Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, on April 7, 1506. Francis Xavier, a Basque nobleman, left his home at the age of 19 to study at the University of Paris. There he met Saint ...
The 45-day-long decennial exposition of the sacred relics of St Xavier began in Goa on November 21. A large number of people gather in Goa on December 3 every year to celebrate the feast of St ...
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 ...
The Pope noted how Mary and Joseph were 'deeply moved and astonished' as Simeon identified Jesus through these three ...
Pope Francis repeated this in the brief catechesis that preceded the recitation of the Angelus today, Thursday, December 26, the feast of Saint Stephen, whom the Church celebrates as the "Protomartyr" ...
The 45-day-long decennial exposition of the scared relics of St Xavier began in Goa on November 21. A large number of people gather in Goa on December 3 every year to celebrate the feast of St ...