As Catholics, the 21st century has plenty of indicators telling us why we need to meaningfully and lovingly connect with all of humanity, the majority of whom doe not see the world or the extraordinary actions of God in quite the same way. Our faith mandate is understood in...

The Xaverian Missionaries have worked since 1989 in the Philippines. The center of the great disaster of Typhoon Ondoy in the last days of September laid waste in the highly populated areas of Metro Manila where we work in Quezon City. There we run two parishes; St. Francis Xavier...

CHARTER FOR COMPASSION TRAILER from TED Prize on Vimeo. There is an urgent need for a new focus on compassion. Bringing together voices from all cultures and religions, the Charter seeks to remind the world we already share the core principles of compassion. On November 12, thousands of people...

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...

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...