Last Wednesday, July 17th – 2019, The NEWSPAPER  “AVVENIRE” published a long article on the last publication of CSA: “NORITO”.  The author of the article, Mr. Stefano Vecchia, writes: “It i…

Bukavu – Panzi, July 26th – 2019.   It does not happen every day that a Nobel Prize receiver comes to visit.  Dr. Denis Mukwege came to the Panzi Center for the Young to greet and enco…

Gitega (Burundi), On July 20th - 2019, in the Sanctuary Church “Mater Misericordiae” of Mushasha, Monsignor Simon Ntamwana, Archbishop of of Gitega, ordained to the Priesthood our confrere Niyoyintun…

Salamanca (Mexico), on Sunday July 21st – 2019, in the Novitiate Chapel, our Novices Julian da Silva (BS), Pedro Viveros  Viveros (MX) and Rafael Aguilar Flores (MX) celebrate their First Religi…

Panzi – Bukavu, Sunday, July 14th – 2019.  2100 were the boys and girls who participated in the Parochial Summer Camp.of Panzi, together with about 130 leaders. All month long, the participants…

Parma, July 18th – 2019.  Thirteen Xaverian Confreres arrived by the end of June. For two months they study the Italian Language (July 1st – August 31st), preparing themselves for the “Fifty Day…

Holliston, July 18. Fr. Carl Chudy, and the local SX community, coordinate an interfaith dialogue program in Holliston. This program brings together members of the Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Sikh…

The Xaverian Sister Vittoria Oricchio died in Parma on July 8th – 2019. The Xaverian Sister Caterina Sias died in Milano on July 13th – 2019.

Bafoussam (Cameroon): On July 13th – 2019, in the Cathedral of Bafoussam, Mons. Emmanuel Dassi Youfang (Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam) ordained Priest our following confreres: Fokam Maurice Kentsa…

Walungu (RDC): On July 14th – 2019, in the Parish Church of Walungu, Mons. Francis Xavier Maroy Rusengo (Archbishop of Bukavu) ordained Priest our confrere: Zihalirwa Balola Jean.

Bafoussam (Cameroon): On July 13th – 2019, in the Cathedral of Bafoussam, Mons. Emmanuel Dassi Youfang (Auxiliary Bishop of Bafoussam) ordained Deacon our confrere: Hendra Kusuma Washington.

The 17th Inter-Regional Meeting of the Asian Study Centre (CSA) was held in Taipei-Taiwan from 8 to 12 July, 2019. We gathered in order to share the findings of our respective studies on the current…

Fatima Shrine - Holliston - MA: The Annual Monthly Fatima Day Devotions began on May 13th. These Marian monthly gatherings run from May to October. This is year's theme will be "Women in the Scriptur…

Dhaka, July 2. After three years of the terroristic attack at Holay Bakery, a Commemoration was held at the Italian Embassy to remember the 9 Italian citizens killed and all those who died that night…

Fr. Fabrizio Tosolini writes : “From July 1st – 5th – 2019, at the Shinmeizan Center, there was an encounter, the first, between the leaders of the Xaverian Laity Friends of the Chinese Delegation.&n…

On July 1st – 2019, Fr. Giovanni Maria Toninelli died in the city of Vicenza.  Born in the town of Barbariga (Brescia) on July 20 - 1932, Fr. Giovanni Maria Toninelli was almost 87 years old. Th…

Oggi 1 luglio 2019, intorno alle ore 18:00, è morto a Vicenza P. Giovanni Maria Toninelli. Avrebbe compiuto 87 anni, essendo nato a Barbariga (Brescia – Italia) il 20.07.1932. Entrato in Istituto a…

One June 29th – 2019, in the Parish of Saint Francis Xavier, Novalices, Quezon City (Philippines), the following Xaverian Confreres celebrated their Perpetual Profession: Tjeunfin Eric (ID), Sutatn…

Kinshasa (RDC).  On June 29th – 2019, in the Parish Saint Bernard, the following Xaverian Confreres celebrated their First Religious Mission Profession: Richard Francis Chidiebere (Nigeria), B…

Jakarta (Indonesia).  On June 30th – 2019, in the Chapel of the Novitiate House of Bintaro, the following Xaverian Confreres celebrated their First Religious Mission Profession: Yohanes Sarorou…

On June 21st – 2019, In the Cathedral Church of Bururi, Bishop Mons. Venant Bacinoni, solemnly, opened the process of Beatification on martyrdom, not only for the Xaverian missionaries Fr. Ottorino M…

On 15 June 2019, Fr Rocco Viviano sx led the ‘Interfaith Walk and Prayer for Peace.’ This was the third appointment within the 2019-2020 programme of activities organized by the Osaka Archdiocese IRD…

As Director for Ecumenical Affairs of the Archidiocese of Osaka, Fr Rocco Viviano presided at the 13th Ecumenical Pentecost Vigil, which took place on 8 June at the Catholic Church of Imaichi, in Osa…

