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The Newsletter of the Xaverian Missionaries

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Taipei, Dec. 3 Saint Francis Xavier. The Francis Xavier Parish celebrated the 60th anniversary with the Eucharist presided by the Archbishop of Taipei Mons. Hong Shan Chuan accompanied by the Xaveria…
08 December 2017
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Nagasaki, 23 November 2017. As ecumenical officer for the Osaka archdiocese, Fr Rocco Viviano alongside archbishop Maeda attended a symposium and ecumenical service commemorating the 500th anniversar…
01 December 2017
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On 24/11/2017 in Holy Family Parish, Mossend at 11.30 the Requiem Mass for our confrere Tom Welsh was celebrated. In the presence of our Superior General, Bishop Toal, Archbishop Conti and over 50 pr…
01 December 2017
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Vicenza: Sunday, 26 Nov: inauguration of the 2017 edition of the Xaverian Missionary Cribs. The event was accompanied by the children’s choir of Sovizzo which sang a selection of Christmas songs. The…
01 December 2017
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Desio: Monument dedicated to Fr. Andrea Galvan
01 December 2017
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Novaliches – Maligaya, St. Francis Xavier parish, 3 Dec: Edgar Nava Pérez sx (MX), Ulrich Mokam Saa sx (CM) and Antoine Mushagalusa Biregey sx (RDC) will be ordained Deacons by Bishop Antonio R. Tobi…
01 December 2017
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Kyoyusha editions have published a book by Renato Filippini: "Praying the psalms. Prayers born of human experience". The book contains 24 psalms offered for prayer using the method of the lectio divi…
01 December 2017
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Excerpt from an interview given by the Regional Superior, Fr. Mario Pulcini, to the FIDES Agency: “This is a ‘missionary parish’ because our charism is the first proclamation and also solidarity, e…
01 December 2017
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Uvira, St. Paul’s Cathedral, 29 Nov: the diocesan inquiry super martyrium of the Cause of the servants of God, Faccin, Carrara, Didonè and Joubert was officially brought to its conclusion during the…
01 December 2017
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Parma, Conforti Sanctuary, 3 Dec: Robertus Kardi sx (ID) will be ordained Deacon by Bishop Giorgio Biguzzi, emeritus bishop of Makeni.
01 December 2017
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Frs. Pulcini and Fabien are visiting the Region of Burundi (21 Nov-2Dec), after which they will visit the formation communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (3-21 Dec).
24 November 2017
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Panzi, 16 Nov: we responded to the invitation of Pope Francis by inviting 1000 people for the World Day of the Poor. 11 basic communities sent the list of their poor, widows, elderly, unemployed peop…
24 November 2017
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Taipei, 16 Nov: Fr. Franco Sottocornola spoke about the “Message of Jesus and non-violence” at the Buddhist-Christian Colloquium on “Buddhists and Christians walking together on the path of nonviolen…
24 November 2017
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23 Nov: M’Musaka Geneviève, mother of Fr. Benjamin Mugisho Balika.
24 November 2017
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Fr. Tom Welsh died of a cardiovascular collapse in the early hours of this morning, at 3.45 a.m. local time, in hospital in Coatbridge, Scotland. Born on 16 January 1950, he was 67 years old. He joi…
16 November 2017
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Abaetetuba, Monday, 30 Oct: at midday, in the Cathedral Nossa Senhora da Conceição, the diocesan process on the holiness of Bishop Angelo Frosi began and he was officially declared a “Servant of God”.
16 November 2017
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Panzi, 5 Nov: we celebrated Founder’s Day with a great number of young people and we concluded the celebrations with a lunch for all the Xaverians at the Domus. Unfortunately, the Xaverian Sisters an…
16 November 2017
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New Regional Direction (elected on 9 November 2017) Fr. Claudio Codenotti, Regional Superior Fr. Giovanni D’Elia, Vice-Regional Fr. Felipe de Jesús López Orozco, Fr. Imerio Mario Piacere …
16 November 2017
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Brescia, church of San Cristo, 11 Nov: inauguration of the 16th Intercultural Pedagogy exhibition of the Xaverian Missionaries. The topic of the exhibition: China yesterday and today. Fr. Fabrizio To…
16 November 2017
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12 November: Paul, 86 years old, father of Fr. Carl Chudy.
16 November 2017
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Parma, Mother House, 15 Nov: the first meeting of the Social Media and Mass Media Team. Participants: Frs. Kalehezo (GD) Turco Alf., Arroyo Salcido, Menin and López Orozco (via videoconferencing from…
16 November 2017
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3.5 Nov: the Superior General will be in Parma to guide the retreat in preparation to Founder’s Day; he will preside over the celebration of the Eucharist on 5 November. On 8 November he will travel…
03 November 2017
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We have received a letter from the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, dated 28 September, granting the Nihil Obstat for the opening of the diocesan process on the holiness of the Servant of God…
03 November 2017
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18 Oct 2017: the General Postulator, Fr.  Guglielmo Camera sx, appointed Fr.  Giovanni Viola sx as  Vice-Postulator for the Cause of Beatification of the Xaverian martyrs in the Congo;…
03 November 2017
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The Superior General has assigned the following tasks to his Councilors: Mario C. Mula In charge of persons – Procurator at the Holy See – Finances – General Direction website Eugeni…
27 October 2017
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PHILIPPINES Maligaya - Quezon City, Theology chapel, 4 Nov: Ulrich Mokam Saa and Antoine Mushagalusa Biregey MEXICO Mexico City - Christ the King parish, 4 Nov: Guy Batano Nguliro ITALY Parma, Con…
27 October 2017
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Editrice Queriniana Brescia has published a new edition of the book "Vita di Gesù'" by the greatest contemporary Japanese novelist, author of "Silenzio" (which inspired the film by Martin Scorsese)…
27 October 2017
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24 Oct, Gonnosfanadiga (CA): our former confrere, Fr. Antonio Saiu, aged 73.
27 October 2017
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