While such claims are debatable, documents show that the Portuguese, who established the sea route to Asia in 1498, introduced Catholic faith in Japan in 1543. The arrival of St. Francis Xavier ...

Youngwon Cho, Associate Professor of Political Science, St. Francis Xavier University Once protected by its nuclear umbrella, America’s closest allies are now threatened by it and contemplating their ...

St Francis Xavier's spiritual journey began ... that reflect the unique cultural flavours of each region. In Japan, where Xavier first brought Christianity, the faithful remember his efforts ...

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 ...