Born in the Castle of Xavier near Sanguesa, in Navarre, on April 7, 1506. Francis Xavier ... 1541 embarked on a long and dangerous voyage to Goa, India where he landed 13 months later.

The concluding scene wherein the body of the saint was to be transported to Portugal at the orders of the authorities, but it was destined to be kept in Goa. Rupesh Jogle stands out as St Francis ...

The Feast of St Francis Xavier Goa bank holiday is a time for reflection and celebration. Pilgrims from around the world gather at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa. The event is rich in ...

The alleged abuse occurred at St. Francis Borgia “approximately 30 years ago,” Cardinal Blase Cupich said in his letter to ...

Pope Francis was admitted to a hospital in Rome on ... In the past, 15 to 20 days after a papacy vacancy, the College of Cardinals meet in St. Peter's Basilica to invoke guidance from the Holy ...

Jack O’Connell, a former Catholic priest and the retired CEO of the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island said of any ...

Rome — Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection is presenting ... grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests ...

the latest in a string of ailments that have raised concerns about the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. Francis has made a number of visits to the hospital in recent years, and received abdominal ...

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis, 88, ate breakfast and read ... of tests conducted in recent days indicate the 88-year-old Pope is suffering from a “polymicrobial respiratory tract ...

The Vatican said the Pontiff was in a stable condition and that treatment was ongoing after he was admitted to hospital earlier this week with a respiratory tract infection. The Pope spent the ...

ROME -- Pope Francis' respiratory tract infection is presenting ... grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests ...