Goma Under Siege. Rwanda Takes the City, Looting and Fear Among the Population GOMA, North Kivu, DRC – January 27, 2024 – “It was a disaster.” This is how Father Gianni Magnaguagno, a Xaverian missionary, describes the situation as he reports by phone from Uvira – 150 km south of Goma –...

Bangladesh Embraces New Xaverian Candidates MANIKTOLA, BANGLADESH – The Xaverian Missionaries in Bangladesh welcomed four young candidates to the propaedeutic stage of their formation program at the beginning of this new year. This initiative, born from the XV Regional Chapter of 2023, reflects the region’s commitment to nurturing local vocations...

The Church is ever growing in Mentawai Island, Indonesia: 70th anniversary of the Presence of the Xaverian Missionaries On December 24, 1954, at Christmas, the first 10 Mentawai Catholics marked the beginning of evangelization in the Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra Province, Padang Diocese, Indonesia. This was preceded a year...

The root of the word Badaliya in Arabic, means to replace or exchange one thing for another. The French scholar and spiritual seeker Louis Massignon (1883–1962) interpreted the word as a willingness to put oneself in the place of another, to give one’s own life for the sake of...

DECEMBER 3: SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER, TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH On December 3rd, the Xaverian Missionaries worldwide celebrate our patron and inspiration to the church’s mission that we are called to engage with our whole hearts. So much so that we renew our vows together on this special...

Since November 5th is the Feast of St. Guido Conforti, founder of the Xaverian Missionaries, our communities and regions in different parts of the world used this time to come together, pray, reflect, and plan for the future. Here are some of those experiences. ST. GUIDO MARIA CONFORTI PARISH...

13 Young Missionaries Take Their Final Vows as Xaverian Missionaries INTERNATIONAL THEOLOGATE, MEXICO CITY: PERPETUAL PROFESSIONS On Sunday, November 3rd, 2024, at 12:00, in the chapel of the International Theologate, Mexico City, our confreres Yulianus Agung, Vinsensius Rusae, David Alejandro Figueroa Rodríguez and Mali Yedrianus will make their Perpetual...

THE VICAR GENERAL, FR. MAURO LODA AND GENERAL COUNCILLOR FR. FELIPE DE JESÚS OROZCO LÓPEZ WILL VISIT USA DELEGATION On Friday, October 18th, 2024, Frs. Mauro Loda and Felipe de Jesús López Orozco will set out for a visit to the confreres of the USA Delegation. Fr. Mauro Loda will...

“MAISON DES MARTYRS DE LA FRATERNITÉ DU BURUNDI” – BURUNDI, AFRICA: THE BEGINNING OF SEMINARY LIFE On Saturday, September 14th, 2024, 33 young people from different Xaverian regions and delegations in Africa officially started their Pre-noviciate year in the community of Xaverian Noviciate and Pre-noviciate of Bujumbura: “Maison des...