St. Francis Xavier lived the life of a missionary, baptizing tens of thousands in India and Japan. In death, he continues to give himself to Christ’s Church, as his relics offer pilgrims spiritual ...

PANAJI, (IANS)- Having elected 40 legislators to the state Assembly in February after a bitter, arduous political campaign, Goa, in the midst of a tropical summer and a heat wave, is now debating ...

The legacy of St. Francis Xavier, a Spanish Jesuit missionary who died four centuries ago, continues shaping generations in the Asian Church, says Indian Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao. Ferrao, ...

Last-leg preparations are in full swing at the Basilica of Bom Jesu in Old Goa and nearby areas to receive an estimated 8 million Catholics for the exposition of the sacred relics of St Francis Xavier ...

Panaji (Goa) [India], December 4 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant attended the Feast Mass of St. Francis Xavier, which was held in Old Goa on Wednesday. While greeting devotees, Sawant stated ...

MUMBAI, India – A delegation of nine representatives from the Vatican participated in the ten-yearly exposition of the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier in Old Goa in India. The delegation included ...

Police in the Indian state of Goa are on the hunt for a Hindu man who allegedly publicly disrespected St. Francis Xavier and disputed the saint’s title as protector of the state, leading to complaints ...

Just a short distance from Old Goa’s bustling Basilica of Bom Jesus—where crowds gather to venerate the relics of St Francis Xavier—another sacred relic has completed a century in near silence. On the ...

Panaji: Just 10km from Old Goa’s Bom Jesus Basilica, where pilgrims and tourists clamour for St Francis Xavier’s relics, a ...

Bank Holiday Today, 3 December: Banks in Goa will be closed on Wednesday, 3 December, according to the RBI Bank holiday calendar. The bank holiday in Goa has been implemented to observe the feast of ...

India has seen a surge in Hindu nationalism and violence against Christians in recent years, especially in places governed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata ...