Wednesday, August 30th, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., in the Parish Church of St Paulus Labuh Baru (Diocese of Padang), confreres Morgany Yohanes and Ordin Jemanu Kampianus will be ordained priests through t...

At the request of the civil society of Trento, Italy, our confrere Fr. Gabriele Ferrari has penned a fascinating booklet (Vitrend Editore, August 2023) titled “Contentissimo di essere in Cina” (Ver...

We have just concluded three weeks of missionary awareness and vocation promotion divided into two groups: the first from July 14th to 19th, the second from July 23rd to 28th – two moments attended...

Last month, Maria Santissima Desolata Parish in Salerno, Italy, organised a Summer Camp for the giovanissimi (very young, under-15) group and the altar boys which was held in the Xaverian House of ...

On August 20th, 1980, Celestina Bottego, the Mother, the Founder along with Fr. Giacomo Spagnolo of the female Congregation of the Missionaries of Mary, went up to the Father’s house. Thus, a wish ...

Few days ago, while checking the map of Rome, we found out that in Acilia, borough Number X of the metropolitan area of Rome, a Road has been named after Guido Maria Conforti: something which we li...

Our confrere Fr. Francis Xavier Sadono Agung Widodo, who has been studying Italian in Rome (General House) for more than two months, was asked by Fr. Oliviero Verzelletti s.x., director of Centro D...

Along with the Franciscan Sisters Missionary of Mary and Fr. Ivanildo De Sousa Quaresma s.x., I accompanied a small missionary group of young people from Spain to World Youth Days in Lisbon. As a X...

Also this year, from August 1st to 3rd, a three-day annual meeting of study and reflection on the significance and value of human life from the religious perspective was held in Shinmeizan. The thr...

The Theology community of Manila in the Philippines went on a community outing in the nearby province of Pangasinan. It was an adventure since, upon arriving at the place, we were blocked by a typh...

On Sunday, August 6th, 2023, accompanied by Fr. Ferdinandus Supandri s.x., two boys and two girls (Federica, Laura, Antonio and Ettore) members of the Youth Group of the Xaverian Community in Saler...

After a violent storm of water, hail and wind that hit Desio and the surrounding areas, restoration works of the park of our Xaverian house in Desio should be completed during this first week of Au...

Talking to the youths gathered in Lisbon, Pope Francis highlighted the importance of haste, “Mary’s haste is good and healthy; she rushes towards those who are in need and takes care of them with e...

…According to a debatable etymology, the name Europe derives from a word meaning the direction west. What is certain is that Lisbon is the most westerly capital of continental Europe… It is my hope...

We suggest reading the Letter which Pope Francis addressed to the priests of the Diocese of Rome (the diocese of the Pope) on August 7th, 2023, Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mar...

On the dawn of Sunday, August 6th, 2023, Mr Simon Nwala Oum, 78-year-old father of our confrere Simone Pierre Oum Oum, passed away in Douala, Cameroon. Mr Simon Nwala Oum had been sick for several ...

On Tuesday, August 8th, 2023, in the parish church of Kadutu, confreres Justin BASHAGALUKE MIHIGO and Innocent SHAMAMBA CIZA will be ordained priests through the laying on of hands and the prayer o...

Parishes, families, associations, schools and even public institutions in the city of Lisbon and the neighbouring dioceses are hosting thousands of young pilgrims arrived in Portugal for World Yout...

The 4th updated digital version (August 4th, 2023) of Stato del Personale 2023 (Personnel Directory 2023) is available for download on the GD website. Once again, we thank the confreres that patie...

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply concerned for “the safety and well-being of hundreds of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers in Tuni...

Last July 23, 2023, the group of Lay Xaverians, together with the Xaverian Philosophy students, went to the Fu Guang Shan Mabuhay Temple to experience a day of practice in Humanistic Buddhism. We w...

The community of Philosophy Jakarta has been undertaking some activities during this summer holiday (from the end of June until the middle of August). The first was the annual retreat led by Fr. An...

The victims of human trafficking worldwide are more than 27 million. It is a scourge that, each year, feeds a criminal business estimated at over 30 billion dollars and, along with drug and arms tr...

On Friday, July 21st, 2023, Mr Mario S. Puopolo, brother of our confrere Fr. Rocco Puopolo, passed away in Whitefield, New Hampshire, USA. The Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Monday, August 7th,...

On Tuesday, August 8th, 2023, 9.30 am, in the parish church of Kadutu, confreres Justin BASHAGALUKE MIHIGO and Innocent SHAMAMBA CIZA will be ordained priests through the laying on of hands and the...

