The health crisis in the world has forced France to a second lock down last fall with all the consequences caused by it. Especially for us Xaverians we missed the two great special appointments with…

“To welcome Jesus at the light of Fratelli Tutti by Pope Francis” has been a proposal desired and organized by the Xaverian Missionaries of Salerno in collaboration with Fr. Gianluca (a parish priest…

In preparation to the upcoming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18-25 January 2021), which is by now an important appointment in the life of the Church, our confrere Fr. Emmanuel Adili Mwassa sx…

The African Studies Center (Centre d’Etudes Africaines) just published Les Cahiers n.15 (2020). This volume presents a study on Pentecostalism in Africa: to understand in order to dialogue. In the Fo…

The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus in the temple brings us “primarily to nurture a faith capable to enlighten our vocation. I exhort you to make memory, as an interior pilgrimage of the ‘first lo…

The experience of service in the formation of Xaverian Candidates in Burundi, the commitment in the pastoral in Swahili and French in Bujumbura, the teaching of history of the African philosophy and…

In Scambi (DG’s Website) we report our confrere Fr. Innocent Munandi Bahige’s experience of prolonged waiting in Manila where he is studying English. Fr. Innocent has been assigned to the Chinese Del…

The ‘resonance’ on this week’s Letter Testament is written by Mrs. Marleny Lopera Uribe, National President of the Colombian Association “Fraternidad San Guido Maria Conforti”. This Association was…

First of all, we thank the Lord, because this Christmas we have experienced God’s presence in a special way, so much so that we can say with our Founder that ‘the Lord could not have been any more go…

In the past years, in the month of December, our Community of Vicenza used to see the arrival of several thousands of visitors for the nativity scene exhibition.  For years it attracted schools…

In our parish of Acoyotla, Hgo., we have the joy and the satisfaction of living three Christmases in these days of grace. Ths is how the three Christmases are prepared: the first is that of December…

After having studied Theology in the Philippines and having been ordained Priest in Mexico, I arrived in Thailand over two years ago. I started studying Thai Language a few days after my arrival . Th…

The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity has published a booklet to help in this special week of prayer. The chosen theme, taken from the Gospel of John 15: 1-17 is: “Remain in my lo…

During my studies of Theology (2015 – 2020) in Yaoundé,  I had the grace to work actively for two years (2015 – 2017) on the promotion and implementation of ecumenical encounters and dialogue.&n…

A few years have already passed since an event that, over time, takes on even more beauty and importance. I was visiting a village, about thirty kilometers from the center of the parish.  We use…

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…