“The Xaverian Missionary Family in Congo wishes to offer condolences to the dear family of Mr. Luca Attanasio, Italian Ambassador to Congo, killed in Nyiragongo (Goma) on February 22nd – 2021…

Week of spiritual retreat at the Mother House in Parma. Part of the community has gathered for this appointment, which took place without changing our usual milieu. The particular situation we are go…

It seems that the corona virus is still not over yet in Indonesia. This has been worsened by bad weather which has caused floods in some parts of Jakarta. Some churches have been opened but…

On February 23rd – 2021, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paranà (Curitiba), our Xaverian Confrere, Fr. Stefano Raschietti, s.x. defended, by videoconference, his Doctoral Thesis in Theo…

Issue 532 of Convergencia, February, March and April 2021, Year LVI (Magazine of Religious-Consecrated Life of Brazil) hosts an article written by our Xaverian Confrere, Fr. Rafael López Vi…

Dr. Gregorio Calarco, brother of our Xaverian Confrere Fr. Domenico Calarco, s.x., died on February 23rd – 2021 in Vicenza.   Fr. Domenico Calarco is a member of the Community o…

Living the Testament Letter is the title of this week’s resonance.  It is written by our Philippino Confrere, Fr. Patrick Santianez Salazar.  He share his answers to two fundamental quest…

This week’s editorial contains the message for Lent, that our Superior General, Fr. Fernando Garcìa Rodrìguez, s.x. personally addresses to every confrere.  It is an invitation to start and wa…

The Cloister Sisters of the Carmel of Tangier have made a video in order to enliven the Missionary Lent, organized the Xaverian Region of Mexico. It is meant to support the Xaverian new opening on Mo…

The website of the Xaverian Regions of Brazil has published a book of about 200 pages, entitled  A Missao Aqui e Là Fora (“Mission Here And Out Of Here”). It collects various missionary experien…

The Superior General with the consent of his Council has appointed the new Council of the Chinese Delegation (13.02.2021), by confirming the Delegation Council of the previous triennium.

Fr. Emanuele Borelli, s.x. Superior Delegate Fr. Patrick Santianez Salazar, s.x. Vice-Superior Delegate Fr. Simone Piccolo, s.x. Councilor Fr. Cesar Silva (Da), s.x. Councilor

Fr. Humberto Alejos Almanza, s.x. died in the Civil Hospital of Celaya Guanajuato (Messico) on Friday, February 12th – 2021, at about 11:15 a.m. (local time). He had been in intensive care for severa…

This week ‘resonance’ comes from a place loved by the Founder.  The author (under the pseudonym Teresa) reflects on 5 points that are dear to her and taken from the Testament Letter.  The…

Monday, February 8th: In compliance with guidelines of the Emilia Romagna Region, the members of the Mother House Community have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Everything proceeded regularly and o…

In the year 1721 the Emperor KangXi 康熙 (Kāng Xī) issued a decree forbidding the preaching of the Catholic religion in China. The decree has a long history, which our dear friend Prof. Umberto Bresc…

The Xaverian Region of Italy has organized 3 Days of Permanent Formation 2021, on zoom platform.  The zoom link and practical organization will start at 9:15 a.m.  The Report will go from 9…

The Xaverian Laity in Italy has sent the digital Bulletin “Agenda” of the month of January 2021, where all the activities carried out are named.  Of special note, is the Winter Living Together o…

The number 7th of TOMOS  of the Centro de Estudios Misoneros Latino-Americano (CEMLA) has been published.  It is a study of “the Camminos decoloniales de Amèrica Latina”.  Tis work i…

Our Xaverian Confrere, Fr. Giuseppe Pierantoni, s.x. died at 1:00 p.m. of cardiac arrest, on February 9th – 2021, at the Yos Sudarso Hospital  (Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia).  Fr. Giuseppe Pi…

Gregorious Purba Nagara is the author of It’s About Love, this week ‘echo’ from the Testament Letter. Purba is a young Indonesian confrere born in Malag, Eastern Java. He joined the Xaverians in 2014…

The feast of the Presentation of the Lord that takes place on February 2nd, 2021 acquires a particular significance for it coincides with the 25th World Day of Consecrated Life. For the Xaverians, th…

For our Xaverian community, January 17th, 2021 marks a new small step on the path of adaptation which has been charted out in Project for a Xaverian Presence in Morocco. Our confrere Juan Antonio Flo…

On January 31st, 2021, the second issue of Vita Diocesana, journal of Noto Diocese (Sicily), under the section dedicated to diocesan pastoral work titled “With a Loving Heart: The Inter-congregationa…

