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

Recording from Saint Francis Xavier Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin. Speech given by an American [likely Reverend John Tynan] on the arrival of the relic of Saint Francis Xavier in Ireland.

“Francis Xavier lived his life in Asia ... More recently, India put relic diplomacy into practice by sharing the relics of the Buddha with Thailand and returning the relics of revered Queen ...

What is unusual, is that the body of St Francis Xavier is 472 years old. Roughly once a decade, the Archdiocese of Goa organises an exposition of his relics. This is the 18th exposition since 1752 ...

Panaji: The 18th Exposition of the relics of St Francis Xavier drew to a close on Sunday, with thousands of devotees participating in the Mass that marked the conclusion of the 45-day spiritual ...

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 ...

Enshrined in an elaborate tomb carved by Italian sculptor Giovanni Battista Foggini are the 470-year-old mortal remains (or relics ... bas relief depicting St Francis Xavier’s missionary ...

PANJIM: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Old Goa has requested the Commissioner for Exposition to take due cognisance of the letter and to facilitate the removal of works undertaken during the ...