Francis Xavier was born in Spain, died in China, but it were the Portuguese who kept his legacy alive in their Asian colonies. Since 1554, the saint’s body has been preserved at Old Goa ...

MUMBAI, India – Pilgrims have flocked to see the relics of St. Francis Xavier in India. Every decade, the relics of the ...

Art exhibition featuring works of 62 artists captures legacy of saint who lived and preached in Goa in 16th century ...

Francis Xavier, a Basque nobleman, left his home at the age of 19 to study at the University of Paris. There he met Saint Ignatius of Loyola who convinced the worldly young man to dedicate himself ...

Margao The Basilica of Bom Jesus at Old Goa is not the only place where the relics of St Francis Xavier can be found. In select churches, chapels and even a private home, the saint’s relics in ...

The solemn event is repeated every ten years, attracting thousands of pilgrims who pray before the remains of the great evangeliser of Asia. "We are Messengers of the Good News" is the theme of ...

The 45-day-long exposition of the holy relics of St Francis Xavier began in Goa on Thursday. The exposition will conclude on ...

over his comment about Goa’s patron saint St Francis Xavier. Velingkar called for a “DNA test” of the relics of Saint Francis ...

Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao, the Archbishop of Goa and Daman in western India, opened an art exhibition honoring Saint Francis Xavier as ... He demanded a “DNA test” of the relics of Francis Xavier, ...