A selection of moments from the Eucharistic celebration (January 31st, 2021) of thanksgiving for the long episcopal service of Mons. Jean Claude Bouchard (1977-2020) is now available online. Cliccare…

On Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021, having taken due precautions, the two Xaverian communities in Rome met in the General Direction’s house to celebrate the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and 25th…

January 23rd: Cyclone Eloise struck Beira (600,000 people), the second largest city of Mozambique. The cyclone, estimated at level 3 on a 4-level intensity scale, was followed by strong winds (150 to…

To our confreres of Chinese nationality, those of Chinese descent, all those who work among the Chinese people and all our friends and benefactors best wishes of a Happy Chinese New Year – Year of th…

On February 2nd, 2021, 5:45 p.m. local time, at Guadalupe Hospital in Belém, PA (Brazil), as a consequence of various invasive infections, our confrere Fr. Arnaldo de Vidi has passed away. The celebr…

This week’s “Resonance”  is written by our Xaverian Confrere Fr. Augustin Mukamba Bahige, s.x.: “Crescamos  mais na fraternidade” (We grow more in fraternity).  Fr. Augustin is origina…

On January 13th – 2021, Fr. Faustino Turco, s.x. – our Vice-Postulator,  personally handed over to the Congregation for the Cause of Saints the draft of the “Positio super Martyrium” of the Serv…

The Congregation of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has written a Letter addressed to all consecrated persons in the world on the occasion of the 25th  Anniversa…

From January 25th – 2021 – Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul and conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – an editorial was published on the DG’s website  in French, English and I…

On January 23rd – 2021, we organized a Celebration of prayer for Christian Unity, whose theme was: “Remain in my love: you will bear much fruit “(Jn 15,5-9).    Respecting all the prev…

From January 25th to January 27th  - 2021, the Xaverian Region of Burundi held its Annual Assembly on the theme: “Self-Support” at the Bujumbura Domus.  There were about 12 out of 14 confre…

January 23 - 24, 2021, has been a weekend of great joy and gratitude for the gift the church in Taiwan and our parish community has received. The gift is the priestly ordination of Luke Xu Qian Bang…

On January 27th – 2021, from about 14:00 to 16:00,  Italian time, was held Online The Meeting of Rectors and Vice-Rectors of Theology with the General Direction (the Superior General, the Vicar-…

On Saturday, February 6th – 2021,  Mons. Philippe Abbo Chen, the new Apostolic Vicar, will be Consecrated Bishop in the Cathedral of Mongo.

The video conference on “Buddhism and Human Rights” by Fr. Tiziano Tosolini, s.x., held at the Gregorian University: Click here

The Resonance on the Letter Testament  is contributed  by our Xaverian Confrere Fr. Robert Kowa Sado, s.x.:  La Lettre Testament… un trésor à redécouvrir.  Fr. Robert, cousin of o…

On January 18th and January 19th, all the Perpetually Professed Confreres of the Delegation of the Philippines gathered for the usual Annual Assembly (Sama-Sama) .  The meeting took place in the…

The State of the Amazon, in particular its Capital Manaus, is suffering the consequences of the second wave of the Covid 19 pandemic.  Our Archbishop Mons. Leonardo Steiner said: “The first wave…

Our Confrere Fr. Arnaldo De Vidi is slowly improving.  There is progressive decrease of infection.  Doctors also decreased doses of sedation and the amount of blood pressure medications.&nb…

Apart from the gradual recovery from surgery of Fr Angelo Guttoriello, in our Formation House we have two students suffering from malaria. They are recovering pretty well. In Burundi people are now t…

On Monday, January 18th – 2021, from 18:00 to 19:00, as a contribution to the cycle of conferences “Christianity and Religions and Cultures of Asia”, organized by the Center for Interreligious Studie…

We point out on Scambi the personal reflection of our Xaverian confrere Fr. Savio Corinaldesi on Missionary Life and Consecrated Life on the fourth floor: “The Fourth floor in the storm”.  Fr. S…

On Monday, January 18th – 2021, Mr. Bruno Pietro Cambiganu, brother of our  confrere Fr. Sergio Cambiganu of the Xaverian Community of Cagliari ([email protected] ) died.  Mr. Bruno Piet…

This week, the ‘Echo’ of the Testament Letter comes from Bangladesh and is written by our confrere Fr. Gabriele Spiga. He writes: I have always been fascinated by the last lines of the Testament Lett…

In this first semester of the Xaverian Jubilee Year, on facebook of Brazil (facebook.com/xaverianos) we offered in pills the whole biography of Conforti by Fr. Augusto Luca (Muitos povos uma só…

As in many places, our communities as well lived in the 2020 Advent-Christmas season in low key; the limitations and precautional measures of this pandemic have blocked almost all activities. However…