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The wave of assassinations that claimed thousands of victims currently in eastern DR Congo spares nobody. All segments of the population are affected in dramatic ways. A recent case, the subject of this dispatch, is what happened in the Archdiocese of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

With the Christmas holidays quickly approaching, preparation is richly different in many cultures all over the world. In the Philippines, where the Xaverian Missionaries have worked since 1989, the octave of Christmas is called Simbang Gabi in Tagalog. “Simbang Gabi” a Filipino Christmas tradition, is a series of nine...

The patron saint of the Xaverian Missionaries is indeed St. Francis Xavier. Our Founder, Blessed Guido Conforti, said of him: “With a tenacious will and great energy, which earn the admiration of anyone who considers them for a moment, they worked to form Jesus Christ in themselves like a...

I am a Catholic theologian and interreligious dialogue is my thing, so many people ask me what the Roman Catholic Church’s position is on interreligious dialogue… as if it had ONE position on this nebulous issue. I try to keep informed of current trends in this area, and one...

I wanted to share with you the message of a famous Philippine Bishop, Chito Tagle of the Diocese of Cavite in the Philippines. Through the work of Jesuit Communications in the Philippines, Bishop Chito shares with us in English a reflection in two parts on the gospel for the...

Global Catholic Mission Today: After the African Synod: What’s Next?? www.afjn.org...

Global Catholic Mission Today: After the African Synod: What’s Next?? www.afjn.org...

Fr. Rocco Puopolo, a Xaverian Missionary and Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network in Washington, DC recently arrived back from the Africa Synod. Fortunately for us, he kept a blog throughout the Synod that gives us a keen sense of the dialogue whose fruit developed important...

Fr. Rocco Puopolo, a Xaverian Missionary and Executive Director of the Africa Faith and Justice Network in Washington, DC recently arrived back from the Africa Synod. Fortunately for us, he kept a blog throughout the Synod that gives us a keen sense of the dialogue whose fruit developed important...