T here’s an old, popular belief amongst Goans that ‘Goa is safe because of Goencho Saib, St Francis. Xavier.’ Elders often remind their young ones during personal distress.

The Golden Bell in Se Cathedral Church at Old Goa, which was not functioning for the last 18 months, was temporarily repaired ...

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 ...

The Archdiocese of Goa and Daman mourns the passing of Pope Francis, hosting a mass in his honor on April 24. The community, ...

In the run-up to Good Friday, and ahead of the Easter weekend, discover 10 breathtaking churches in Goa that reveal the blend of Portuguese and Indian heritage.

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 ...

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 ...

Church officials in Goa have refuted a claim that the government has the Church's consent to build a tourism project near the Bom Jesus Basilica, the 16th-century church that houses the relics of St.

If you plan to visit Old Goa, do not miss out on the Church of St Francis of Assisi. Built in the 16th century and renovated in the 17th, the church is a unique mix of different architectural ...

Famous for being the first Minor Basilica in India, the Basilica of Bom Jesus is located 10 km east of Panaji, in Old ... St. Francis Xavier. St Francis is considered the patron saint of Goa ...