St. Francis Xavier continues to captivate the hearts of millions of pilgrims who visit his sacred relics enshrined at the Basilica de Bom Jesus in Old Goa. This year, the numbers are expected to ...

Panaji, Nov 20 (PTI) The 45-day-long decennial exposition of the holy relics of St Francis Xavier in Old Goa will start on Thursday, November 21. It is expected to be attended by over 80 lakh ...

The book ‘Saint Francis Xavier his life journey through stamps, prayer cards and lithographs’, is authored by João Paulo Cota, who was born in Angola to parents ...

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

The relic of Francis Xavier (a reliquary containing the right arm of St Francis Xavier) was brought on a brief visit to Ireland for public veneration in December 1949.

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.

Panaji: The Maharashtra and Goa postal circle issued a special cancellation to mark the closing of the decennial Exposition of St Francis Xavier’s relics on Sunday. It was launched at two ...

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 ...

St Francis is considered the patron saint of Goa and the Apostle of the Indies. The relics of the saint still ... St Francis Xavier, in 1541, was given the task of spreading Christianity among ...

Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, on April 7, 1506. Francis Xavier ... 1541 embarked on a long and dangerous voyage to Goa, India where he landed 13 months later.

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