He was brought to Goa in 1554 and canonised in 1622. Today St Francis Xavier is the patron of Goa. His feast day on December 3rd is a public holiday. He is beloved by locals and is known as ...

He also noted that preparations for the feast of the Patron Saint of the Archdiocese, St. Joseph Vaz, will begin on January 7, and invited the faithful to continue this journey with renewed enthusiasm ...

The feast day of St Francis Xavier is being celebrated today in Goa, southern India, with a special Mass at the Bom Jesus Basilica. Since 1782, the Basilica in the city which St Francis evangelised, ...

Terry Tyrrell has been appointed by the Board of Trustees, they announced on Thursday evening. He recently served as the ...

APPLETON (WLUK) -- A few months after a series of shake-ups in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System's upper echelon, the system has named a new president. Terry Tyrrell will serve as the ...

The beloved blessing of the throats on the feast of St. Blaise has outlasted empires, plagues and revolutions — proving that ...

Pope Francis, reflecting on the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple, says it serves as a reminder that Jesus is salvation ...

Dante Maddox Jr. poured in 14 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Xavier Musketeers to a ... blowing a 16-point lead in a road loss at St. John's three days earlier.

"Oh s---," Worthy said as he smiled. "She's taller than me." The Chiefs' roster lists Worthy at 5-foot-11. By most accounts, Swift stands around one inch shorter than the Chiefs wide receiver ...