On March 22nd – 2020, at about 3:00 PM,  Fr. Gerardo Caglioni, S.X. died in the Parma Hospital.  Fr. Gerardo Caglioni was born on June  20th – 1946 in the town of Dalmine (Bergamo – IT…

The Parish of St. Francis Xavier of Koptchou (Bafoussam) organized a celebration of the Holy Mass remembering Fr. Pierino Zoni, the first Pastor of this Xaverian mission.  The initiative was tak…

An interreligious Prayer Service for World Health, hosted by the Tokyo Interfaith Council, will be streamed online (on the Zoom platform), on Saturday 21 March at 8pm Japan time (7am – EST, 5am - MST…

On March 14th – 2020, Mrs. Annunziata Rigon Bagarella, sister of deceased Fr. Marino Rigon, died.

On March 19th – 2020, shortly after noon, Bro. Giuseppe Scintu died at the Mother House in Parma.  Bro. Giuseppe Scintu was born in the city of Ales (Cagliari – IT) on February 2nd – 1935. …

On March 19th – 2020, Fr. Pilade Rossini, belonging to the Xaverian Community of Alzano Lombardo,  died while in the Hospital of the town of Seriate, where he had been hospitalized for several d…

On March 18th – 2020, at around midnight, Bro. Gino Masseroni died at the Mother House in Parma.  Bro. Gino Masseroni was born in the city of Cremona on November 22nd – 1929.  He was now 90…

On March 18th – 2020, Bro. Guglielmo Saderi died at 8:00 AM in the Mother House of Parma.   Our Confrere, Bro. Guglielmo Saderi, was born in the town of Sardara (Cagliari – IT) on November…

On March 15th – 2020, Fr. Giuseppe Rizzi died  at 20:15, soon after supper, in the Mother House of Parma.  He had been suffering from a severe fever for several days.  Fr. Giuseppe Riz…

On March 14th – 2020, Fr. Vittorio Ferrari died at 06 AM at the Mother House in Parma, from acute heart failure.  Fr. Vittorio Ferrari was born on September 22nd – 1931 in the town of Groppoli d…

On March 15th – 2020, Fr. Piermario Tassi died at 14:15 at the Mother House in Parma.  Fr. Piermario Tassi was born on August 3rd – 1929 in the town of Poggio S. Marcello (Ancona – IT).  He…

On March 12th – 2020, Fr. Nicola Masi returned to the Heavenly Father.  Fr. Masi was residing at the Mother House of Parma.  Born on May 5th – 1927 in the town of Priverno (Latina – IT) Fr…

Mbudi (Kinshasa, RDC).  On Saturday, February 29th, the six-week training session for Formators, organized by the CICM Missionaries, ended in Mbudi. Fr. Mitengezo Aimé  participated, togeth…

Fr. Enrico Di Nicolò, who had been in the town of Porto San Giorgio (AP) for a visit to his family, died suddenly on the night of March 10-11, 2020.  It was his sister who found him dead in his…

On March 7th – 2020, at around 8:30 AM, in Mother House of Parma, Fr. Corrado Stradiotto returned to the Heavenly Father.   Fr. Stradiotto arrived in Parma on February 22nd – 2020 for treat…

Oggi, 29 febbraio 2020, verso le ore 06:00, dopo lunga malattia è morto a Parma, in Casa Madre, P. Pietro Zoni. Il confratello aveva 85 anni, essendo nato a Gottolengo (Brescia - IT) il giorno 17.02…

Dhaka, February 20th - 2020 :  -  The young Bangladeshi Director Hamento Sadik, busy shooting a film about the Italian Xaverian Missionary Fr. Marino Rigon, who has lived 60 years doing mis…

The 2020 Introduction to Japanese New Religions for Foreign Missionaries seminar was held from 21 to 23 February in Izumisano, at the Regional House. The seminar included three lectures by the Nanzan…

The editorial team of “SX Flash” invites the Superiors of the local Regions to send news to this editorial of meetings, events and activities taking place in their respective Regions and communities…

On Wednesday, February 19th – 2020, a round table took place in the parish of St. Alfonso Maria de Liguori in Madrid.  The protagonists were two young people.  One was Spanish and Christian…

On February 17th – 2020, Sr. Elisa, aunt of Fr. Franciscus Xaverius Sudarmanto (of the Conforti College Community – Rome; e-mail: [email protected]) died.  She was a member of the Orsoline…

On February 11th – 2020, Mr. Nino Mattiazzi, father of our late confrere fr. Marco Mattiazzi, returned to the Heavenly Father.

In these days, the members of the General Direction are returning to Rome.  The General Council Meeting will begin on Monday, February 10th.

