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

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 ...

As the once-in-ten-year exposition of St. Francis Xavier’s relics draws near in Goa, western India, hundreds of Christians, joined by Hindus and Muslims, are to undertake a “pilgrimage on foot” to ...

At least 12,000 people thronged India’s western state of Goa on Nov. 21 to participate in the ceremonies marking the start of the once-in-ten-year exposition of St. Francis Xavier's relics. The 18th ...

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The “Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop” is set to receive an honorary degree from St. Francis Xavier University next month. St. FX says Wesley (Wes) Williams – known to many as Maestro Fresh Wes ...

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Panaji, Nov 20 (PTI) The 45-day-long decennial exposition of the holy relics of St Francis Xavier in Old Goa will start on Thursday, November 21. It is expected to be attended by over 80 lakh pilgrims ...

Pope Francis has said that allegations of a genocide in Gaza should be “carefully investigated” marking some of his strongest criticism yet of Israel’s war with Hamas. “According to some ...