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May 11, 2021 | Louis BIRA sx
Here is the time of the heirs
The 16th number of the Cahiers of the African Study Center of the Xaverian Missionaries has just been published[1]. It is dedicated to t...
Sep 3, 2020 | FR. LUIGI BRIONI
Remembering Conforti’s Testament Letter. An Introduction.
One hundred years ago this year we Xaverians of all ages and places have received from our Founder the approved Constitutions of our specific missi...
Aug 26, 2020 | Louis BIRA sx
Text of the Testament Letter of Mgr. GUIDO M. CONFORTI
TESTAMENT LETTER In omnibus Christus! To all the missionaries, present and future, of the Saint Francis Xavier Foreign Mission Society 1...
Nov 5, 2019 | ANTHONY BABAR THORONKA
Anthony Babar Thoronka: Selfishness is to receive without giving
My name is Anthony Babar Thoronka. I’m from Koinadugu district, Kabala the northern part of Sierra Leone. I am a limba by tribe, and I’m 19 years o...
Nov 2, 2019 | SAMUEL THOMAS KAMARA
What is next as we end the missionary month?
Today, 31st October 2019, the Extraordinary Missionary Month of October has come to an end. But has the call to mission and evangelization come to ...
Oct 22, 2019 | RICHARD MOHAMED MONKOH
RICHARD MOHAMED MONKOH: Attracted by the xaverian missionary lifestyle
My name is Richard Mohamed Monkoh. I came from a large family. My father is married to two wives. I am the second child of my father’s nine c...
Oct 10, 2019 | SAMUEL N. ALLIEU
Samuel Nyakeh Allieu: I want to be a xaverian missionary
I am Samuel Nyakeh Allieu, a Sierra Leonean Xaverian student. I am currently on my philosophy studies at the Saint Paul's Major Seminary, Reg...
Oct 3, 2019 | KALIE MOSES MANSARAY
WHY DO I WANT TO BECOME A MISSIONARY?
My name is Kalie Moses Mansaray, son of Michael Sankie Mansaray and Duba Koroma. I am 25. I am from Kamanso village in Wara Wara Yagala chiefdom, K...
Sep 28, 2019 | Samuel Nyakeh Allieu, a Xaverian student.
Journeying towards the special Missionary Month
The archdiocese of Freetown is fully determined to awaken its missionary commitment. In fact, yesterday the 27th September 2019, the Archdiocese ha...
Sep 24, 2019 | Louis BIRA sx
“Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World.”
“Baptized and Sent: The Church of Christ on Mission in the World.” Message of Pope Francis on the World Mission Sunday, 20 October 2019. Dear Bro...
May 7, 2019 | Fr. Victor Bongiovanni
YOUTH FIND JOY IN BEING MISSIONARIES
It has been asserted many times that “The Church is essentially missionary”. The Second Vatican Council stated clearly that “The ...
May 5, 2019 | Fr. Martin Ali keke Ndemsou, sx
LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE IN A MISSION
Language matters in an efficient missionary apostolate. Encountering people, learning their culture, sharing with them our Christian faith, passes ...
Apr 22, 2019 | Fr. Marsel Rante Taruk
THE CHALLENGES OF MISSION TODAY IN SIERRA LEONE
Prenote Identifying the possible challenges of Mission in Sierra Leone at present time, we can’t forget the long history of the Catholic missionar...
Mar 26, 2019 | Fr. Louis Birabaluge
CELEBRATING "MAXIMUM ILLUD" TODAY
November 30, 1919, November 30, 2019, one hundred years since pope Benedict XV published Maximum Illud (MI), known as the first missionary Encycl...
Mar 22, 2019 | Fr. Piero Lazzarini
+ MISSION AND SPIRITUAL LIFE
+ MISSIONARY TRANSFORMATION OF CHURCH’S LIFE AND PASTORAL LIFE AN...
Mar 15, 2019 | Fr. Jerome Pistoni
LETTER OF POPE FRANCIS FOR THE CENTENARY OF "MAXIMUM ILLUD"
LETTER OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE PROMULGATION OF THE APOSTOLIC LETTER “MAXIMUM ILLUD” ON THE ACTIVITY OF MI...
Feb 26, 2019 | Fr. Jerome
EXTRAORDINARY MONTH OF MISSION 2019
Pope Francis has set October 2019 as an Extraordinary Missionary Month to foster greater awareness of “missio ad gentes” and to animate t...
Nov 21, 2018 | Fr. Louis Birabaluge
CHRISTIAN SOCIAL INVOLVEMENT IS NOT AN EASY TASK.