Friday, July 21st, 2023. The Chapter day began with a Eucharistic celebration led by the circumscription of Italy. The morning was devoted to planning the last two days of the Chapter and to the a...

…It is significant to reflect on the love of vocation where the Servants of God Carrara, Faccin, Didoné and Joubert shed their blood in 1964. Organizing the General Chapter in a land where even now...

“…in Fnideq we spent an intensive week of experiences, meetings, dialogue, prayer and family life with Fr. Rolando Ruíz Durán s.x. and Fr. François Saleh Moll s.x.. In returning home, we find ourse...

On Thursday, July 27th, 2023, Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez, along with other 16 confreres-Delegates, returned to the General House. The new general councillor, Fr. Felipe de Jesús López Orozco als...

On Wednesday, July 19th, 2023, at the Wisma Xaverian Bintaro (Prenovitiate and Novitiate Formation Community), we officially began the Postulancy year of 18 pre-novices who come from 6 different di...

Mr Giovanni Paolo Seniga, former Mayor of Bassano Bresciano (Brescia, Italy), upon reading the biographical sketch of the late Fr. Lorenzo Scaglia s.x. (1936-2004), took care to inform us of two ev...

Anti-Covid19 measures having been lifted, the activities of the Osaka Archdiocese Interreligious Commission for Interreligious Dialogue resumed at the normal pace. The 2023-24 programme is divided ...

The first issue of the 18th Volume of Quaderni del CSA has been published. In the editorial article titled ‘Christian Discipleship in the Midst of Other Believers’, Fr Rocco Viviano s.x. writes on ...

The 20th Annual Meeting of the Inter-regional section of the Xaverian Asia Study Centre (CSA) was held in Taipei, Taiwan from 20 to 24 July. Fr Fabrizio Tosolini s.x., Fr Matteo Rebecchi s.x. and F...

The fifth digital update of Indirizzario 2022 (now updated every three-months) has been uploaded. It incorporates the corrections that have been communicated over the last three months. We sincerel...

On Wednesday, July 26th, 2023, around 8:00 p.m., Sister Anna Mosconi passed away in the Mother House of the Xaverian Sisters - Missionaries of Mary in Parma. Due to health concerns, Anna had moved...

“The Chapter Fathers are glad to inform the entire Xaverian Family that Fr. Fernando García Rodríguez has been confirmed our General Superior for a second consecutive term. Upon receiving this mand...

“The Chapter Fathers are glad to inform the entire Xaverian Family that the new Vicar General has been elected in the person of Fr. Mauro Loda. While thanking the Chapter Fathers for their trust in...

“The Chapter Fathers are glad to inform the entire Xaverian Family that the three new councillors have been elected. They are: Fr. Fabien Kalehezo T’Chiribuka, who has been confirmed for a secon...

During the last session of the previous General Council (session n. 24, Friday, May 19th, 2023), upon reading a petition presented by the regional superior of the D.R.C. circumscription and his cou...

The Xaverians from South Brazil gathered from July 10 to 14, 2023, in the Paulo VI retreat house, Londrina City (Paraná) for their annual retreat. Dom Geremias Steinmetz (archbishop of Londrina) wa...

“… Sincere thanks for the brief but comprehensive news about the Chapter which we timely receive every day. You are really engaging us in this journey… Mandi. (Friulan: May God be with you).” (Lore...

Co-published by several UN agencies, FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WHO and WFP, the 2023 edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World reveals that, over the last year (2022), 122 million m...

On July 19th, at the First Festival of Philosophy, held in Rieti (Italy) on the theme “Il posto dell'uomo nel mondo. Transumanesimo o nuova umanità? (The Place of Humanity in the World. Trans-human...

BRIEF CHRONICLE OF THE THIRD WEEK (JULY 13TH-20TH, 2023) Friday, July 14th, 2023. The day began with a Eucharistic celebration led by the Delegation of the Philippines. The Chapter Fathers spent ...

On Sunday, July 16th, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., in the Chapel of the Novitiate Community in Salamanca, Gto. Mexico, the following novices will make their first religious and missionary profession: Ric...

In the run-up to the III World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly that will be celebrated on Sunday, July 23rd, 2023, Pope Francis has sent a message titled “His mercy is from age to age”. In thi...

From the report of the Xaverian Region in Italy, we read “It is an invitation to spend with commitment, creativity, and generosity, but without getting discouraged if the results do not correspond ...

At the beginning of the community year - which is now drawing to a close – confreres committed themselves to working in the pastoral care of Missionary Childhood. Two theology students accompanied ...

“Dear Capitular Confreres, thank you for the updates you regularly send us via Newsletter. I continue to accompany your work with prayer and enthusiasm for this moment of grace for the whole Xave...