Discover how IAS officer Sandip Jacques expertly managed the St Francis Xavier Exposition by implementing AI technology for ...

Find peaceful reflection on Good Friday 2025 in Goa. Visit the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Se Cathedral, and other key churches ...

The churches and convents of Goa, the former capital of the Portuguese Indies - particularly the Church of Bom Jesus, which contains the tomb of St Francis-Xavier - illustrate the evangelization of ...

Church authorities, their advisers, neither convinced nor satisfied with proposed Heritage Interpretation Center ...

Goa Archbishop Urged To Include Marathi Mass In St. Francis Xavier Exposition, Citing Local And Mumbai Catholic Demand Gleason Barretto of the Mobai Gaothan Panchayat said they have also received ...

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.

About 700 people, mostly Catholics, marched through Old Goa, the colonial-era Portuguese capital, to protest a government plan for a tourism project near the Bom Jesus Basilica, the 16th-century ...

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 ...

The feast of St Francis Xavier, the patron saint of the school, was celebrated on its premises. A morning assembly was held ...

In December 2025, Goa will observe several significant bank holidays, offering a mix of religious, national, and regular breaks. The month begins with the Feast of St. Francis Xavier on 3rd ...