In the context of the year dedicated to interfaith dialogue, ecumenism and indigenous peoples by the Catholic Church of the Philippines, on Saturday, February 2nd – 2020, the Theology Xaverian Commun…

Our Confreres of Thailand, during this last January month, created a new website of the Delegation: https://thailand.xaverians.org and also the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/xaveriansthaila…

About two years after the previous one, another meeting of the delegates of the African study center was held at the Domus of Bujumbura, from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 February. The Xaverian sisters, en…

Invited by Fr. Pedro Aguado, Superior General of the Scolopi Fathers, January 3rd – 2020, Fr. Tiziano Tosolini held a conference on “Interculturality and Inculture in the Evangelization Process of th…

On February 4th – 2020, in the Cathedral of Forlì, there was a great celebration for the local Solemnity of the Feast of Our Lady of the Fire, Patroness of the Diocese and of the City.  On Febru…

Mr. Maurizio Rota Martir, brother of our confrere Fr. Filippo Rota Martir (from the Xaverian Community of Brescia) died on February 3rd – 2020.  E-mail: [email protected] Mrs. Amelia Cesani, s…

From Fr. Fabrizio Tosolini, in Taipei, we received this message in reference to all the Xaverians there present:  “Peace and good health to you all.  We are all well.  I write in the n…

Fr. Roberto Sgarbossa s.x. died here in Parma, at the Mother House, on Friday, January 24th – 2020. Our Confrere was 69 years old.  He was born in the town of Cittadella (Padova) on June 8th –…

Regional Direction  Regional Superior: BASUZWA Fr. Gabriel Vice-Regional: PULCINI Fr. Mario  Councilors: NTAHIMPERA Fr. Philibert            CARRARA Fr. Gi…

Regional Direction  (23.01.2020) Regional Superior: Fr. Eduardo García Mandillo Vice-Regional: Fr. Osvaldo Pulido Reynoso Councilors: Br. Alessandro Feruglio Fr. Santiago Rivera González…

Superior Regional: Fr. Rafael López Villasenor Vice Regional: Fr. Miguel Delgado  Cedillo Councilors: Fr. Thiago Rodrigues  Fr. Elvis Ndihokbwayo Fr. Stefano Raschietti 

Fr. Paulin Batairwa, newly appointed by the Pope as undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, arrived in Rome last January 22. He will reside at the general house in Viale…

The XIV Regional Chapter will start on Monday, January 27, with the presence of Fr. Pulcini and Fr. Kalehezo, from the GD. The chapter will start with a recollection led by Fr. Kalehezo.

The Xaverian Missionaries in Indonesia (32 priests, 1 brother and 15 students) gathered in Jakarta (20-23 January 2020) for their Regional Assembly. The theme of the Assembly was " The Challenges and…

Inculturation After practicing the Way of Tea (often known as tea ceremony) for two and a half years, Fr Rocco Viviano received from Sen Soshitsu, the 16th Grand Master of the Urasenke Tradition, th…

Mrs. Franca Marrocco, mother of our confrere Fr. Luigi Lo Stocco, passed away on 21 January  2020 (E-mail: [email protected]).

On January 9th, Mrs. Ada Perazzolo (81 years old), sister of our confrere Fr. Lino Perazzolo who works in Mexico, died.

Superior Regional: Fr. Saul Ruiz Alvarez Vice Regional: Fr. Ulisse Zanoletti Councilors: - Fr. Francisco Martínez Rodrigo - Fr. Joanes La Nike - Fr. Arnaldo De Vidi

Garoua - From January 4th to 8th – 2020, the Xaverians of the Cameroun-Ciad Region met together in their Assembly.  The DG was present through Fr. Kalehezo Fabien and Fr. Eugenio Pulcini. &…

The Xaverian Communities of the Democratic Republic of Congo gathered at the Bukavu Regional House from January 5th to 11th – 2020.  They reflected on the theme: “All united for Mission in the D…

Aek Nabara . We closed the year 2019 with various festivities. On December 27, 2019, 735 children from all over the parish took part in the Christmas Party with the theme: "I'm proud to be a Catholic…

Mr. Giuseppe Lazzari, brother-in-law of our confrere Fr. Paolo Galli (of the Xaverian Community of Kilomoni DCR (E-mail: [email protected])  died on January 6th – 2020. Mrs. Cecilia Boesso in C…

Fr. Garcia Rodriguez and Fr. Mario Mula have been in Colombia to make a canonical visit to the various  Xaverian Communities and participate in the Regional Chapter. Fr. Peguero Pérez, from Jan…

On December 27th – 2019,  Mrs. Anastasia Bunga, mother of our Xaverian confrere Fr. Yulius Tangke Bandaso (residing in the Domus Community of  Padang – Indonesia; E-mail: [email protected]…

Fr. Mario Pulcini s.x. writes:  “During the night, between Saturday 21st and Sunday December 22nd, torrential rains hit mainly the northern districts of the capital Bujumbura.  Dozens of ho…

On December 25th  - 2019, in Kiguluge (DR Congo) Mr. Idumbo Kawaya Pius, father of our student confrere  Idumbo Kawaya Isidore (student of our Manila Xaverian Theology – PH) died.

“Jacob was the father of Joseph; Joseph married Mary and Mary was the mother of Jesus, called Christ.” (Mt 1,16). Dear brothers, The reading of Jesus’ genealogy makes us understand that Jesus inser…