The Xaverian Martyrs in Uvira: The Vibrant Tribute of the Catholic Church
1 APRIL 2024 BY FATSHIMETRIE Grateful to the Citizen’s Blog of Fatshimetrie for this post The upcoming beatification ceremony of the Xaverian missionaries martyred in Uvira in 1964 is a highly anticipated event, filled with reverence and remembrance. Scheduled for August 18, 2024, this ceremony will pay tribute to the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For More Than 70 Years, the Xaverian Missionaries Share Faith in Japan
In January 1949, the Xaverian Missionaries contacted the Pope’s envoy in Japan, stating that the situation is becoming more untenable for our missionary efforts in China as they were being expelled from the country. With young missionaries being prepared to leave for the missions, alternative missionary sites were sought...
Listening to Those Who Left the Church for the Synod of the Church 2021-2023
Pope Francis has convoked a synod for the global church. It is entitled “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission” and opened on the 9th – 10th of October 2021 in Rome and on the following 17th of October in each particular Church. One fundamental stage will be...
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2022
“We saw the star in the East, and we came to worship Him.” Matthew 2:2 The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in 2022 was selected by the Middle East Council of Churches and originates from the churches in Lebanon. Present times in Lebanon are extremely...
Dialogue of Life and Faith
Thank God, I grew up in a family and in an environment where Muslims and Christians live together in peace....
Xaverian Missionaries have been giving Christian Witness Among the Poor in Bangladesh for 70 years
Agenzia Fides, Saturday, May 29, 2021 “When the first Xaverian missionaries arrived in what is now Bangladesh in 1952, there were few Christians in this area of the Indian subcontinent. At the end of World War II, Greater India was divided into two parts: India on one side, West...
