Jesuit Alumnus is appointed by the Pope to the highest heavenly post in the Vatican!
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Richard D’Souza SJ as the new Director of the Vatican Observatory. https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2025/07/31/250731b.html Fr D’Souza, was born in Pune. BSc Physics, St. Xavier’s College, University of Mumbai, India, 2002 MSc Physics, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 2005 Bachelors in Philosophy, Jnana Deepa Vidyapeth, Pune, India, 2007 Bachelors in Theology, Jnana Deepa Vidyapeth,…
TEXAS AGM 2025
We are delighted that today’s Texas Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held at St.ignatius. The event brought together a dedicated group of alumni who came to celebrate our shared spirit and contribute to the future direction of our association. Key Highlights: Inspiring Keynote Address: We were honored to hear from Fr. Sudhir Bhatia SJ, whose address…
TEXAS hosts parenting seminar
Today, August 2, 2025, St. Xavier’s High School in Surat hosted a parenting seminar by the distinguished orator and parenting expert, Mr. Raees Maniar, who’s also an Ex-Xavierite from the 1979 batch. Mr. Maniar, a renowned Gujarati poet, translator, playwright, and columnist, is known for his expertise in child psychology and parenting, having authored books…
APX facilitates traffic awareness program
APX – Association Of Past Xavierites facilitated a traffic awareness program at the St.Xavier’s High School Loyola Hall, Primary Section, carried out by the District Legal Services Authority Ahmedabad ( DLSA ) and supported by RTO Ahmedabad. Such awareness programs are the need of the hour and it was a learning experience for not only…
SOXA’s 2025 Initiatives: A Year of Compassion and Service
The Sahibganj Old Xaverians’ Association (SOXA) began 2025 with renewed purpose and dynamic leadership following the Executive Committee elections held on 8th December 2024. Reverend Father Arul Doss SJ serves as the ex officio President of SOXA. Dr. Sumit Kumar was elected Secretary, joined by Dr. Santosh Kumar Choudhary as Vice President, and Mr….