Mexico City, Xaverian International Theology:     On August 13th – 2020, the St. Francis Xavier Theology Community concluded its annual programming and the 2020-2021 school year b…

In Tavernerio, from September 1st in the morning to September 5th morning, 18 Xaverian Confreres, of which 8 Theology Students, 3 lay persons and a Xaverian Sister are engaged in the Conference “Comm…

This week, the weekly contribution on the Testament Letter, presented in the section “Resonances”, is a gift of our Confrere Fr. Paulin Batairwa.  Its title is: “Les Xavèriens: Héritiers of a Te…

In the "Scambi” window of the DG website, we have published the recent document: Serving a Wounded World in Interreligious Solidarity, edited by the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue and…

Quezon City, August 22nd -2020. The Xaverian Community of Student Theology has concluded its Annual Programming.  The programs have been made, ready for the maximum flexibility in these times of…

Two years have passed since the start of the Xaverian Lay Group in Burundi.  For the occasion, a three –day training was organized in a context of community life, prayer, silence and a useful de…

Mrs. Maria Pedrotti, sister of Fr. Giovan Battista Pedrotti, s.x. (of the Xaverian Community of Bukavu-Panzi, DRC, email: [email protected]), and sister in law of Fr. Mario Tognali (of the Xaver…

This week , Sister Antonella del Grosso, a Xaverian Missionary Sister,  who has served in her missionary work in Thailand for more than 15 years, is offering her contribution in the “Resonance…

From Monday to Wednesday, 17-19 August, we all gathered at the Religious house in Makeni for a mini-assembly. We organized this mini-assembly purposely to reflect and share on the centenary celebrati…

Lino Bellini, s.x. died at 04.45am local time on August 15th – 2020. Our Confrere had been admitted to the local hospital to begin a new cameotherapy treatment to fight a tumor for which, previousl…

“Como laica, yo también soy xaveriana!” – “As a lay person, I too am a Xaverian!”: this is the title of the reflection by Ana Martinez Corrales, presented this week in the section “Resonances”.&nbs…

Cameroon On August 8th – 2020, in Douala, NdogPassi II, in the parish of Sacre-Coeur, our confrere Kouam Ghomsi Léonel, s.x. was ordained Priest. Mons. Samuel Kleda, Archbishop of Douala, conferred…

By mistake, in the last issue of “iSaveriani 115”, two destinations were not entered: Casillas Barba René (DC):  Assigned to the Region of North Brazil Buhendwa Iragi Blaise (RDC): Assigned…

The Manila Xaverian Theology Community is preparing for the start of the new academic year.  All lessons from the Loyola School of Theology, in the first semester, will be online, as will the st…

For the celebration of the Jubilee Year of the Xaverians, the Region of Mexico is carrying a special program entitled: Siguiendo sus pasos, living the mission.  For more information see here…

Recently Fr. Carl Chudy published the article, The Virgin Mary: Bridging Muslims and Catholics in the Journal of Social Encounters. You can get access to it here

In the biography review of the journal: “The Catholic Civilization” (Quaderno 4083 -4084), a review of the book is presented by Massimo Gnezda: “Paul and the Philosophers.  Interpretations of Ch…

Fr. Nardo Giuseppe, s.x., passed away while in the Hospital of Vicenza on August 6 – 2020.  Fr. Giuseppe Nardo, who had been residing in our Xaverian Community of Vicenza since July 1st – 2020…

At the beginning of the Jubilee Year, The Xaverian Region of Mexico published a special issue of our Magazine ‘Missioneros Xaverianos’, entitled:  “He querido recomendarles todas estas cosas”…

Our confreres from Burundi write to us: “On July 21st – 2019, in the presence of the Archbishop of Bujumbura, we started a special year in preparation for the celebrations of the 25th Anniversary of…

Few days ago, Mr. Giuseppe De Vidi, brother of our Xaverian confrere, Fr. Arnaldo De Vidi (of the community parish of Abaetetuba, North Brazil; e-mail: [email protected]) passed away. In rece…

In the window of the DG website dedicated to the Xaverian Jubilee, you will find the original copy – scanned – of the first Constitutions of the St. Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society.  It…

The Xaverian Theology Community of Manila began the Annual Spiritual Exercises led by Dr. Jake Jap, a lay teacher of Dogmatic Theology at the Loyola School of Theology.  The conferences and pers…

Good news from the Bintaro Formation House in Indonesia. On Sunday, July 19th – 2020, six young students were officially accepted as new postulants.  They come from six different Diocesan Minor…

August 1st – 2020, marks the fourth month from the death of our confrere Fr. Guglielmo Camera, s.x.  We like to inform that, on that day, at 15:00, in the parish church of Ardesio (BG), a Holy M…

Salamanca (Mexico), July 19th – 2020.  In the chapel of the Novitiate House, the novice Javier Barrón González celebrated his First Religious Missionary Profession.

