November 5 – Founder’s Day of the Xaverian Missionaries
Blessed Guido Conforti (center), with the firstfirst missionaries to go to China. On November 5 the Xaverian Missionaries, more than 800 priests and brothers strong, celebrate the figure of their founder, Blessed Guido Maria Conforti.The Xaverian Missionaries were founded first for China, then to all the world. It was...
November 5 – Founder's Day of the Xaverian Missionaries
Blessed Guido Conforti (center), with the firstfirst missionaries to go to China. On November 5 the Xaverian Missionaries, more than 800 priests and brothers strong, celebrate the figure of their founder, Blessed Guido Maria Conforti.The Xaverian Missionaries were founded first for China, then to all the world. It was...
Xaverian Mission Newsletter – November 2010
Xaverian Mission Newsletter November 2010...
Two Muslim Scholars Spoke at the Synod of Bishops of the Middle East
Two Muslim scholars, a Sunni and a Shiite, told the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East that Islam promotes respect for Christians and Jews and that the entire Middle East will suffer if Christians vanish from the region. Pope Benedict XVI invited two Muslim religious scholars to address...
Outsourced: A Laugh at Intercultural Dialogue
I wanted to share with you the first episode of OUTSOURCED, a sitcom about an American working in a call center in India. It is a hilarious look at cultures colliding....
Democratic Republic of the Congo at 50 years of Independence
We wanted to share with you a fascinating ongoing report done by Al Jazeera on 50 years of independence for 17 African nations. This particular segment focuses on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country where we have worked as Xaverian Missionaries since the beginning of its independence....
The Pope’s Concerns with other Faiths in His Visit to Great Britain
The Papal visit provided an opportunity for representatives of different faiths to gather together and share their experiences of engaging with civil society. It was the kind of meeting the Pope held in his visit to the United States as well. Here is the conclusion of his speech:This kind...
The Pope's Concerns with other Faiths in His Visit to Great Britain
The Papal visit provided an opportunity for representatives of different faiths to gather together and share their experiences of engaging with civil society. It was the kind of meeting the Pope held in his visit to the United States as well. Here is the conclusion of his speech:This kind...
Pics from the Missions
Here are some pics from some of our missions in Asia: Second to the left is Fr. Rafa, Xaverian Missionary with some friends in Indonesia One of our youth praying in front of Our Lady at our seminary in the Philippines Fr. Polash, Xaverian Missionary with some of our...
The Church in Taiwan Is Young
Impressed by the lively singing and the jubilant cheers of young people during the opening day of the Taiwan Youth Day on August 24th, Msgr. Paul Russell, the Vatican Chargé d’Affaires in Taiwan, could not hold his admiration and encouragement as he greeted the participants: “The Church in Taiwan...