According to some records, in 1550 a French Franciscan priest, Bonferre, went from Goa to Bagan and Thailand. In 1548, St. Francis Xavier wrote letters about the need of sending missioners to Pegu.

Perhaps the most touching friendship that Ignatius had was with his best friend, St. Francis Xavier. These two were close since college so it must have been heartbreaking to part ways when St. Francis ...

The sounds of bells and prayerful chants by thousands of faithful echoed throughout Vatican City as Francis’ body was carried in a simple wooden coffin through the square. In a ...

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