The General Direction, through MissionNET, is preparing a series of videos on the Testament Letter of the Founder.  Each video features a paragraph number of the Letter, and includes brief tes…

Weekly, in this newsletter "XAVERIAN news", we will publish information about activities, materials, publications and various initiatives that our communities will organize during this year of grac…

From June 23rd to June 25th – 2020, Mons. Joseph Phibul, Bishop of the diocese of Nakhonsawan, visited Umphang, the missionary territory entrusted to the Xaverians who are present with their two conf…

On July 1st – 2020, in Kinshasa, 18 novices began their year of Novitiate: 6 Burundians, 2 Cameroonians, 1 Chadian, 9 Congolese.

On July 5th – 2020, during the Eucharistic Celebration, presided over by Fr. Yakobus Sriyatmoko (Master of Novices), in the Chapel of the Novitiate in Bintaro-Jakarta, 8 postulants began their Year o…

On Tuesday, June 23rd and Wednesday 24th – 2020, all the Xaverian Confreres of the Region met at the Domus of Bujumbura for an Ordinary Regional Assembly.  This Ordinary Regional Assembly was pr…

On July 1st – 2020, with the Eucharistic Celebration, presided by Fr. Salvador Lagunas Navarro, s.x., in the Chapel of The Transfiguration of the Xaverian Missionaries (Ndanu – LIMETE, Kinshasa) 17 P…

In this Jubilee Year, on the facebook page of the Xaverians in Brazil, all missionary and ecclesial articles will be accompanied by a phrase of our Founder St. Guido M. Conforti or of St. Francis Xav…

Fr. Luigi Tessarolo, s.x. on June 27th – 2020, died at 1:00 PM, of a heart failure, in the Hospital of Sâo José of Laranjeiras.  Fr. Luigi Tessarolo, s.x. was residing at the Vocational Pastoral…

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These days the Rectors and Vice-Rectors of the Xaverian Theologates are meeting on the Webex platform to exchange information on the formation path made so far.

INDONESIA The situation is not improving.  In fact, every day, the number of infected persons by Covid 19 is increasing.  The Government has decided to reopen some areas of activity to all…

On June 19 – 2020, Mrs. Ermellina Boschiera, mother of Fr. Alessandro Turco, s.x. (who works in the parish of Shimasaki - Japan; E-mail: [email protected]) died. On June  20 - 2020…

On June 21st – 2020, in Jakarta-Bintaro, in the Novitiate Chapel, the following Xaverian Confreres celebrated their First Religious Missionary profession: Andreas Wijaya Riko Nababan Gregorius Y…

Kinshasa - On June 24th – 2020, in the Chapel of the Transfiguration, the following Novices will celebrate their First Religious Missionary Profession: Sèbastien Cikuru Cirimwanyi Didier Aksanti…

On June 17th – 2020, Fr. Gilbert Mbula Niyitegeka, s.x. defended his thesis for the license in Spiritual Theology at the Salesian Pontifical University.  The theme was: “The Freeness Transformin…

In the magazine “Jesus” of June 2020, Mr. Paolo Pegoraro writes on page 91: “In the lockdown we discovered complete digital and free libraries.  We point to the “Monumenta Missionalia” eries of…

Last Sunday, June 7th – 2020, the community of Bintaro ended the year of postulancy with a celebration of the Eucharist.  Fr. Leonardus Suharno led and animated the event through songs in Javane…

In May 2020, the book: “Mite is the Force” was published. It is a biography of Mother Celestina Bottego, founder together with Fr. Giacomo Spagnolo, s.x. of the Xaverian Missionary Sisters of Mary.&n…

In the past days, Mrs. Maria Murgia, sister of our deceased confrere Bro. Sebastiano Murgia, passed away.

BANGLADESH The situation continues to be critical.  On June 16th, there were 3862 infected; 53 dead (the number continues to rise) and 2237 healed. The number of infected has reached one hundre…

Despite quarantine restrictions, monday 8 afternoon, the Xaverian Theology Community of Manila held a meeting via”zoom” with Mr. Isnihayah Tomawis Gontor Bibumbaran and Mr. Noor Fatheema, two young M…

We like to point out the recent paper and digital publication of Fr. Faustino Turco’s book  "Conforti aux novices (1920-1921)".  The publication coincides with the centenary of the opening…

We, Xaverian Missionaries of the Mozambique Delegation, were gathered in General Assembly from 20 to 24 may of this year in order to pray, reflect, review and plan our future activities of this year…