The curtains unfold to a scene wherein plans are afloat to send Fr Francis Xavier (Rupesh Jogle) from Portugal to India. Fr ...

Vishvesh Prabhakar Kandolkar's new book examines how colonial power shaped the visual and political representation of Goa's ...

This is the Basilica of Bom Jesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an architectural wonder that holds the sacred remains of St. Francis Xavier, Goa's patron saint. The silence here is not empty but ...

João Paulo Cota, an avid philatelist and author, has embarked on a unique project to commemorate the life of Saint Francis ...

After Mumbai-based Catholics asked for Marathi services at the decennial exposition of St Francis Xavier at Old Goa next month, the Archdiocese of Goa has announced a mass in the language during ...

In 1540, under the directive of Pope Paul III, Francis Xavier embarked on a missionary journey to the East. He set sail for Goa, India, arriving in 1542, where he began preaching and converting ...

Francis Xavier, a Basque nobleman ... to Rome in 1538 and in 1541 embarked on a long and dangerous voyage to Goa, India where he landed 13 months later. His missionary work in Goa and the southern ...

Panaji: The 18th Exposition of the relics of St Francis Xavier drew to a close on Sunday ... and officials visited the Old Goa heritage complex since the Exposition began on Nov 21.

ALSO SEE Churches of Goa: 5 Churches in and around Panaji The Basilica of Bom Jesus is most famous for holding the mortal remains of St. Francis Xavier. St Francis is considered the patron saint ...