Vatican seeks to break new ground in Confucian and Christian dialogue
Courtney Mares Catholic News Agency | Rome Newsroom, Mar 13, 2024 / 15:00 pm | Web Post The Vatican sponsored a dialogue in Taiwan this week as the Catholic Church prepares to release official guidelines for engagement with Confucianism, one of the most influential religious philosophies in the history...
Fr. Francis Cavallo, Xaverian Missionary in the US in the 1950’s and 60’s, Passes Away at 104
On Tuesday morning, February 6, 2024, at 2:00 a.m., our confrere Fr. Francesco Cavallo died in the Xaverian House in Salerno, Italy. He had turned 104 a month earlier, having been registered on January 2, 1920 in Bari, Italy, but was actually born on November 16, 1919. Fr. Francis:...
Three Martyrs of the Xaverian Missionaries Declared Blessed by Pope Francis
Fr. Francisco Xavier Beltran Aceve from the Philippines Last Thursday, December 14, the Holy Father received in the audience Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. He authorized the promulgation of eight decrees concerning the miracles, martyrdom, and heroic virtues of two Venerable Servants...
Ribat El Salam in Fnideq on the Feast of St. Francis Xavier
Fr. Rolando Ruiz Duran, SX | December 7, 2023 Xaverian Missionary communities throughout the world celebrate the feast of our patron, Saint Francis Xavier in very different ways. Here, the Xaverians are beginning a new mission in Morrocco, which is predominately Muslim. In this story, our confreres celebrate together...
Letter of a Pastor of a Catholic Community in Palestine during the Israeli-Hamas War
Fr. Issa Hijazeen, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima of Beit Sahour in Palestine writes to their sister parish in Holliston, Massachusetts, St. Mary’s Church. For peace in the Holy Land. For the safe return of hostages; the protection of civilians; and for an end to all violence in...
The Missionary Reminds the Church Who We Are
Recently, Fr. Fernando Garcia, Superior General of the Xaverian Missionaries worldwide was interviewed in Spain by the media center, Vida Nueva. The author is José Luis Celada in Vida Nueva nº 3.336, year 2023, pages 16-17. We are grateful for the possibility of reprinting the original article. Bukavu (Democratic...
Twenty Years of Missionary Work in Japan: The Power of the Word
Fr. Renato Filippini, Xaverian Missionary in Japan, studied his theology with us in the United States in Chicago, Illinois. Here, our confrere shares his missionary experience of 20 years serving the people of Japan. Reflections and evaluations on twenty years of experience[1] The Bible is a fascinating book read...
God Continues to Call: Our Students in Mexico
It was the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe, who appeared to Saint Juan Diego (1531) and opened the hearts of the people of Mexico to evangelization. The Xaverians established the first school in Mazatlan in 1951, a school that propagated the spirit and life of Saint Guido Maria Conforti. The...
What More Can You Do in the Face of the Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis?
By Thomas Berg. Church Life Journal: A Journal of the McGrath Institute for Church Life Fr. Berg lays out an excellent way to help us understand our ongoing commitment to survivors of clergy sexual abuse in the long term with a deep sense of accountability, transparency, and pastoral compassion. We...
The importance of interreligious dialogue for peacebuilding and peace education in the modern world
Through this video, the Xaverian Missionaries of Indonesia share one of the missionary activities in that nation: interreligious dialogue, especially by our seminarians who are in the beginning stages in philosophy. Recall that Indonesia is approximately 87% Muslim, but the government recognizes Islam, Christianity (Protestant and Catholic), Hinduism, Buddhism,...
