Sharing Christ Across Cultures and Faiths

Ordination to the Missionary Priesthood, David Alejandro Figueroa Rodríguez in Mexico

On Saturday, July 11th, 2026, at 12:00 a.m. (local time), at the Philosophy and Theology House in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, our confrere David Alejandro Figueroa Rodríguez will be ordained priest through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination of Bishop Natale Paganelli  s.x., former Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Makeni, Sierra Leone

New Xaverian Missionary Vocations

On Saturday, June 27th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in the Church of St. Guido Maria Conforti Parish, Kamenge, Bujumbura, Burundi, 26 young men will make their first religious and missionary profession ad gentes. Before each name is the number of Profession; in brackets, the nationality. “…religious profession is akin to a second baptism because it is the beginning of a new life.” (TL 2)

  • 2675 Simon-Pierre LIZINA (TC)
  • 2676 Samuel NININAHAZWE (BU)
  • 2677 Jean-Marie NKEZABAHIZI (BU)
  • 2678 Oscar NIVYIMANA (BU)
  • 2679 Julien BUHASHE MUSHAGALUSA (DRC)
  • 2680  Robert KAKULE  LUKAMBO (DRC)
  • 2681 Rodrigue NKURUNZIZA (BU)
  • 2682 Floribert LUMPUNGU BOLANGI (DRC)
  • 2683 Egide NSABIMANA (BU)
  • 2684 Abraham GBANKA KARGBO (SL)
  • 2685  Servat NKURUNZIZA (BU)
  • 2686 Abel MANUEL CASTOMO (MO)
  • 2687 Clovis NSHOKANO MURHULA (DRC)
  • 2688 Amos AMANI BYENDA (DRC)
  • 2689 Dotrens BANDOME IZAPA (DRC)
  • 2690 Innocent BAHATI ZIHALIRWA (DRC)
  • 2691 Joseph AKILIMALI KUBIHAMUSHIZI (DRC)
  • 2692  Brice Wilfried YANZE (CM)
  • 2693 Mateus CARLITOS BECA (MO)
  • 2694 Fabrice NDAYIKENGURUKIYE (BU)
  • 2695 Noé MARCOS FENIASSE (MO)
  • 2696 Michael NSHOKANO MAOMBI (DRC)
  • 2697 Cédric MPAWENAYO (BU)
  • 2698 Idris Josué TCHAMBA NJASAM (CM)
  • 2699 Christian KENGNE DIESSE (CM)

2700 Louis de Gonzague BALAGIZI MWIKIZA (DRC)

On Sunday, July 5th, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (local time), in the chapel of the Novitiate in Bintaro, Jakarta, Indonesia, seven young men will make their first religious and missionary profession ad gentes. Before each name is the number of Profession; in brackets, the nationality. “…religious profession is akin to a second baptism because it is the beginning of a new life.” (TL 2) 2701 Marlon SALAS NAVAROZA (PH) 2702 Benediktus GELANDI (ID) 2703 Yohanes Salvino SAHAGUN (ID) 2704 Yoskarandinus PETO (ID) 2705 Dedentus JEHURU (ID) 2706 Benedictus Bintang Satya PUTRA (ID) 2707 Silfianus Murto GANDUK (ID)

On Sunday, July 12th, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. (local time), in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Peace, our confreres Donatien Munguakonkwa Balyahamwabo and Justin Bulonza Mpuruta will be ordained priests through the laying on of hands and the prayer of ordination of Msgr. François Xavier Maroy Rusengo, Metropolitan Archbishop of Bukavu, DRC.

On Sunday, July 19th, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. (local time), in the chapel of the Novitiate in Bintaro, Jakarta, Indonesia, three young men will make their first religious and missionary profession ad gentes. Before each name is the number of Profession; in brackets, the nationality. “…religious profession is akin to a second baptism because it is the beginning of a new life.” (TL 2) 2708 Santiago LEÓN NERI (MX) 2709 Jesús David CASTAÑEDA ARÁMBULA (MX) 2710 Diego Alonso SANDOVAL LAGUNA (MX)

International Conference of the Xaverian Missionaries on the “Humanity of the Xaverian Missionary Vocation” in an Often-Dehumanizing World

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From June 17 to 28, 2026, Parma, birthplace of the Xaverian family, hosted the international convention “The Human Face of the Xaverian Missionary Vocation”. For twelve days, 40 missionaries, sisters, lay people and friends from every continent gathered to reflect together on what makes the face of those sent on mission human – and therefore credible.

At the end of these ten days of the Conference on the human face of Xaverian, we wish to reach you with a fraternal greeting and share with you through this message the fruit of what we have experienced.

We came to Parma, Italy from our different missions, bringing with us different stories, languages, cultures, ages and sensibilities. Some already knew each other, others met for the first time.

Yet, from the very first moments, we rediscovered ourselves as part of a single family, welcomed into the Mother House, that womb that gave life to the mission of our Institute.

We listened to the voices of confreres, lay people and sisters from different continents; we retraced stories of fidelity, fragility, dedication and hope; we remembered men and women who, with the concreteness of their lives, made visible the human face of the Xaverian missionary dreamed of by St. Guido Maria Conforti.

Rather than seeking a definition, we have learned to recognize a face: a humanity that allows itself to be shaped by the Gospel and that, precisely for this reason, becomes a credible sign of mission.

And as so many names, so many stories and so many testimonies flowed in front of us, we realized that the mosaic would not be complete without the faces of those who read these lines today.

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LISTENING TO THOSE WHO LEFT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

In America, the landscape of the Catholic Church is changing dramatically, as is all religious communities and institutions. The new mission of the Xaverian Missionaries seeks to engage with our Catholic tradition to all outside of the church, Christianity, and even religion itself. The departure of those who were formed in the Catholic faith is felt in every parish. Disaffiliated families make up the majority of Catholic communities throughout the country.

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