The book by Fr. Augusto Luca, “Guido Maria Conforti: Un pastore, due greggi”, has been published in Chinese, thanks to Fr. Edi Foschiatto (ed.).

The Superior General and Fr. Pulcini have returned to Rome at the end of their visit to Indonesia and Thailand. Fr. Kalehezo is visiting the Theology community of Parma.

18 Apr: Fr. Dante Mainini died in hospital in Abaetetuba (Brazil). Born in S. Ilario D’Enza (RE – Italy), on 1 October 1918, he was 99 years old. May he rest in peace. 18 Apr: Delia Salcido, mother…

Fr. Dante Mainini died on 18 April 2018 in the hospital of Abaetetuba (Brazil). Born in S. Ilario D’Enza, RE (Italy), on 1 October 1918, he was 99 years old. He joined the Institute in S. Pietro in…

16-30 Apr: Frs. Mula and Peguero Pérez will be in the United Kingdom for the canonical visit and the Regional Chapter.

10 Apr: Victoriano Escobar Ramirez, father of our confrere Margarito Escobar Rodríguez E-mail:

4 Apr: NIGERE PASCAL, father of Renovat Bikorimana (Xaverian Theology student in Parma).

The Edizioni Dehoniane di Bologna have published a text by Endō Shūsaku Il Giapponese di Varsavia e altri racconti. The introduction and translation were done by Tiziano Tosolini. See website

On March 20, 2018, as part of his academic studies, Fr. Carl Chudy, organized at Hartford Seminary (an interfaith school of graduate theology) a special panel presentation entitled "INCLUDI…

31 Mar: Fr. Giacomo Peruzzo died in the Xaverian House of Vicenza, Italy. Born in Malo (Vicenza), on 4 February 1922, he was 96 years old. He was buried in Montepulgo (VI).

Today, 31 March 2018, at 6:30 am, Fr. Giacomo Peruzzo died in our Vicenza house. Born in Malo (Vicenza), on 4 February 1922, he was 96 years old. He joined the Institute in S. Pietro in Vincoli on 1…

Dear Confreres, Missionaries of Mary, Lay Xaverians and Friends. When Easter comes around I like to remember the story of the dog and the hare: a dog sees a hare and runs to catch it; other dogs see…

Bukavu, 21 Mar: the Domus, which hosts the Museum of the Kivu, held the fifth edition of the Cultural Forum. The chosen topic was inspired by the museum’s exhibits: Initiation as entrance into a trib…

24 Mar: Pope Francis appointed the current bishop of Ngozi, Gervais Banshimiyubusa (68), as the new archbishop of Bujumbura. There are three Xaverian communities in the archdiocese.

23 Mar: María Encarnación Navarro Acosta, mother of our confrere Fr. Salvador Lagunas Navarro E-mail:

Parma, Conforti Sanctuary, 18 Mar: the Eucharist was celebrated to mark the 40th anniversary of the death of Fr. Giacomo Spagnolo. Fr. Ercole Marcelli presided and the event was attended by several X…

“Padre Giacomo M. Spagnolo SCRITTI INEDITI”, by Fernanda Tettamanzi (Edizioni Graphital), was published this month. The book contains a collection of writings found among unpublished material left by…

The “Stato del Personale 2018” is now being sent out to the Xaverian communities.

22 Mar: Fr. Angelo Pisano died on 22 March 2018, at 8.15 am local time, in Guadalajara (Mexico). Born in Sorso (Sassari – Italy), on 1 January 1934, he was 84 years old. May he rest in peace.

Today, 22 March 2018, at 8:15 am local time, Fr. Angelo Pisano died in hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico. He had been admitted to hospital on 15 March with bronchial pneumonia. Born on 1 January 1934…

Fr. Arroyo informs us that our server on ERGONET will be temporarily closed for extraordinary maintenance, beginning on 22.00 on Friday, 23 March until 06.00 on Saturday, 24 March (Italian time). The…

Monday, 12 March: Fr. Augusto Luca died serenely in the Mother House. Born in Mure di Molvena (Vicenza, Italy) on 21 April 1917, he was almost 101 years old. His body was buried in his home village o…

Today, 12 March 2018, Fr. Augusto Luca died peacefully in the Mother House. Born in Mure di Molvena (Vicenza), on 21 April 1917, he was almost 101 years old. He joined the Institute in Vicenza on 3…

Manila, 3-4 Mar: the international theology community played host to the annual meeting of the Asian Study Center. The meeting was attended by the new representative of Indonesia, Fr. Valentin Shukur…

