in Venice, affiliated to the Pontifical Antonianum Univer…

On Wednesday, December 16th – 2020, from 17:00 to 19:00, Fr. Tiziano Tosolini s.x. participated live streaming at the public Workshop organized by CeSPec (Center for Studies on Contemporary Thought)…

Our Confreres, Fr. Juan Antonio Flores Osuna sx and Rolando Ruíz Durán sx, have been granted residence permits by the Moroccan authorities.  Fr. Francois Saleh Moll sx is waiting to, hopefully…

Translated from Japanese and edited by Fr. Luciano Mazzocchi, s.x., it was published by Luni I 99 Dubbi della mia Fede by the Japanese writer who converted to Catholicism, Shusaku Endo (Tok…

On Friday Morning, December 18th – 2020, Our Xaverian Confrere Fr. Ennio Casalucci, s.x. returned to the House of our Heavenly Father.  Fr. Casalucci was 77 years old. On Friday, December 11t…

This week’s “Resonances” is given to us by our North American Confrere Fr. Carl Chudy, s.x.  The title of his reflection is: God between the lines.  Fr. Carl Chudy has carried out his missi…

Fr . Gabriel Basuzwa, s.x., Burundi’s Xaverian Regional Superior,  attended Burundi’s Conference of Major Superiors (7-9 December 2020).  The three topics covered are: 1. Religious Life in…

On Saturday December 05, 2020 the Theologate of Manila held an online meeting with Fr. Paulin Batahirwa Kubuya about his experience on Interreligious Dialogue. Brother Yohanes Putra, currently in Jak…

On Saturday, December 5th – 2020, in the parish of Medalla Milagrosa, five confreres received the ministry of Diaconate through the imposition of the hands and the prayer of Mons. Franco Coppola, Apo…

BURUNDI On December 19th – 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in the parish of Rutovu, our Confrere Arcade Irakiza will be ordained Priest by the imposition of the hands and the prayer of Mons. Salvator Niciterets…

Annual Assembly: Remembering the past with gratitude: 70th year anniversary of our mission in Sierra Leone. From 2 December to 5 December 2020, we all gathered at Religious House Makeni for having o…

The Council of the Italian Xaverian Laity shared the agenda of November 2020, full of meetings, welcoming and announcing activities, and touching mission experiences.   The report also incl…

Mr. Giuseppe Carraro, brother-in-law of our Confrere Fr. Carmelo Boesso, s.x. (Community of the Xaverian Mother House in Parma:[email protected] ), died on Wednesday, December 9th – 2020.

Our Congolese Xaverian Confrere,  Fr. Gilbert Mbula,  is working on the “Resonances” section this week.  The title of his reflection is: L’Autenticitè d’un Père à un projet.  Fr…

On Monday, November 30th – 2020, from 2:30 pm. to 5:45 pm. local time, the General Direction  held the bimonthly meeting online with the Rectors and the Formation Teams of the four Xaverian Inte…

On Saturday, November 28th – 2020, the Philosophy Community of project 8, organized the first online Mission Vocation Promotion Meeting, named Search in.  Twenty six young people from different…

In recent days we have found in Chinese Social Media the video of the last celebration of theInternational Nurse’s Day (May 12th – 2020), held at the Hospital in Zhengzhou (Zhen hou Ren Min Yi Yuan)…

On Saturday, December 5th – 2020, at 10:30 am., the Xaverians Confreres Tufan Mitra, Emmanuel Mushagalusa Bwalande, Marselinus Yerisko, Irvin Alonso Gutiérrez Hernández e Serge Clovis Kennie Kow…

On Sunday, December 6th – 2020, the Xaverian Confreres Cassien Nshimirimana and Lucivado De Sousa Costa will be ordained Deacons by the imposition of hands and prayer of Mons. Roberto Orendain Gaa, B…

Given the restrictions for coronavirus, on November 5th – 2020, we celebrated with the presence of our cooks and their families, without any other guests. During the celebration the Eucharist each of…

On December 3rd – 2020, at 6:30 pm., the community of the DG celebrated the Eucharist presided by Fr. General. Remembering “Our patron saint and model of the Xaverian Missionaries”,  Fr. Fernand…

On Saturday, November 30th – 2020, the whole Xaverian Community of Ancona  transferred to their new House (Via Flaminia 356 – 60126 Ancona  AN ). The new House is located a few meters from…

On the occasion of the usual exchange of Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes, the Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary have sent out from Parma to the world, the third issue of their Magazine&nb…

The New Xaverian Calendar 2020 – 2021 You Are  the Light of the World is on the site and can be downloaded.  Copies have already been sent in hard copy format.

Fr- Luigi Zucchinelli, s.x. died on November 28th – 2020, at 6:00 am, at the Hospice of the Little Daughters of Parma.  Fr. Luigi was born on November 13th – 1937 in the town of Sforzatica (Berg…