Franklin - Wisconsin: on the weekend of June 22-23, we hosted our annual Mission Summer Fest. Despite the weather forecast that was calling for rain, God blessed us with a couple of beautiful da…

One June 21st – 2019, Mr. Stefano Picci died.  He was the brother of our deceased confrere Fr. Govanni Picci, and of the Xaverian Sisters Giuliana Picci and Ersilia Picci (deceased). On June 23…

On June 20th – 2019, at the Gregorian University (Department of Formation for Formators leading to the Priesthood and to Consecrated Life),  Fr. Gerardo Pretel Ortíz was granted the Licence Dipl…

On June 18th – 2019, Mrs. Giuliana Durì, sister in-law of our confreres Fr. Alfredo Turco (e-mail: [email protected]) and of Fr. Faustino Turco (e-mail: [email protected]) passed away.

During the month of May, the Xaverian Community of St. Pietro in Vincoli was gifted with various presences and activities.  There were the Assembly for Mission Education and Vocation Ministry of…

Rome: May 27 – 2019:  Fr. Jesus Manuel Calero Perera defended his thesis and obtained his Diploma in Arabic and Islamic Studies.  In his works at the PISAI Fr. Manuel translated and added a…

On Sunday, June 2 – 2019, the Mother House was filled with the rainbow colors due to the “Celebration of the Peoples”.  It was a joined celebration together with the various communities present…

The 50 Years anniversary of the 1969 Conference on "Cultures of Unbelief" was held in the Gregorian University in Rome from May 28-30. Jim Clarke sx and Hugh Foy took part on behalf of the UK Region…

On Wednesday, May 22nd – 2019, Fr. Paulin Batairwa Kubuya accompanied to Rome the TCRP (Taiwan Conference for Religion and Peace), and the BAROC (Buddhist Association of the Republic of China), on th…

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Mrs. Jesusa Collantes, mother of Fr. Carlos Collantes, Delegate Superior of Spain, passed away on June 7th – 2019. E-mail: [email protected]

On May 21 – 24 – 2019, The Xaverian Confreres of the Mozambique Delegation met together in the Parish House of Sena for their ASSEMBLY to evaluate and program their activities and ministries. All the…

For the series “Monumenta Missionalia” of the Center for ASIA STUDIES, it has just been published the volume “Norito”.  It is the first Italian translation of 27 most antique prayers of Shintois…

Parma:  May 20 – 2019:  This year initiative “Hands for the World” has ended.  It included a long list of Evening Encounters to deepen our knowledge of today’s reality in which our bro…

Jakarta: Saturday, May 18 – 2019:  In the House of the Pre-Novitiate and Novitiate, we celebrated the third anniversary of the death of Fr. Francesco Marini.  To remember his spiritual heri…

Bujumbura, 11 May. The new chapel of the formation house was inaugurated in the presence of all the confreres, all our young students, a group of religious brothers and sisters and some Xaverian Lay…

The Confreres of the General Direction are all back at the House of the DG.  On Monday, May 13th – 2019, the General Council will be at work.

The Xaverian Confreres of Spain, with the assistance of Fr. Gabriel Arroyo, from April 28th to May 10th – 2019, will use their time to evaluate and reorganize their website www.javerianos.org, follow…

April 30, 2019: Frs. Alex Rodriguez and Joe Matteucig participated in a evening workshop: "The Youth Synod@ChicagoCTU" organized by the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. 80 people: men and women…

On May 5th at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Holliston there was a gathering of 50 members of the Bethany Ministries Community for a Mass and talk by Fr. Jean-Marie Gueullette, a Dominican Friar from L…

Mr. Francesco Menin, brother of our Confrere Fr. Mario Menin (of the Xaverian Community of Tavernerio; e-mail [email protected]) died on May 4th – 2019.

The volume titled: “History of the Japanese Theology”, belonging to the series Monumenta Missionalia of the Center for Asian Studies has just been published.  It was written by Yasuo Furuya. The…

All the confreres, who may need help for their arrivals or departures from the airport in Italy, from the Procura of Parma, need to contact by e-mail Fr. Silvano Zordanello at the following e-mail ad…

Madrid:  The Easter Assembly of the Xaverian Delegation of Spain took place in Madrid on April 23 – 27, 2019.  Fr. Eugenio Pulcini was present as representative of the DG.  The sharing…

The Cosuma Africa took place in the Domus of Bukavu (RDC), on April 25 – May 2, 2019. The Superiors (together with their Vice-Superiors) of the various Regions of Burundi, Republic Democratic of Cong…

In the line of the interreligious dialogue, the international Xaverian Theologate of Manila organized on April 06, 2019 a meeting animated by Dr. Genevieve Balance- Kupang, a member of Networks of Ad…

On April 18 – 2019, Mrs. Sara Primosig, sister of our confrere Fr. Carlo Primosig (of the Community of Vicenza – IT; e-mail [email protected]) returned to the Heavenly Father.