An interview with Fr. Franco Bordignon, Sx. Since October 28th, the Synod of catholic bishops on “Young people, Faith and vocation discernment” is...
Oct 29, 2018 | Fr. Louis Birabaluge
“YOU ARE THE PRESENT; BE A BRIGHTER FUTURE” LETTER FROM THE SYNOD FATHERS TO YOUNG PEOPLE
We the Synod Fathers now address you, young people of the world, with a word of hope, trust and consolation. In these days, we have gathered toge...
Oct 12, 2018 | Fr. Barthelemy Minani Sx
WE JOURNEY TOGETHER: WITH THE CHURCH AND THE YOUTH
In view of the ongoing synod of catholic bishops in Roma, the African Study Center of the Xaverian Missionaries decided to consecrate the n°11 of h...
Oct 4, 2018 | Fr. Louis Bira
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH CAN DO MORE
In this interview [part two] with Fr. Louis Bira, sx, in view of the coming synod of bishops in October, Grace Bella-Kamara, a Student of the Unive...
Sep 6, 2018 | Fr. Louis Bira
WHAT A GIRL THINKS ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE
Grace Bella-Kamara is a final year Law Student of the University of Makeni (Unimak). She is believed to be a passionate about African Development a...
Jun 15, 2018 | Fr. Louis Birabaluge
Africa: the youngest continent...But?
In May, a meeting was held in Rome, organized by the Union of General Superiors (UGS) of all catholic religious congregations. The main topic was a...
May 30, 2018 | Fr. Martin ALI KEKE NDEMSOU sx
GOD'S WORD FOR ALL YOUNG PEOPLE
Pope Benedict XVI says that “Young people should be loved, esteemed and respected. Whatever their possible ambiguities, they have a profound longin...
May 28, 2018 | Fr. Louis Birabaluge, sx
A SISTER JOURNEYING WITH "DIGITAL NATIVES"
In this in this interview with Fr. Louis Bira sx, towards the coming synod of bishops, Sr. Magdalene Philip Umoh, the University Chaplain of the Un...
May 21, 2018 | Fr. Louis Birabaluge, sx
The coming Synod is timely and appropriate
Sr. Magdalene Philip Umoh was born in Nigeria. She belongs to the congregation of the School Sisters of Notre Dame commonly known by the abbreviati...
May 17, 2018 | Fr. Louis Birabaluge, sx
Fr. Victor Bongiovanni sx: 41 years accompanying and accompanied by Youth
Ordained priest 50 years ago (1968), Fr. Victor Bongiovanni, a xaverian missionary has been working in Sierra Leone for 41 years. In this interview...
Apr 28, 2018 | Fr. Eugene Pulcini, sx
CALLED TO CALL OTHERS...
2018 World Day of Vocations On Good Shepherd Sunday this year, all the Christian communities will celebrate the 55th World Day of Vocations.T...
Mar 13, 2018 | Fr. Francois Noah
THE FIELD OF YOUTH MINISTRY
The attention to young people has always been at the center of the ministry of the Church. The future of humanity and of the Church depends on the ...
Dec 8, 2015 | POPE FRANCIS
Prayer for the Jubilee Year of Mercy
Lord Jesus Christ,you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.Show us your face and ...
Nov 29, 2015 | POPE FRANCIS
Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy
Misericordiae Vultus :BULL OF INDICTION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE OF MERCY Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy. These words might ...
Nov 26, 2015 | Pope Francis
Our God is a God of peace
Dear Friends, I am grateful for your presence this morning and for the opportunity to share these moments of reflection with you. In a particula...
Nov 26, 2015 | Pope Francis
“Stand strong in faith! Do not be afraid!”
Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis Kenya- Nairobi University Campus Thursday, 26 November 2015 God’s word speaks to us in the depths of our he...
Sep 9, 2015 | Pope Francis
Consecrated life and Mission
Message of Pope Francis for the World Mission Sunday 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters, The 2015 World Mission Sunday 2015 takes place in the contex...
Jul 1, 2015 | HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
ENCYCLICAL LETTER LAUDATO SI’ OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME
1. “LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that o...
May 15, 2015 | Fr. Vincent Munari, s.x
PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS ON RELIGIOUS LIFE
I want to thank God that, in these last years in Sierra Leone, has called me to deepen the reality of our consecrated life for the mission; this is...
Apr 17, 2015 | Admin
Apostolic letter of his Holiness Pope Francis to all consecrated people
"Look the past with gratitude, Live the present with passion, Embrace the future with hope", says Pope Francis to all consecrated people. ON THE O...