Beginnings of the Xaverian Missionaries in the USA

Fr. Bonardi, one of the first XaverianMissionaries, born in Bostonwho was sent to China in 1904. The catholic newspaper, The Pilot, of the Archdiocese of Boston recently shared a story of the beginnings of our congregation, the Xaverian Missionaries. The article was written by Mr. Frank Mazzaglia. Enjoy! Long before...

Money Itself No Answer for the Poor

Money alone will not transform the lives of the poor in developing nations, the head of Caritas Japan has told an international forum in Seoul. “Transferring financial resources from developed countries to developing countries by itself cannot bring about drastic changes in people’s lives at the grassroots level, Bishop...

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...

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...