Nearly eight years after the end of a brutal 11-year civil war, the archbishop of Freetown and Bo in Sierra Leone said most people who fled have returned to the country, although they struggle to survive amid a shattered economy. In an interview in Washington Sept. 21 with Catholic...

People of many faiths and religious backgrounds joined Muslims on September 3 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC for a prayer service and Ramadan dinner to celebrate interfaith service projects. Watch scenes from the service and listen to Sayyid Syeed, national director for the Islamic Society...

Recently, Bishop George Biguzzi, a Xaverian Missionary who has been Bishop of the Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone, West Africa, stopped by our Provincial House to take care of a number of matters for his Diocese. We include some recent articles in the newspaper of the Diocese of Paterson...

Periodically I will be placing stories of outstanding missionaries, both at home and abroad, who inspire us all and help us to celebrate with gratefulness this Year of the Priest. Here is the first installation. Msgr. Michael Doyle, is a modern-day hero of justice who presently serves as the...

To protect and empower Congolese women and girls, the RAISE Hope for Congo campaign works to: Raise awareness about the crisis, the resulting widespread sexual violence against women and girls, and the solutions that are necessary to end the conflict. Increase news coverage of the conflict in eastern Congo....

We, Xaverian Missionaries , arrived in Mozambique in 1992 as a response to the request made by the bishops seeking help for this war-devastated country (following the war for independence and civil war that lasted 20 years, 1972-92). The Church in Mozambique has a missionary structure (church, school, and...

The Holy Father came to promote ecumenical and inter-religious dialogue during his visit. Coming into a region where Christians make up a tiny part of the population, he sought to assure Muslims and Jews that the Church was a partner in the attempt to build a better world. In...

I had the great privilege to live and work in the Philippines for thirteen years. The commitment of the Xaverian Missionaries carried me through extraordinary experiences with some marvelous people, some of the poor of the Philippines. I have also witnessed the culture of poverty that destroys families and...

The Catholic concern for global climate change and its impact on the mission of the Church is finding a more clarion voice from the Holy See and the US Catholic Bishops, finding a recent tool for awareness and action in the Catholic Coalition on Climate Change. Partnership with other...

Here is an interview with Xaverian Missionary Fr. Joe Matteucig on Catholic TV in Boston. Fr. Joe, together with other religious missionaries, promote awareness and involvement in the mission of the Church throughout the world. Why do you think the outreach of the Catholic Church is so vital today?...