Minas Gerais, 4-12 Mar: this year too the NOVENA TO ST. FRANCIS XAVIER was organized on Facebook and WhatsApp. The friends of the Sanctuary, benefactors and the small missionary group (about 150 peop…

Bishop Biguzzi writes: “Recently, in South Korea, I took part in the Global Business and Religious Freedom Symposium. The participants were welcomed by the parliamentarians of the South Korean Nation…

Central Delegation (24.02.2018) Verzeletti Fr. Enzo Oliviero  Superior Delegate Zordanello Fr. Silvano           Vice-Delegate Tovo Fr. Paolo &nbs…

1 Mar – 7 Apr: Frs. Fabien and Javier are visiting the confreres in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 4 Mar - 19 Apr: the Superior General and Fr. Pulcini will visit the confreres in Indonesia and T…

18 Feb: Adelina Spigarolo, sister of our confrere Fr. Alfredo Spigarolo

Rome: All the members of the General Direction are in Rome and are taking part in the meetings of the General Council.

Jakarta, 15 Feb: With the thesis “Social Perceptions between Moslems and Catholics in Kota Padang”, our confrere Fr. Yakobus Sriyatmoko obtained a Master of Psychology at the Faculty of Psychology of…

Taipei: Fr. Luigino Marchioron’s book, “Ricordo: Dieci storie di conversione” is now on sale. The book was published in Chinese, by Zhi Jie in Taipei, in September 2017. The presentation was written…

Chinese Delegation (13.02.2018) Perozzi Fr. Giuliano                        &n…

San Juan del Río, 3 Feb: Batano Nguliro Guy was ordained to the Diaconate by Bishop Natale Paganelli, the Apostolic Administrator of the diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone.

Taipei, 5-9 Feb: the Assembly of the Chinese Delegation took place in an atmosphere of serene and constructive fraternity. Attended by Fr. Eugenio Pulcini of the General Direction and all ten confrer…

Regional House, Bujumbura, 5-9 Feb: The African Study Center held a meeting, which was attended by Armando Coletto (CT), Amato Sebastiano and Deogracias Bacibone (RDC), Mario Pulcini, Ruben Macias an…

Bukavu, 19 Mar: during the next cultural forum, a conference will be held on the Pastoral Letters of Bishop Danilo Catarzi. The letters, which run to 150 pages, were found in the archives of the dioc…

Our confrere Fabrizio Tosolini is the author of the biblical commentary on the readings for the Sundays in Ordinary Time 2018 in the magazine "Servizio della Parola".

3 Feb: Esteban Mendoza, father of Fr. Roberto Carlos Mendoza ([email protected]) 5 Feb: Maria Rita, sister-in-law of the late Fr. Gino Nasini.

Parma, Mother House, 30 Jan: Fr. Ermanno Ferro held a meeting on the Founder with the confreres of the fourth floor. He focused on the three report in the volume “Parma negli anni – 1916” n° 21/2016…

Salerno, 27 Jan: the Xaverian house played host to the “XII Xaverian Intercultural Exhibition”, which was promoted and organized by the Missionaries and Lay Xaverians in collaboration with the Centro…

Bukavu-Panzi, 29 Jan: inauguration of the school dedicated to the memory of Fr. Antonino Manzotti. The event was attended by Archbishop Francois Xavier Maroy of Bukavu, the diocesan coordinator of Ca…

30 Jan-10 Feb: Fr. Eugenio Pulcini is visiting the confreres in Taiwan.

The 2018 Introduction to Japanese Buddhism Course for foreign missionaries took place Regional House, in Izumisano, on 12-14 January. The programme was directed by Fr Rocco Viviano, and was attended…

22 Jan. The general assembly took place in the community of Theology. It was a time for evaluating the Xaverian presence in the Philippines in line to the charism, especially our presence in the pari…

Parma, Conforti Sanctuary, 11 Jan: Fr. Rosario Giannattasio presided at the Eucharist during which the ministries of Lector and Acolyte were conferred upon the following theology students: Bikorim…

Tension in the country remains high. Some demonstrations led by lay Catholic organizations were violently repressed by the police, leaving at least 6 people dead, 70 injured and 115 arrested, some of…

20 January 2018: the Regional Chapter elected the new Regional Direction:   1.  Regional Superior: Antonio López Villaseñor 2. Vice-Regional: Felipe Rebollo Molina 3. Councilor: Angel…

Garoua (Cameroon), 17 Jan: the X Regional Chapter began in the house of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Besides the confreres of the Region, the Superior General and Fr. Fabien are also attending the…

IN MEMORIAM 18 Jan: Adriana Lanaro, sister of our confreres Fr. Alberto and the late Fr. Piergiorgio.